Aliens: Colonial Marines

Post-Launch Review
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Developer: Gearbox Software / Nerve Software / TimeGate Studios
Released: February 2013
Played: campaign complete in 8 hours; Stasis Interrupted DLC complete in 3 hours (no multiplayer)

About

Set after the events of the film Aliens, Colonial Marines is billed as the "true" sequel to the movie, altering some of the story of Alien 3. A squad of marines is sent to investigate the distress call sent by Corporal Hicks, and arrives at LV-426 to find the Sulaco back in orbit, despite its last recorded position near a distant prison planet. The marines are quickly overwhelmed by aliens and the Weyland-Yutani corporation, and must fight their way off the planet and prevent Weyland-Yutani from taking specimens off world.

Aliens vs. Predator

Post-Launch Review

Aliens vs Predator (PC)

Developer: Rebellion Developments

Released: February 2010

About

Aliens vs Predator is a standalone third entry in the AvP game series of first-person shooters based on the film franchises. A squad of colonial marines are sent to investigate a Weyland-Yutani research facility that has gone silent. Things go horribly wrong when the marines discover that the corporation was experimenting with both xenomorph and predator physiology and tech. Aliens have gotten loose, predators are sent to destroy the bodies of their captured fellows, and the marines are caught in the middle of it all.

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