Aliens: Colonial Marines

Aliens: Colonial Marines is aggressively terrible. It does so little right that it would almost set a new low for licensed games if that bar wasn’t already as low as it could go. The only time the game is even remotely interesting is when it is directly referencing Cameron’s “Aliens”. Aside from those moments, it’s a cut-and-paste shooter that fails to deliver on any of the promises that Gearbox had made. Colonial Marines is a disaster on all accounts. Gearbox, Timegate, Sega and whatever other parties were involved with the game should be ashamed that they unleashed such a half-baked wreck upon the public.

Bioshock

By Pirate_Higemaru

Overall Grade: A-

Bioshock was released in 2007 to unanimous praise from both critics and gamers. It was lauded for it's complex plot and inventive mechanics. It was also one of the main games in the "Are Video Games Art?" debate. Bioshock was a hit in the truest sense of the word. It sold well, it was beloved by just about everyone and it was even considered to be a work of art. So, is Bioshock truly the work of art everyone proclaims it to be? 

Perfect Dark

By Pirate_Higemaru

Overall Grade: A+

Perfect Dark was released in 2000 for the N64. At the time it was touted as "the spirital successor to Goldeneye". Perfect Dark had a lot to live up to. It had already been delayed several times, it was another game that had to live up to Rare's high pedigree and it also had to worthy enough to be called "Goldeneye's successor". When it was released, it was universally acclaimed. Despite this, it didn't sell nearly as well as Goldeneye did, mostly because the N64 was nearing the end of its life. Fast-forward ten years. Perfect Dark has been released on Xbox Live Arcade. Does it still hold up?