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The Aliens series has contributed to many video game titles over the last two decades and it's easy to see why. Alien, the original 1979 film by British director, Ridley Scott, is easily regarded as one of the best science fiction films around, rife with interesting characters, believable worlds and intense action sequences. So after numerous delays and over six years in the making - Does Aliens Colonial Marines live up to the hype and standard of the stellar series? No, just no.
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.
"Does Aliens Colonial Marines live up to the hype and standard of the stellar series? No, just no."
A:CM is easily better than Alien 4, and about equal to Alien 3 in my opinion. I liked A3 and I like A:CM. The series stopped being stellar over 20 years ago.