After a small delay Aliens: Colonial Marines is finally coming to consoles and PC, but not all at once. The highly anticipated version for the Wii-U was pushed to the end of the month. Developed by Gearbox and published by Sega, this game sets out to set the record straight by trying to revive the franchise.
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.
The only decent review for this game. I wonder who to trust?
8.5? ...Aliens is not nearly that good. Having played it for 2 hrs... can honestly say it is not a bad game, it just fails to live up to it's potential.
I have played better Alien themed games on hardware of generations long passed (PS1, Atari Jaguar etc) 6/10 is reasonable IMO.
I'll be getting it regardless. AvP 2010 averaged in the 60's, but to me (a huge Predator and Alien fan) it was like a 9 (in terms of fun, disregarding the shortcomings).
I think that if you like Aliens you'll probably enjoy it. I never hyped this game up, as I wasn't expecting much, especially considering the series has never really been reviewed that well (there are exceptions). Nice review.
PS: strange how Dead Space 3 and this are getting savaged. Not a Dead Space fan, but how could it be a 3,4,5 out of ten? South Park Tenorman's revenge is a 2/10 or 3/10 imo, yet it averagec in the 60's. If you are a fan of Aliens, rent it. If you like it, buy it. Simple. I did really wish the game would do good though :(
About 1hr in so far and have to say its ok so far, yes its a little 2010/11 graphics wise and nothing new, been good playing it in the dark though, just dont expect a amazing game, I am certainly not playing a 5/6 out of 10 game so far according to alot of reviews, guess gamers have hyped yet another game for themselves. Imo dont go hyping up a game cause chances are you will be disapointed.
"After a small delay..."
Slight understatement, don't you think?