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Colonial Marines' review (PS3): A generic alien killfest
Released on Monday, Feb 11 2013  'Aliens: Colonial Marines'
screenshot   Release Date: February 12 (worldwide) Platforms
available on: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: SEGA Genre: Action horror  Aliens: Colonial Marines
has its heart in the right place. The shooter pays deference to
its subject matter, and many years in development has produced a
solid and very playable game.  But developer Gearbox Software
has also committed the cardinal sin of producing a vanilla
experience, brimming with clichés and some bland dialog.  After
previewing the game last year, our expectations were not exactly
flying high for the full review.  Aliens: Colonial Marines is
much more engaging than we first feared it would be, and the
story picks its way through the aliens' folklore without
dropping too many major clangers.  But overall you just feel
like you've been here all before. The marines