I was so psyched to get this game because I LOVE the James Cameron film ALIENS. When I finally played it fully and beaten it, it didn't quite live up to the hype. Personally I think the game is a little better than what some people have said but there's no denying, it did fall flat somewhat. The gameplay is just shoot, shoot, shoot. Now I know it's based of the second film of the series so naturally it's going to be more action-oriented but in the end, it was just a Call of Duty clone. The story isn't griping, you're just trying to find the survivors of the Sulaco. Graphics isn't in the WOW department, and is decent at best. If you have $10 bucks to blow, pick it up. It's a good afternoon waster. All in all, an average shooter.
Overall rating
3/ 5
Gameplay
3/ 5
Graphics
2/ 5
Sound
3/ 5
Lasting Appeal
1/ 5
Deiser
fromSpringfield, MA
This game is perfect for:casual gamers
For ten bucks, you can't go wrong
PostedFebruary 5, 2014
I'll be blunt: The game itself, when not considering it as part of the Aliens franchise, is so-so, and is horrible when you do consider it as an Aliens game. It has all the basic functionality down, but has terrible AI, mediocre weapons, and incredibly disappointing enemies. Aliens are supposed to be super-durable and terrifying, but here they are just easy to handle shmucks. You don't even get to fight aliens a lot of the time, and instead fight humans for a good chunk of the game. That just does not make sense for an Aliens game. The story itself is pretty bad, with some of the major plot twists being handwaved away. That being said, I'm looking at this while gamestop has it on sale for 10 bucks, which is part of the reason the score is not lower. The other reason is that the statue that comes with the game is pretty cool and is probably worth more than the ten bucks alone. It's completely worth getting just for the statue, then selling the game back to gamestop.
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Overall rating
4/ 5
Gameplay
4/ 5
Graphics
4/ 5
Sound
4/ 5
Lasting Appeal
4/ 5
Kurotan
$10?
PostedFebruary 5, 2014
I don't know why this is so cheap, for just for the bonus content and ignoring the game itself, I would have to be dumb not to get it.
Overall rating
5/ 5
Gameplay
5/ 5
Graphics
5/ 5
Sound
5/ 5
Lasting Appeal
5/ 5
damngood
frommenomonee falls wi
This game is perfect for:casual gamers
AWESOMER
PostedMarch 13, 2013
EVEN BETTER THEN I IMAGINED!!!!!ALIENS COLONIAL MARINES IS POSSIBLY THE GREATEST GAME EVER..THE COLLECTORS EDITION IS AWESOME.ONCE YOU PLAY IT A FEW TIMES AND UPGRADE YOUR WEAPONS,,ITS MUCH BETTER..THE SHOOTING/AIMING ARE EASIER..THE BAD REVIEWS I CANNOT UNDERSTAND.TRUE ALIENS FANS WILL REALLY LOVE AND APPRECIATE THIS GAME.I REALLY CANNOT STOP PLAYING THIS GAME.A FEW PARTS COULD OF BEEN DETAILED BETTER BUT MOST OF THE GRAPHICS ARE TRULY AWESOME..THE ALIENS LOOK WICKED.I CANT WAIT FOR THE DLC FOR THE 2 NEW CAMPAIGN MISSIONS.
