"They're comin' outta the goddamn walls!"
Beep beep.
Beep beep.
Beep beep.
(Thats the sound of a motion tracker, not Sputnik)
So theres a new trailer and some new screens out for the game that everyone thought was cancelled, Aliens: Colonial Marines. Why should you be interested? Because it promises such joyous things as:
"FEATURES:
Enlist in the Marine Corps
Bringing you a true sequel to James Cameron’s classic Aliens, get tooled up with classic Marine weapons including pulse rifles, motion trackers and flamethrowers.
The most authentic Aliens experience ever
Using authentic environments inspired by the film series including Hadley’s Hope, the Sulaco and LV-426, you will be immersed in an eerie, atmospheric world where any moment could bring your death.
Drop-in / Drop-out co-operative gameplay
The masters of co-op bring their expertise to the Aliens universe. Xenos getting too tough? Call up your buddies so they can drop in with extra firepower. The whole campaign can be played with a squad of up to four players, dropping in and out as necessary through self-contained missions within an over-arching narrative.
Loadouts and upgrades
Create your perfect killing machine. An extensive upgrade system allows players to customise their characters to play the way they want. Earn experience to get perks, new weapons and new looks for your squad."
Thats four-player coop gameplay over a whole campaign consisting of Aliens, but no Predators. Lets watch the trailer, shall we?
DONT GO IN YOU FOOLS!
Personally, I'm hoping for something akin to a first-person game of Alien Swarm, such as one person as an engineer frantically welding a door shut and setting up a turret, whilst another covers him with a heavy smartgun, who's arse in turn is being patched up by a medic. You know, that sort of thing. Either that, or our hardened, weathered team of L4D veterans will end up behaving something like this:
Aah, poor Hudson. He got so scared.
Damn, now I feel like watching those films all over again.
- Frenz
