About: "There are times when Aliens: Colonial Marines is straight-up broken or incomplete. It's a mess, a game that bears the mark of a title that was passed around through different developers for years and chopped like a bad movie that no one wanted to release. There are pure action elements that work here for those of you looking for a solid FPS but only the most hardcore "Alien" fan would call this anything but a wasted opportunity."
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.