Last week,I shared my tentative delightat the announcement thatAliens: Colonial Marineshad been resurrected by Sega. As a huge fan of the Xenomorphs and their phallic peculiarities, I’m always willing to give anAliensgame a chance, andthis is already looking likeit could be one of the good ones.
A squad based shooter that pits the US Colonial Marines against the Alien menace, the main game is a story driven adventure penned by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, who some may know from their work onStar Trek: Deep Space Nine&Battlestar Galactica. The game is aiming to capture the look and feel of the originalAliensmovies. Anything that brings the first two films to life is welcome in my book … but at least avoidAlien: Resurrectionand its mad gimpy little wheelchair dwarf guy.
As well as single player, four player co-op (zomgponies) has been announced, where each and every member of the squad has“a distinct role to play in the completion of every mission.” There will be more multiplayer modes announced at a later date, though I suppose asking for Marines versus Aliens deathmatches is a little too much? (Please don’t let it be too much).
If you want to get some visuals to go along with your announcements, you’re able to view a few scansright here. I’m not sure if they’re all concept or if some of it comes from the game, but hopefully we can see some definitive in-game stuff soon. I have a modicum of faith in this one … please don’t let it be abused.
[Update:Apparently the screens aren’t actually related toColonial Marines. I thank user “Read the Magazine, who seriously joined Destructoid with that name, to tell me to read the magazine. Seriously.]
