Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection

Colonial Marines is a game that's hard to recommend, and even with my current rating, I'd say it's more of a mixed bag. Nominally, this is a classic case of a bad game: graphics that were hideously dated at the time of its launch (remember, Crysis 3, Battlefield 4, and The Last of Us had all launched this same year), abysmal storytelling, horrific boss design, and gameplay that felt too akin to Call of Duty's arcade style as opposed to the survival horror shooter we'd been promised, on top of a clearly fraudulent marketing campaign and borked AI that was only "fixed" nearly a decade after its launch. These would all be enough to give an easy negative review. And yet, there's a sort of charm to CM. Make no mistake, the graphics were unacceptably bad for the time, and yet the environments go to great lengths to be as accurate to the movie depictions of LV-426. The weaponry, alien design, and even the styles of new original guns are painstakingly crafted to fit flawlessly into the world. Clever use of dynamic lighting (particularly in the Stasis Interrupted DLC) makes the dated visuals look much better than they actually are, and only in select locations throughout the game did it look bad enough to break my immersion. The gameplay is generic, no doubt about it - but the gunplay is functional and satisfying. Customizing your loadout and hot-swapping between weapons to take on different enemies is easy and fluid. The boss design is the worst I've seen in years (the power loader fight is criminally awful, rivaled only by the pathetic final boss which wasn't even an actual fight), but the standard moment-to-moment combat between both aliens and Weyland Yutani mercenaries is fun and engaging, if a little too easy on the lower difficulties. It should be noted that the "fix" for the AI - going into the game's files and correcting a simple spelling error - doesn't miraculously change the game. The popular mod that makes the game "look better" only makes slight tweaks which don't do anything about the horrendous animation quality or the glossy textures in outdoor areas. However, the AI "fix" DOES make the game more fun to play in that the aliens move around more naturally, but the actual ability for the AI to fight you is just as poor as it was without the it. But there's some kind of passion that went into the game - the people who designed the levels clearly loved the source material. The people who designed the weapons clearly cared about consistency with the world's design. The new alien types (including a tank-type xenomorph that charges the player) fit seamlessly into the world. The voice acting (while over the top for a few of the characters) is generally good, with Lance Henriksen delightfully reprising his role as the android, Bishop. Michael Biehn's Hicks is the only standout for having the worst voice acting in the game, however, clearly not wanting to be there and putting in the most phoned-in performance imaginable. With the "fix" to the AI and tempered expectations (and, frankly, a sale on the game), Colonial Marines is an immensely flawed, yet surprisingly entertaining experience. The story is bad, but the gameplay (particularly the horror-focused section from The Raven) is generic, yet responsive and fun. The graphics are bad, but clever uses of lighting and shading make certain areas pop in a way that even many modern titles fail to match. Co-op is surprisingly fun, and the DLC seems to have been made with some genuine care and thought, even in regards to its story. It's a game that's difficult to recommend, but one that - if given a chance - can hold some genuine fun in it. 4/10

To my surprise, the game is fun despite all the negativity surrounding it.

Te recomiendo que no le tires mierda a este juego de gratis solo por que viste una reseña en youtube, es muy buen juego y explica agujeros de guion, o situaciones e referencias de la trilogia original de las peliculas de ALIEN, sobre todo ALIENS que es la segunda pelicula, lo recomiendo mucho si sos fan de la saga, y mas si te gustan los shooters con ese toque call of duty, eso si, corrige la IA desde uno de los archivos de texto del juego y configura de manera mas comoda los controles del teclado, o joystick. Debo aclararte que es una secuela directa de ALIENS osea, la segunda pelicula, cosa que no aclare antes. Nunca juzgues un juego si no lo jugaste nunca, yo entiendo que hubo problemas cuando salió (y yo en ese momento de salida me lo pase en mi antigua XBOX 360) pero tampoco para tratarlo tan mal. Si lo pensas jugar, jugalo de forma seria como si estuvieses leyendo una buena novela o viendo una pelicula de kubrick, valdra mucho la pena. PD: Disculpen algunas faltas ortograficas. EDIT: (25/1/2026) - Con el DLC del (hipersueño interrumpido) te da entender que toda la trama del juego pasa despues de ALIEN 3, desde un punto de vista de los protagonistas de la segunda pelicula de la saga (Hicks), pero a cuanto la campaña principal que transcurre despues del DLC, te da a entender que todo pasa cronologicamente posteriormente de ALIEN 3 pero al mismo tiempo hace mas referencias y da mas explicaciones de ALIENS (la segunda pelicula) si nos centramos en la campaña principal es asi, asi que es muy buen juego si ya te viste la trilogia original con ripley, ya sabes que te lo recomiendo muchisimo, no dudes en pasartelo, no te arrepentiras.

Do you like to play bad games as a guilty pleasure? Go for it. Is the game dirt cheap? Sure. Do you like Alien? Well, at this point you might as well play it. But seriously, only play this if you answer yes to these questions. Otherwise, there are way better games out there. I just happen to play bad games as a guilty pleasure. Please take this into account, as this is a very conditioned recommended review. Ok, if you want a really really good Alien game, go play Isolation, plain and simple. Now, Aliens Colonial Marines suffered one of the firsts popular downgrades during E3 2012, and people are too hung up on that demo and think "Oh the game we could've gotten." And I'll be honest, that game was maybe there graphically speaking, because all the stuff behind that shiny demo, I guarantee you, it was still going to be the same thing and everything would've turned out the same. With that being said. Aliens CM is an interesting game, it has some cool references to the source material, there's some love there but it never quite gets there on what it tries to achieve. Some vistas look very good, and some areas have a good atmosphere. You will visit some familiar places like LV-426, features familiar cameos, and there are some good moments through out the campaign, but don't think your're going to get an amazing story telling experience. It's a cheesy, and predictable campaign. I liked it. Gunplay, oof, this is one is a hard miss. Some weapons feel good, like the shotguns are amazing to pulverize Xenos, but others like the Pulse Rifle feels very off, and it always feels like you're not hitting anyone. Don't know, it always feels weird to shoot. Xeno fights = fun, Humans = not so much because of this, and feels unbalanced. Regarding the AI, PLEASE search how to fix this, as it's a very simple typo fix to do that improves the game, because it fixes the AI, but don't think it's an amazing AI because of this. It will still cheat, and you will see the enemies, specially Xenos, pass through and ignore your teammates to get to you. Didn't like that. At this point getting the Collection is basically super cheap, which has the positive of getting the Interrupted Stasis DLC, which is a fun small campaign featuring a familiar character. It's a tie in between Aliens and Alien 3. I can't comment on MP, or the other modes, because they are basically dead unless you play with friends. And always remember: Gearbox fckd up this game, as they blatantly shifted resources to Borderlands 2 and just wanted this game out of the way, did wrong on the franchise and the player base.

Once you get the improved AI, the game is playable. Not the greatest story and not as fun as AVP 2010, but worth it for ALIENS fans! 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

异形2.5 本篇剧情时间线上是异形2之后发生的另一条故事线 DLC把这条线圆到了异形3最后雷普利和体内异形皇后同归于尽的地方 尽管这是一个由异形挑大梁的突突突游戏 但里面的人类敌人厉害的过分了 简直人人都是神枪手 经常蹲在障碍物后被一枪爆头 护甲简直就是笑话 射击手感好比打水枪 智障一样的AI队友 经常卡位 原地发呆 最气的是丢手雷和榴弹发射器打在队友身上被反弹秒杀.....优化上有不少问题 有时候莫名其妙怪刷在你身边 直接就GG了 掉帧问题 尤其是拨片的时候较明显的卡顿 最骚的是退出游戏后反复的重新自动打开 只有切出去退出steam再开才行 难道我是天选之子jpg....说实话要不是喜欢异形系列 同类型游戏里这个真的一般般 然而没有中评可以给....

I've bought the game on 90% discount. Really wanted the reviews are wrong and the game is not so bad. Unfortunately, it is... There is so many things wrong with it, it's not worth wasting time enumerating them. The saddest thing is that so much was invested in the game, while it's never been thoroughly tested, which result in broken gameplay and mechanics (which create frustration), bad lighting and dull texturing. (visibility issues and below average level design impression). Pity, since the game have potential. If remastered with care, it could be much better.