Greg Bargas reviews the oft delayed Aliens: Colonial Marines on Xbox 360.
"There is a lot to be said about Aliens. SEGA and Gearbox followed through on promises to bring the game to fruition after all these years. Hopes were high and the end result did not quite meet eye-to-eye. The game is not a catastrophe, but hopefully, a stepping stone towards a newly developed title that can pull glory from the wreckage."
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.
5.5 isn't as bad as I'd expected after hearing all the negativity about this game.
Still don't know if I'm willing to drop $60 on it, though. :/
After more than 5 years in development, I'm not sure what we were expecting. Something better than this, no doubt.
Rubbish