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Aliens: Colonial Marines - Duke Nukem from orbit

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Back to the Sulaco, and back to the future.
The game Aliens: Colonial Marines reminds me of most is fellow Gearbox effort Duke Nukem Forever, and in an amazing twist, this is mostly a good thing. Like Forever, Colonial Marines is a deeply nostalgic affair - a high fidelity call-back to the thick-bevelled world of '80s sci-fi, when super-computers still had keyboards and handheld technology came in a suitcase. But it's a retro vision untainted by tawdry flesh shots or any miscarried attempts at satire, leaving you to enjoy all the references with a clear conscience.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines - Duke Nukem from orbit
Back to the Sulaco, and back to the future. The game Aliens: Colonial Marines reminds me of most is fellow Gearbox effort Duke Nukem Forever, and in an amazing twist, this is mostly a good thing....

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