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Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack

Battle it out against other players across 4 all new maps in the 'Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack' and instill fear into enemy marines with horrifying new xeno customisation content. DLC pack…

7 May 2013

Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack is a shooter developed by Gearbox Software, released 7 May 2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack is

Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack is a shooter game developed by Gearbox Software and released in 2013. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Battle it out against other players across 4 all new maps in the 'Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack' and instill fear into enemy marines with horrifying new xeno customisation content. DLC pack includes: - Three new Team Deathmatch/Extermination maps including 'Shipwreck', a multi-tiered map where environmental awareness is key in getting the drop on your enemy. - A new Survivor map called 'Off the Grid' located around the iconic Derelict ship outside the Weyland-Yutani military base. - New skins, fatalities and heads for each xeno class allow for additional xeno customisation.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 12 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 12 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Alien series

Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack is the 42nd of 76 entries we hold in the Alien series. The next entry was Aliens vs. Predator Collection in 2013.

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What it launched against

Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack launched on 7 May 2013, within three weeks of Metro: Last Light, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Don't Starve.

Released around the same time: Metro: Last Light, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Don't Starve.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack — frequently asked questions

When did Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack come out?
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack was released on 7 May 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Does Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack have multiplayer?
Yes. Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack supports multiplayer, including co-op for up to 12 players online.

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