New Shots of Man vs. ‘Morphs in Aliens: Colonial Marines

By Eric L. Patterson, News Editor
Posted on December 12, 2012 AT 01:49pm

The Aliens franchise has seen its share of good—and not so good—games based upon it. Soon, SEGA and Gearbox Software will try to put another check in the “good” column with Aliens: Colonial Marines—and they’ve released a new batch of screenshots showing that effort off.

As with any game, final judgement of what’s being done here will wait until we’ve got the finished product in our hands. From what I’ve had a chance to play so far, however, I’m very hopeful. Gearbox seems to really understand how to capture the chaos and terror of being pitted against hordes of Hollywood’s favorite xenomorphs—concepts that also spill over into Colonial Marines‘ multiplayer mode.

Aliens: Colonial Marines hits for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in February 2013.

Eric L. Patterson got his start via self-publishing game-related fanzines in junior high, and now has one goal in life: making sure EGM has as much coverage of niche Japanese games as he can convince them to fit in. Eric’s also active in the gaming community on a personal level, being an outspoken voice on topics such as equality in gaming and consumer rights. Stalk him on Twitter: @pikoeri. Meet the rest of the crew.

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