Aliens: Colonial Marines
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Aliens: Colonial Marines is a shooter developed by Gearbox Software, released 12 February 2013 on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 8.5 hrs to finish.
What Aliens: Colonial Marines is
Aliens: Colonial Marines is a shooter game developed by Gearbox Software and released in 2013. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Red Ring.
The premise, in the publisher's words
17 weeks after the events of Aliens, a full battalion of Colonial Marines travels to LV-426 aboard the USS Sephora in response to a distress call sent by Corporal Dwayne Hicks. Upon arrival, the Sephora docks with the USS Sulaco, now somehow in orbit around LV-426 despite last being sighted above Fiorina "Fury" 161, and sends Marines aboard to investigate. A massive Xenomorph infestation is discovered inside the ship and several Marines are killed in the initial onslaught. While investigating the ship, Corporal Winter, Private O'Neal and Private Bella Clarison discover Weyland-Yutani PMCs are now in command of the Sulaco and have been breeding Xenomorphs on board for study. The hostile…
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. There are 60 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Alien series
Aliens: Colonial Marines is the 37th of 76 entries we hold in the Alien series. It arrived a year after Aliens: Infestation. The next entry was Aliens: Colonial Marines - Limited Edition in 2013. Its critic score of 45 is 25 points below the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Alien: Rogue Incursion at 90.
How it was received
Aliens: Colonial Marines holds a critic score of 45 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 25 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 46, across 123 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 8.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 12 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor, 2GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista) and NVIDIA GeForce 8500/ATI Radeon HD 2600 (256 minimum). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Aliens: Colonial Marines launched on 12 February 2013, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Mass Effect 3: Citadel and Antichamber. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Mass Effect 3: Citadel, Antichamber.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Characters
All 17
Dlc
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Bug Hunt
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Reconnaissance Pack
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Collector's Edition Pack
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Limited Edition Pack
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Sharp Sticks
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Movie Map Pack
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Stasis Interrupted
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