Back in 2002, EA started on a FPS based on the Alien series called Aliens: Colonial Marines but a few months before release they cancelled it. Does anyone know why, I was really looking forward to it >:(
"The developers couldn't meet their milestones" according to our interview with Rich Ragsdale. IGN mentioned it had a lot of frame rate issues too. They probably couldn't get the game to run too well on the PS2.
Quote from: Darkness on Mar 19, 2007, 08:57:07 PM
"The developers couldn't meet their milestones" according to our interview with Rich Ragsdale. IGN mentioned it had a lot of frame rate issues too. They probably couldn't get the game to run too well on the PS2.
Cheers Darkness
Wadya expect. Ps2 is rubbish. :P
They could have brought it out on Xbox but no... >:(
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 20, 2007, 08:38:22 AM
Wadya expect. Ps2 is rubbish. :P
Harsh. Don't think X-Box would have fared any better. Maybe they should have kept it to the PC.
That's bull if I've ever heard it. :P Doom3, for example, is a beautiful port that lost nothing from it's conversion. That is how CM should have looked like. Been on the XB, not some inferior PoS.
Then why did they keep it for PS2 if the X-Box was capable?
You'd have to ask them. Technically wise, there's no denying Xbox was far more capable of such a game than the PS2. I think their choice contributed to the ultimate death of it. Those screenshots look aweful.
There must have been a good reason for making it PS2 exclusive. Maybe it was cheaper.
I didn't think the screens were too bad. I still prefer AvP2 though.
They were terrible IMHO. Maybe you're just used to PS2 and thought they looked good.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 21, 2007, 11:27:14 PM
Maybe you're just used to PS2 and thought they looked good.
Hmmm, well I don't play on my PS2 much except for the odd game here and there. Mainly the SSX series. SSX 3/4 looks simply amazing on the PS2.
I know why it was cancelled, because at the same time EA was making AVP Extinction, in a Playstation 2 magazine I read there was a voting section, readers had to choose if EA would Finnish ALIENS Colonial Marines or AVP Extinction, this was a proper vote and in the end AVP won so they cancelled Colonial Marines, I remember talking to my friend saying the AVP game wouldn't win, I guess I should have voted. :(
Screw that, I'm tired of AVP games & stuff. I'm much more of an alien fan. I prefered Alien Trilogy over a lot of the AVP related games. I was so pumped for Colonial Marines... Needless to say, I'm really looking forward to this Aliens RPG. I'm happy as hell that they're putting something strictly aliens out again.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 20, 2007, 11:50:42 PM
That's bull if I've ever heard it. :P Doom3, for example, is a beautiful port that lost nothing from it's converstion. That is how CM should have looked like. Been on the XB, not some inferior PoS.
Actually no. The PC port of Doom III had little odds and ends cut off of it throughout the game. If you ever play the PC version you'll find its several hours longer than the xbox version was.
Graphically. It looked beautiful. I know it's different in some ways - the opening level. There's different paths for example. In the end, it was still a scary and tense game.
No doubt, but neither unit was capable of processing the game in such a way that elements wouldn't be lost.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rIeLGifENbI&mode=related&search=
So glad the game didn't get made. Leaves us with next-gen Colonial Marines. :P
I hope they next-gen it but at this stage it doesn't look like it'll ever get anywhere.
Twas refering to the FPS Aliens. This piece of shit is hideous.
Quote from: necrotard on Apr 24, 2007, 05:14:15 AM
Screw that, I'm tired of AVP games & stuff. I'm much more of an alien fan. I prefered Alien Trilogy over a lot of the AVP related games. I was so pumped for Colonial Marines... Needless to say, I'm really looking forward to this Aliens RPG. I'm happy as hell that they're putting something strictly aliens out again.
I wouldn't get your hopes up.
Concrete jungle was supposed to be a predator only game.
But oh no, aliens HAD to get an appearence...
a totally wasted appearance at that.
Quote from: Darkness on Mar 21, 2007, 05:07:37 PM
There must have been a good reason for making it PS2 exclusive. Maybe it was cheaper.
I didn't think the screens were too bad. I still prefer AvP2 though.
The reason for the PS2 development is because it had (has) the largest install base. No other console on the market, even today (not including handhelds) has as large install base as the PS2. Not the 360, Wii, or obviously PS3. Nor did the Xbox or Gamecube.
They cancelled Colonial Marines for AVP:Extinction? Thats Gay I was looking forward to that! :(