Aliens: Colonial Marines is hands down one of the worst games to ever be released in quite some time. It was broken, ridiculous and comically terrible to play: in my experience I witnessed a soldier suicide by running into a wall among other things I'm still trying to block out of my mind. Theres some hilariously unacceptable Xenomorph AI too present all throughout the game as documented below. This isnt about Sega releasing a terrible game though - if you enjoyed Colonial Marines for novelty alone then be my guest - even those that found enjoyment in Colonial Marines were rightfully upset and bluntly speaking- consumed with anger upon seeing a build of the game that looked significantly better graphically and actually playable. It turns out Gearbox withheld funds from Sega, so that they could fine-tune Borderlands 2. Now Borderlands 2 is admittedly an addictive and fantastic game but this is just dirty, greedy, and shockingly immoral business practice. Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchfords public affection for the Aliens franchise legacy - and desire for a studio to create an Aliens game that wasnt just good but a game all gamers could rally behind, added more reason for disappointment. Was everything he said verbal diarrhea to sell a product? All we can really say definitively is that Gearbox knew they were releasing trash and seemingly didnt care.
