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* AssPull: [[spoiler:The revelation that Hicks is still alive, having been abducted from the Selano by Weyland-Yutani. The corpse recovered in Aliens 3 was a body double. Even assuming that the corporation was able to find the Selano and find a suitable body double for Hicks, why would they go through all this trouble to abduct one marine grunt? And whilst aboard, why not go the whole hog and take Ripley and Bishop with them too? Looks like TheyJustDidntCare.]]
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* AssPull: [[spoiler:The The revelation that Hicks [[spoiler:Hicks]] is still alive, having been abducted from the Selano Sulaco by Weyland-Yutani. The Weyland-Yutani, and that the corpse recovered in Aliens 3 ''Alien 3'' was apparently a body double. Even assuming This revelation is handwaved by the character as being a "much longer story". Assuming that the corporation was able to find the Selano Sulaco and find a suitable body double for Hicks, [[spoiler:Hicks]], why would they go through to all this the trouble to abduct one marine grunt? person? And whilst while they were aboard, why not go the whole hog and didn't they take Ripley and [[spoiler:Ripley, Bishop (who is their product, and could give more information on the mission) or Newt (who was the only survivor from the colony)]] with them too? Looks like TheyJustDidntCare.]]too?
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** Something that ''is'' in the game, however, is a scene where scientist are trying to calm the angry Xenomorph Queen, [[ForegoneConclusion which quickly goes to shit]]. She dismembers pieces of them, throwing them at the walls, and she tries to attack you.
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** Something that ''is'' in the game, however, is a scene where scientist scientists are trying to calm the angry Xenomorph Queen, [[ForegoneConclusion which quickly inevitably goes to shit]]. downhill once the power fails]]. She dismembers pieces of them, throwing them at ends up massacring the walls, scientists trapped in the room with her (leaving blood spots in their wake), and she tries to break out of the room to attack you.Winter and O'Neal.
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* {{Sequelitis}}: As far as gameplay goes, this is considered to be weaker than the ''Aliens VS Predator'' series of games.
* TearJerker: The ApocalypticLog in ''Hadley's Hope'' features commentary by a woman concerning her husband's attack by some thing... And then it turns out that it's Newt's mother, leading her family to the cafeteria. [[FridgeHorror Makes you wonder how much carnage Newt saw when the Xenomorph emerged]]...
** [[spoiler:Bella's death, already upsetting as it is, was made worse by the fact of all the measures that Winter and O'Neil employed to avoid it.]]
* TearJerker: The ApocalypticLog in ''Hadley's Hope'' features commentary by a woman concerning her husband's attack by some thing... And then it turns out that it's Newt's mother, leading her family to the cafeteria. [[FridgeHorror Makes you wonder how much carnage Newt saw when the Xenomorph emerged]]...
** [[spoiler:Bella's death, already upsetting as it is, was made worse by the fact of all the measures that Winter and O'Neil employed to avoid it.]]
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* {{Sequelitis}}: As far as gameplay goes, this is considered to be weaker ''Colonial Marines'' received generally lower scores on average than the ''Aliens VS Predator'' series of games.
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comic tie-in ''Newt's Tale'', [[ForegoneConclusion there was only one way it was going to end]].
** [[spoiler:Bella's death, already upsetting as it is, was made worse by the fact of all the measures that Winter and O'Neil employed to avoidit.]]it]].
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* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!! [[SarcasmMode Shockingly]], this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes one nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted, it may be hard to talk when a Xenomorph is ripping its way through your chest, but you could have had them just shoot the damn thing.
** [[spoiler:Weyland-Yutani's ultimate plan is to send]] Sadly, this is typical for the setting.
** [[spoiler:Weyland-Yutani's ultimate plan is to send]] Sadly, this is typical for the setting.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why Why, whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter half-meter of his fellow marines of course!! marines! [[SarcasmMode Shockingly]], this destroys the transfer tube umbilical bridge they are in and causes one nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted, it may be hard to talk when a Xenomorph is ripping its way through your chest, but you could have had them just shoot the damn thing.
** [[spoiler:Weyland-Yutani's ultimate plan is to send]] Sadly, this is typical for the setting.thing.
** [[spoiler:Weyland-Yutani's ultimate plan is to send]] Sadly, this is typical for the setting.
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* AssPull: [[spoiler:The revelation that Hicks is still alive, having been abducted from the Selano by Weyland-Yutani. The corpse recovered in Aliens 3 was a body double. Even assuming that the corporation was able to find the Selano and find a suitable body double for Hicks, why would they go through all this trouble to abduct one marine grunt? And whilst aboard, why not go the whole hog and take Ripley and Bishop with them too? Looks like TheyJustDidntCare.]]
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* CriticalDissonance: There are a number of fans who enjoy the game, even with its flaws, in spite of the largely negative reception.
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** Something that ''is'' in the game, however, is a scene where scientist are trying to calm the angry Xenomorph Queen, [[ForegoneConclusion which quickly goes to shit]]. She dismembers pieces of them, throwing them at the walls, and she tries to attack you.
** "The Raven" is the closest the game gets to being classic SurvivalHorror. Even with the silly Boiler animation, the concept that you could be vaporized at any second can put players on their toes.
** "The Raven" is the closest the game gets to being classic SurvivalHorror. Even with the silly Boiler animation, the concept that you could be vaporized at any second can put players on their toes.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: [[http://kotaku.com/5984068/how-aliens-colonial-marines-fell-apart A very sad example.]]
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: It was originally presumed that this would be {{Averted|Trope}}, as with other games in the ''Alien'' series, but sadly, [[http://kotaku.com/5984068/how-aliens-colonial-marines-fell-apart A very sad example.]]it became an example]].
* TearJerker: The ApocalypticLog in ''Hadley's Hope'' features commentary by a woman concerning her husband's attack by some thing... And then it turns out that it's Newt's mother, leading her family to the cafeteria. [[FridgeHorror Makes you wonder how much carnage Newt saw when the Xenomorph emerged]]...
** [[spoiler:Bella's death, already upsetting as it is, was made worse by the fact of all the measures that Winter and O'Neil employed to avoid it.]]
** [[spoiler:Bella's death, already upsetting as it is, was made worse by the fact of all the measures that Winter and O'Neil employed to avoid it.]]
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* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back [[spoiler: as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!!]] Shockingly this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes one nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted it may be hard to talk when a xeno is ripping its way through your chest but you could have had them just shoot the damn thing.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back [[spoiler: as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!!]] Shockingly course!! [[SarcasmMode Shockingly]], this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes one nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted Granted, it may be hard to talk when a xeno Xenomorph is ripping its way through your chest chest, but you could have had them just shoot the damn thing.thing.
** [[spoiler:Weyland-Yutani's ultimate plan is to send]] Sadly, this is typical for the setting.
** [[spoiler:Weyland-Yutani's ultimate plan is to send]] Sadly, this is typical for the setting.
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* NightmareRetardant: Due to ArtificialStupidity, the xenomorphs aren't nearly as threatening as they were in the films.
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Errrrm, no. Most agree that the countless plothole make this game\'s story just as bad, if not WORSE then Alien 3\'s.
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** SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Story-wise, people agree that this is a better sequel to ''Aliens'' than ''Alien 3'' was.
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** During some footage shown at E3 and during the demo, there is a sequence in which, while you and other marines are fighting the xenomorphs, a massive Alien Queen shows up out of nowhere, grabs an unlucky marine and rips the poor bastard in half, before it turns to you and charges at you. This is not in the final game.
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** During some footage shown at E3 and during the demo, there is a sequence in which, while you and other marines are fighting the xenomorphs, a massive Alien Queen shows up out of nowhere, grabs an unlucky marine and rips the poor bastard in half, before it turns to you and charges at you. [[MissingTrailerScene This is not in the final game.game]].
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* {{Narm}}: The Boilers are blind and explosive Xenomorphs that can walk right up to you and explode. It's too bad that when they walk up to you, they do [[http://i.minus.com/i212wUcwcU0eE.gif this]].
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* {{Narm}}: The Boilers are blind and explosive creepier-looking Xenomorphs that can walk right up to you and explode. It's too bad that when they walk up to you, they do [[http://i.minus.com/i212wUcwcU0eE.gif this]].
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** SuprisinglyImprovedSequel: Story-wise, people agree that this is a better sequel to ''Aliens'' than ''Alien 3'' was.
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* CriticalDissonance: There are a number of fans who enjoy the game, even with its flaws, in spite of the largely negative reception.
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* {{Sequelitis}}: As far as gameplay goes, this is considered to be weaker than the ''Aliens VS Predator'' series of games.
** SuprisinglyImprovedSequel: Story-wise, people agree that this is a better sequel to ''Aliens'' than ''Alien 3'' was.
* UglyCute: The Boiler's waddling is strangely adorable, if only because it's sort of foolish looking.
** SuprisinglyImprovedSequel: Story-wise, people agree that this is a better sequel to ''Aliens'' than ''Alien 3'' was.
* UglyCute: The Boiler's waddling is strangely adorable, if only because it's sort of foolish looking.
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* ObviousBeta: This was one of the reasons why this game was panned by critics and gamers alike. Aside from this causing a [[http://i.imgur.com/ZwUzYbj.gif copious]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8J8SzBhjqaQ amounts]] of {{Narm}}, it also results in being able to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y5WwV9YoW_U literally sprint your way through every stage that doesn't require a target to kill.]]
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* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back [[spoiler: as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!!]] Shockingly this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes one nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted it may be hard to talk when a xeno is ripping its way through your chest but you could have had them just shot the damn thing.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back [[spoiler: as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!!]] Shockingly this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes one nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted it may be hard to talk when a xeno is ripping its way through your chest but you could have had them just shot shoot the damn thing.
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* HypeBacklash
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* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back [[spoiler: as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!!]] Shockingly this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes one nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted it may be hard to talk when a xeno is ripping its way through your chest but they you could have had them just shot the damn thing.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back [[spoiler: as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!!]] Shockingly this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes on one nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted it may be hard to talk when a xeno is ripping its way through your chest but they could have just shot the damn thing.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: [[http://kotaku.com/5984068/how-aliens-colonial-marines-fell-apart A very sad example.]]
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: [[http://kotaku.com/5984068/how-aliens-colonial-marines-fell-apart A very sad example.]]]]
* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back [[spoiler: as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!!]] Shockingly this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes on nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted it may be hard to talk when a xeno is ripping its way through your chest but they could have just shot the damn thing.
* WhatAnIdiot: Instead of warning his fellow marines to get back [[spoiler: as a chestburster starts to emerge from him, what does Keyes do instead? Why whip out a grenade and blow himself up within half a meter of his fellow marines of course!!]] Shockingly this destroys the transfer tube they are in and causes on nameless marine to get sucked into space. Granted it may be hard to talk when a xeno is ripping its way through your chest but they could have just shot the damn thing.
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** During some footage shown at E3, there is a sequence in which, while you and another marine are fighting the xenomorphs, a massive Alien Queen shows up out of nowhere and rips the unlucky marine in half, before it turns to you and starts charging.
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Trope misuse. No Problem With Licensed Games is for games like Goldeneye or Batman: Arkham Asylum; polished games with critical acclaim.
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** NoProblemWithLicensedGames: A few critics and gamers liked the game, though.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: [[http://kotaku.com/5984068/how-aliens-colonial-marines-fell-apart A very sad example.]]
** NoProblemWithLicensedGames: A few critics and gamers liked the game, though.]]
** NoProblemWithLicensedGames: A few critics and gamers liked the game, though.
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** NoProblemWithLicensedGames: A few critics and gamers liked the game, though.
** NoProblemWithLicensedGames: A few critics and gamers liked the game, though.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGamesTheProblemWithLicensedGames: [[http://kotaku.com/5984068/how-aliens-colonial-marines-fell-apart A very sad example.]]
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* NightmareFuel: It's to be expected given the territory.
* NightmareFuel: It's to be expected given the territory.
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* ObviousBeta: This was one of the reasons why this game was panned by critics and gamers alike. Aside from this causing a [[http://i.imgur.com/ZwUzYbj.gif copious]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8J8SzBhjqaQ amounts]] of {{Narm}}, it also results in being able to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y5WwV9YoW_U literally sprint your way through every stage that doesn't require a target to kill.]] That being said, there's plenty of other problems with the game that no amount of patching can fix.
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* DisappointingLastLevel: The final level (and boss battle) of the game involves Winter running around the cargo bay of Michael Weyland's personal ship as a xenomorph queen chases him around. While you are given a pistol with infinite ammo, you cannot beat her with conventional weapons - you must run around the deck and activate a series of switches before using the final one to (attempt to) knock her out of the cargo bay doors into the upper atmosphere. Fans hoping to have a retread of the Ripley/Queen powerloader fight from ''Aliens'' are likely to be disappointed (although a similar scenario appears earlier in the game when a loader must be used to defeat two Ravens).
* DisappointingLastLevel: The final level (and boss battle) of the game involves Winter running around the cargo bay of Michael Weyland's personal ship as a xenomorph queen chases him around. While you are given a pistol with infinite ammo, you cannot beat her with conventional weapons - you must run around the deck and activate a series of switches before using the final one to (attempt to) knock her out of the cargo bay doors into the upper atmosphere. Fans hoping to have a retread of the Ripley/Queen powerloader fight from ''Aliens'' are likely to be disappointed (although a similar scenario appears earlier in the game when a loader must be used to defeat two Ravens).
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** During some footage shown at E3, there is a sequence in which, while you and another marine are fighting the xenomorphs, a Queen shows up out of nowhere, and rips the unlucky marine in half, before it turns to you and starts charging.
