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Aliens: Colonial Marines is a 2013 first-person shooter developed by Gearbox Software and published by Sega for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360.Based on the Alien universe and set shortly after the 1986 film Aliens, the game follows a group of Colonial Marines, a fictional military unit, as they confront the Weyland-Yutani corporation in an effort to rescue survivors from the Sulaco ...
This is a different game from the cancelled 2002 Aliens: Colonial Marines title developed by Fox Interactive, Check Six Games, and Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2. Aliens: Colonial Marines was initially forecast for a 2009 release, but its development was delayed in favor of Aliens vs. Predator .
The game received primarily mixed reviews upon release; GamePro called the game fun to play, but believed it would bore players and would only appeal to core Mario fans. [ 69 ] Retrospective reviews of the game have been negative, with the game facing criticism for unresponsive controls, the gameplay of closing doors, and the animation and ...
From a story standpoint, Aliens: Colonial Marines offers a similar experience to that of the film. The tone of the game matches that in Cameron's film. It's dark, it's gritty, and it's got a real ...
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Aliens: Colonial Marines was a result of Gearbox's exploration into working on licensed film properties in 2007, and was developed under license from 20th Century Fox, who held the film rights, and Sega, who held the game publishing rights to the franchise. [12]
In December 2008, a Kotaku article stated that Sega had announced that an Aliens vs. Predator video game was being developed. [4] This meant that Sega's other then-upcoming game, Aliens: Colonial Marines, would be pushed back so Aliens vs. Predator could be released first.
The game was the best-selling retail game in the UK in its week of release. [39] The PlayStation 4 version of Aliens: Fireteam Elite was the twenty-first bestselling retail game during its first week of release in Japan, with 2,919 physical copies being sold across the country. The PlayStation 5 was the thirtieth bestselling retail game in ...