They're used judiciously along with strong camera work that lets you see just enough of them to keep them scary and fresh. In the original Aliens film, we really didn't get to see the aliens move very much. When they move, however, things get a little sketchy, and that goes for much of the animation in the game.

Time was taken to get the models just right, and it really shows when the monsters are up in your face or on the multiplayer configuration screen. The Xenomorphs themselves don't actually look bad when they're sitting still. Careful lighting is replaced with red alarm lights everywhere with the sort of generic effect that calls to mind Doom 3 and other games of that period, and textures pop in all over the place.

Of course, the sets authentic to the movie are present, but the polish is gone completely. With the game's launch last week, a trailer made the rounds from a demo session this fall, showing a very tight vertical slice of that game that left fans and critics alike drooling. The graphics are rarely much better or worse than the competition.Īliens: Colonial Marines breaks that mold by looking like it should've been released about five years ago. Visuals have reached such a point in gaming that, with few exceptions, only a game's art direction is worth mentioning.

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