Aliens: Colonial Marines - Limited Edition

Purchased on day of release as I am a big fan of the Aliens films. The last Aliens vs Predator game is better graphically. This was originally intended for the PS2 and you can see that! Poor graphics, poor gameplay and way to much money. It should have been released at a budget price.
AVOID!

My brother received this game today after pre-ordering and waiting many weeks in anticipation. He told me that it wasn't very good so to see for myself I went and tried it out and I have to agree with him, It's shockingly bad. The graphics look like a very early PS3 game and the gameplay is slow. I would have given it 1 star but I will admit on playing I was a bit jumpy, so the original 'Aliens' scare factor feel is there but once the Aliens appear it's just another boring shoot em up game. What a let down.

This is by far the worst game I have ever played! Graphics are similar to a PS2 game, actually cast your mind back to the first RFOM game and that has better graphics. I also lacks any real imagination and to be completely honest is so boring. I was actually so disapointed as the makers had spent a long time developing this and had also promised features that just don't exist. Im actually shocked (and slightly amazed) that the makers of this game actually sat down during the final playthrough and thought to themselves "yes this is fantastic, just what our fans of the Aliens series have been waiting for". Anyway you have been warned, rant over.

I recieved the game on Saturday and was pleasently surprised. I bought Alien Vs Predator on day of release a couple of years ago and was disappointed but this game is quite enjoyable. The graphics are quite nice although sometimes the Aliens disappear and the animation is quite juddery in close combat. Music and sound is quite atmospheric and emerses you in the environments. The guns are very satisfying and you unlock them as you go through the game and level up. There are also 6 unique weapons to find from the movies I think with unlimited ammo so it also pushes the nostalgia button hard. Have only been playing through the campaign mode and haven't played online yet but I had played it online at a gaming convention last year and thoroughlt enjoyed the experience.

Poor graphics, poor AI, full of graphical glitches, basically an unfinished game... this might have been an acceptable release 6-8 years ago, but not now.

I'm a huge fan of both the Aliens movie franchise and many of the previous games - AvP, alien trilogy etc. this isn't even as enjoyable as Alien3 on the Megadrive.

Such a disappointment, Gear Box Software did a really good job of misleading customers with various promotional videos and screen shots before the release of this game! what we were promised was not the game that was delivered.