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Posted on: Jul 31, 2008

Aliens: Colonial Marines

WORDS BY: Chuck Osborn

Of course, gameplay will focus on shooting Aliens and leading a squad. But don’t expect Colonial Marines to be Aliens in Arms. Says Palmer: “This will be unlike any of our previous games. We won’t be flanking Aliens!” Gearbox’s aim is to re-create that nail-biting Aliens experience with a balance of action, suspense, and horror that isn’t strictly about running down a corridor, shooting, and yelling “GAME OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!” from your couch. (Though there’ll be plenty of that, too.)

In addition to competitive multiplayer modes (which haven’t been revealed yet), Colonial Marines will boast co-op support allowing up to four buddies to play through the campaign together. The game will support both two-player split-screen and Xbox Live connectivity, and any squad member will be able to join or drop out at will. Let’s just hope they drop out only for a quick snack — and not because of any sort of, y’know, gaping hole in their chest.

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I think the only way SEGA will give a go ahead on this game is if AVP does good. As much I would have loved to see this before AVP I am not holding my breath on it.

haha Doom 3 was actually a disappointment when I was really expecting it to be a hit. The graphics were pretty good though. play blackjack play blackjack online play roulette play craps play slots play poker play casino games play bingo play cell phone casino games play mobile casino games make money online

i hope it wont be anything like doom 3 was.........

Jonesy

Looks good but it's no AVP

cant wait hell i still play alien trilogy on ps1 some sundays hungover still fun. now a golden eye remake and i got both my hangover games

that game would be sick if it has multiplayer

plz be mulity player that would rock so much

I love alien fighter-type games, but ive nevar seen avp or aliens or anything...

I <3 C.M.G. A+F

Hopefully the storyline has improved & can follow on in afew sequels.would be good to see characters like 'hicks' & follow them through a cool story line that can explain & discover new things.That'll defo keep me intersted!!

yes this could be a great game for younger genarations but they need to add the environmental destruction of red faction for the acid blood destruction of this new game.

OK, so let me get this straight. You and three other people are killing mexicans in space....and your a MARINE? sounds fun to me.

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I think this game could end up going bad if they don't give the alien a smart A.I. and the ability to move all over its environment. they need to snag that moment when your being stalked by the alien the turn the corner and the tail moves, the alien unwinds then tries to de-brain you. Being a big fan of the movies and its little nuiances, if they can create the feeling of aliens, they could have a hit(i.e)make the weapons feel good to shoot, render the aliens with top notch graphic design, ''this is the 360 lets not go cheap there'', and do something believable with all the acid that going to get spilled.

yea i ahree with the guy under me theuy should make anew alien for this game. hell i mean doom had a different kind of main villian. so tge game looks good but i think it will be one of those one time games or a game tht you would only rent.({67})

Looks like a cool game. It might get a little boering after a while but all in all it looks like a pretty fun game. It would also be a good game if the creators made some type of new alien.

Split-screen FTW!

This looks good. I was hoping they wasn't going to be another AVP game, cause that dumb. But this actually goes with the series' story. I'm just guessing this is going to be a good one. Not just by the way the graphics look, but a 4 player story-line? Even if it isn't the best game, that would sound fun, and it's Aliens, it's more fun to shoot up Aliens than anything else. I just hope it isn't a letdown.

I hope we see the "dog" variant of the alien from the third film. That's what I liked about the aliens, they sort of develop according to what host they burst from. In the first two films they all came from humans but the third movie's creature looked different because its host was a dog.

This game looks and sounds sweet but I'm just worried that it will end up feeling like I'm playing a Doom or Quake with Aliens. Don't get me wrong cause I would love to shoot up some acid bleeding Aliens. Here's hoping it turns out.



Here's hoping this game is as sweet as it sounds...

Chuuuuuck we miss you on the PC Gamer Podcast. Please come baaack.

Also, good article. Wondering what they're gonna do to differentiate from other shooters. Maybe they'll have some awesome multiplayer mode involving getting one of those little aliens that lives inside of you and making it attack people on command. From inside of you. But I guess you'd be half dead by then.

I was wondering what you were doing with your "promotion" :D

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