Sega details Aliens: Colonial Marines - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 22nd Feb 2008, 10:22

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02...nial_marines/1

Sega has dished out the details on it's new multi-platform game based on the Aliens franchise. Squad-based gameplay? Yes, please.

rjkoneill · 22nd Feb 2008, 11:15

this is either going to be a massive dissapointment or a major hit

lets just hope they give it the polish it deserves and it isnt just a shameless cash in on what SHOULD be a prestigeous license

UncertainGod · 22nd Feb 2008, 11:44

Sounds good, just don't screw it up.

knowyourenemy · 22nd Feb 2008, 12:03

I was hoping for an Aliens vs. Colonial American Militia game.

p3n · 22nd Feb 2008, 13:48

neeed! I remember my friend in secondary school had a HLDM clan called CM >8]

"THEY'RE COMING OUTA THE WALLS"

Redbeaver · 22nd Feb 2008, 14:45

AvP was one of the best game ever.

hope they dont screw this up.

johnnyboy700 · 22nd Feb 2008, 18:36

OMFG!!!!! I can't wait for this, even if its crap I'll still buy it.

I thought AvP was just brilliant, I loved the fear the motion tracker created when it went off when it picked up an Alien and it was racing towards you - boy were those buggers fast! I also thought the game did a fantastic job of recreating the sets from the films, especially the colony from Aliens, even down to the rain and the winds.
The only thing I didn't like about the game was the really bad voice acting of the character who was giving your marine character instructions at the start of the game - just appalingly cheesy. It was like something out of one of those awful direct to video films that they show late at night on the obscure satellite channels.

I never did get the hang of playing the game as an Alien, I think it was because I couldn't always remember to move in three dimensions and be just at home running along the walls and ceilings as well as the floor.

TomH · 22nd Feb 2008, 20:20

Oh I know what film I'm watching tonight..

"The Sarge is down, let's get the f*** outta here!!"

airchie · 22nd Feb 2008, 20:52

Quote:

I like to keep this handy, for close encounters

cheesecake central!

Can't find my discs though, might have to go download the original AvP game while watching Aliens Special Edition.
Special Edition is sooo much better even though there's not much changed.

DarkLord7854 · 23rd Feb 2008, 01:40

Co-op and squad-based sounds cool, but I remember that in the AvP games.. what really got your adrenaline coursing was the fact that you were always very much alone.

Cabe · 23rd Feb 2008, 04:27

Praise all thats holy, co-op again.

In AvP the co-op mode was utterly hilarious, bip...bip...bipp....was that you on my scanner...nope....shi...[queue smart gun rattling off a keg] the Evac missions were also absolute late night Red Bull fueled chaos.

Weddle and Thompson are both stalwarts of the Sci-Fi genre (DS9 and new BSG) so the single player storyline should be spot on.

airchie · 23rd Feb 2008, 15:36

I really loved the predator tag game mode.
One predator Vs any number of marines/aliens.
I was teh pwn at that.

mayakovski · 25th Feb 2008, 22:44

Funny;

Given that Dark Horse did a fantastic short comic series by the same title a number of years ago, I am surprised that they went out and had a new story written.

I'll cross my fingers.

Mayakovski

Cabe · 25th Feb 2008, 23:16

Probably issues with IP, whilst Fox probably hold the title IP (and associated image rights) Dark Horse will hold the story rights.

Must have a dig around for those though, sounds good.

Hydra · 26th Feb 2008, 00:16

Read the preview in Game Informer, it sounds pretty cool. As long as they do it right.

22nd Feb 2008, 10:22	#1
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mayakovski 10" blade with a 5/8" arbor. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Comox, BC, CANADA Posts: 20	Funny; Given that Dark Horse did a fantastic short comic series by the same title a number of years ago, I am surprised that they went out and had a new story written. I'll cross my fingers. Mayakovski

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Cabe Hypermodder Join Date: May 2002 Location: I'll tell ya next time I go out... Posts: 707	Probably issues with IP, whilst Fox probably hold the title IP (and associated image rights) Dark Horse will hold the story rights. Must have a dig around for those though, sounds good. __________________ [hal]"I cant let you do that Dave....."[/hal] "Out the 100 Base-T port, past the Router, off the Bridge, through the Firewall..... Nothing but Net."

26th Feb 2008, 00:16	#15
Hydra Dude. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NV, US Posts: 22	Read the preview in Game Informer, it sounds pretty cool. As long as they do it right.