HookedGamers writes: "One medium of entertainment that has managed almost as well as the comic series has been video games. Rebellion, a developer out of Oxford, started the crossover with its first title in 1991 for the Atari Jaguar and gained critical acclaim as the single best title on that doomed system. Rebellion followed up that title with a remake in 1999 for the PC and Mac. Again, they achieved critical acclaim but did not return to the franchise after that, instead opting to have Monolith studios create the next sequel. When SEGA announced that they had purchased the rights to the Aliens franchise back in late 2008 many were skeptical as to what the three-game-deal would yield. With Obsidian's Aliens RPG cancelled and Gearbox's gorgeous looking Aliens Colonial Marines pushed back in favor of Rebellion's newest remake, this new title has a lot to live up to. Does the newest Aliens vs. Predator succeed in the same way that its predecessors did or does Rebellion's streak come to a grinding halt?"
In the first part of our series we took a look at the inception of horror games. Now we delve deeper and see how they evolved throughout the decades.
"Ever since Xbox One backward compatibility was announced, gamers have been asking for a few high-profile games. While the majority of requests revolve around the Call of Duty franchise, the Aliens and Sonic franchises have been other hot series. Today, Microsoft announced that Aliens vs. Predator, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and Sonic Unleashed are now backward compatible."
Kingdoms of Amalur was brilliant. Never did get a sequel because all the crap that happened after with the IP.
It looks as though the 2010 first person shooter, Aliens vs Predator might become a Xbox Backwards Compatible title soon based on its revamped Xbox Store product page.
Been playing the shit out of it on PS3. Hopefully this gives the game another lease of life. Such an underrated game imho.
