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http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/12/ ... -pc-review
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Aliens: Colonial Marines presents a fairly convincing facade but its thrills are forced and entirely superficial.
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You dont ever feel like youre actually in danger.
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You don't ever feel overwhelmed.
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In fact, over the course of its six hour campaign the game never gets even remotely close to replicating the genuine feelings of fear and dread that simmer throughout James Camerons cinematic classic, simply because its xenomorphic enemies are so mindless.
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These aliens arent sophisticated human hunters, theyre merely acid-fuelled fodder for the seemingly neverending rounds in your pulse rifle.
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Consequently, Colonial Marines is for the most part a disappointingly mundane, run
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n gun first-person shooter that fails to captivate once the initial rush of nostalgia has worn off.
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At its worst, it's simply feels unfinished
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- which is a surprise given how long it's been in development.
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The problem lies with the aliens themselves; theyre not smart enough to hunt in packs or take you by surprise, they just wilfully hurl themselves in front of your short, controlled bursts.
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Theres never a feeling of being outwitted or outmanoeuvred, just outraged that youve sat down to take on some deadly xenos in one of sci-fis most iconic settings and somehow ended up in the equivalent of a clunky, coin-operated shooting gallery.
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It certainly doesnt help that the game also bucks contemporary shooter convention by allowing you to carry all of your weapons at once
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- a darkened corridor full of xenos doesnt seem particularly intimidating when youve got five kinds of assault rifle stuck down your pants and a shotgun up each sleeve.
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These shotguns are noticeably overpowered, by the way, and even when faced with the Weyland-Yutani soldiers who at least have a basic sense of self preservation and tend to hide behind cover, you can still easily take them out from a rooms length away with your seemingly rangeless super shotgun.
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I'll not be rushing through Dead Space 3 to play this rubbish.
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.which is a damn shame because i was really hoping this game would be good
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