Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection Steam Charts & Stats

One of the best Co-op games I have played. I like campaign co-op.

Queen Bossfight is impossible. Cannot play game with just one hand. Please fix.

decent game for its age, but you can literally run through all the mobs and not fight them :P.

Aliens colonial my balls brother. and thats not slander, thats comedy.

If you like the Alien franchise, then youll enjoy this game. Its a lil jank, Its lil ugly, but its fun and interesting.

before you play this game, Please be aware the face huggers are sex offenders

i played this all the way through in 2017. That said, i am, doing a run because i want to immerse myself in the Alien Universe. And kill mass quantities of xenomorphs while i do it. I really would've loved an update of this game. Where the code that was taken out to make the Xeno's less powerful was put back in. Looking forward to the atmosphere as well.

Overall, not anything I would every play again. Taking it in the context of a ~10yr old game, the graphics are still a bit of a let down. Environments were ok enough, but character models were pretty rough. And plenty of clipping glitches and getting stuck on terrain. May different guns, but just about all of them feel significantly worse than the main two so I really never found a reason to use any aside from saving ammo. Aliens either run in waves for you to mindless mow down, or drop on you with zero warning. No in-between. Armor feels useless and damage seem to have no consistency. For me, as a fan of the early franchise, the story. It's bad. Like ... completely nonsense bad. And that 20th Century tried to insist this was 'canon' to the franchise makes it even more silly. Oh and if you are watching the little trailer video on the Steam Store page, trust me, the game looks NOTHING like that. Game play footage is worse in every way.

This game gets A LOT of unnecessary hate, but I find those who hate it, aren't really big on alien, and that's the issue, this game will only make sense if your into alien, yes the AI is buggy, but it was 2013, who gives a crap. The game has spirit and a TON of action, I am a die-hard alien fan and I enjoyed the game a bunch, so much so I wish there was more content for it. Some missions were so good I had to replay them over and over. There's a lot of parts that hit to home with the alien franchise, and I'm all for it, don't listen to the haters.

This review is based on 100% completion and 30.9 hours of gameplay. [h1][b]Recommendation:[/b][/h1] Would I recommend this game? I would—but keep your expectations in check. This is an older title, and it definitely feels like it, but even after all these years, it still holds up fairly well. While it has its ups and downs, I wouldn’t call it a bad game. I enjoyed my playthroughs for what they were. The biggest letdown for me was definitely the story and writing, which just isn’t great. If you’re looking for a solid narrative experience, this isn’t the best option. You play as a marine, and you’d expect them to be calm, strategic, and collected, but instead, they make questionable decisions that don’t make sense. A great example is in Mission 1, where a marine casually throws a grenade next to a stack of missiles like it's a great idea. The dialogue and story moments don’t do much to immerse you, so if you take an "it is what it is" approach, you’ll have a much better time. Gunplay is another area that didn’t quite hit the mark for me. Most weapons have poor accuracy, and enemy hitboxes can make shooting frustrating at times. When aliens get in close, melee attacks don’t always register properly, which can leave you taking unnecessary hits. Another annoyance was the friendly AI—your teammates constantly walk in front of you, blocking your shots, which got frustrating fast. That said, I didn’t have any major technical issues with the game’s mechanics, and while the combat could be frustrating at times, I still found it to be a fun shooter overall. There are some aspects of the game I really liked. The Doom-style weapon wheel for quick switching was a nice touch, and being able to customise weapons on the go was super handy. A small but cool detail is that alien acid actually melts your armour if they die too close to you. A little thing that helped to make the gameplay experience a bit more immersive. Graphically, the game holds up surprisingly well. I was genuinely impressed by how good it still looks. One thing I’d strongly recommend is disabling the film grain, as it adds a harsh blue filter that makes the game look worse. Without it, the visuals are much cleaner. The sound design and audio were also well done, and I didn’t run into any issues there. The DLC, in my opinion, didn’t feel as strong as the base game. It adds some extra story content that takes place just before the main campaign, and while it wasn’t bad, it wasn’t particularly engaging either. A downside is that you can’t bring over your upgraded weapons, which made the DLC feel a bit dull. Since you don’t really get much out of it besides some extra backstory, it felt more like a filler addition rather than meaningful content. I didn’t play much of the multiplayer or co-op, mostly because this game is completely dead. You won’t find random matches, but you can still host private games, so if you have people to play with, that’s the best option. The co-op campaign actually worked really well when I tested it, and the connection was surprisingly stable with minimal lag. Same can be said for the private games. Overall, the game isn’t anything amazing, but it’s still enjoyable, especially if you have nostalgia for it. If you go in expecting an absolute masterpiece, you’ll likely be disappointed, but if you’re just looking for a fun time, you’ll probably enjoy it. I don’t recommend buying at full price—instead, wait for a good sale, as this game frequently goes on discount. [h1][b]Achievements:[/b][/h1] [i][b]DLC and co-op achievements are required for 100% completion.[/b][/i] The achievements in this game aren’t too difficult, but there’s a mix of campaign, kill-based, difficulty, and multiplayer achievements. Unfortunately, you’ll need to complete every single challenge in the game for one achievement, and some of these require multiplayer. Since the online community is dead, you’ll need other players to boost these with you. There’s a great guide by "Plasma SKX" in the Steam guides, which covers all base game achievements really well. However, since it’s only in video format and doesn’t cover everything (especially outside of the campaign), I’d also recommend checking TrueAchievements to fill in any gaps. You can view Plasma SKX’s guide [b][url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=181309044] Here [/url][/b] One of the good things about this game is that mission select allows you to go back and clean up any missed achievements easily. The challenges themselves are split into three categories: campaign, combat, and multiplayer. The campaign challenges are straightforward and can all be done solo. The combat challenges are mostly doable alone, but two require another player. The multiplayer challenges, as expected, require additional players, and for some, you’ll need at least two other people. For multiplayer-related achievements, you can complete them in private matches—you’ll just need people to help. I found a really helpful post by "Lie" on AVPGalaxy.net that breaks down all the challenges and provides a brief on how to complete them. This post had more useful information than the TrueAchievements guide, so I’d highly recommend checking it out. You can check out Lie’s post [b][url=https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=47864.0] Here [/url][/b] For the "Max Level Marine" achievement, there’s an XP farming exploit on the final campaign mission that significantly speeds up the grind. It still takes time, but it’s much faster than playing normally, and there are plenty of guides online explaining how to do it. Overall, the achievements in this game aren’t too hard, but the multiplayer and co-op ones will require coordination. If you have a group to play with, you should be able to knock everything out fairly easily.