The Alien franchise has had its ups and downs over the years and most fans would say the series peaked with 1986 sequel Aliens. That film transformed the series from a pure horror to a sci-fi action thriller that has become a classic piece of film-making, and one of James Cameron’s finest moments. Aliens: Colonial Marines is the third Alien game from SEGA, and is being treated as a sequel to the Aliens film. Can it avoid the pitfalls that many licensed games fall into and be a truly great game in its own right?
Too many games aren't given a second shot. We at VGU choose which games we would love to see receive a sequel.
The Saboteur - criminally underrated and a fantastic mechanic of bringing colour back to Nazi-occupied Paris.
The article lists Bulletstorm, Sleeping Dogs, and Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Player 2 takes some quiet time to look back at some of the most hyped failures of the past 10 years.
Can't argue with any of those really, but I would add Resident Evil Operation Racoon City and Metal Gear Survive to that list. Both terrible games from good franchises.
Bulletstorm, I actually liked the gameplay but the atrocious writing and characters made me despise the game by the end of it.
Thanks to a bustling mod community on Steam, Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines actually has a stellar multiplayer experience to offer these days.
