After Pretending It Didn't Exist, Aliens: Infestation Revealed

WayForward is a studio that never slows down. BloodRayne: Betrayal comes out next month on downloadable services, Thor: God of Thunder just came out for DS, and Aliens: Infestation, which Sega and WayForward have been pleading ignorant about for ages, is now a real thing.

Aliens: Infestation, developed for DS and not 3DS, is a side-scrolling shooter created in collaboration with Gearbox Software, who's been crafting Aliens: Colonial Marines. The game features "large-scale versions of some of the most fan-beloved environments of the iconic films," as players recruit and swap between 19 marines.

Some of the iconic environments mentioned in the announcement release include the Sulaco, the Derelict ship, and LV-426.

Aliens: Infestation is scheduled for a September release, the same month Sega had originally been scheduled to release both Shinobi and Crush 3D for 3DS. Both were delayed yesterday.

I remember playing a top down version back on the GBC.

Too many last names ending in "on."

Oh, fucking awesome. Was so bummed when I saw the video and heard it was cancelled

As much as I love Alien and Aliens, this isn't something that I'm interested in. It looks kind of neat though.

Interesting...

I believe the first sentence has a typo

Might be my last DS purchase.

that is one sexy alien sprite.

Too many last names ending in "on."

@HatKing said:

Too many last names ending in "on."

I can't think of any.

@valrog said:

@HatKing said:

Too many last names ending in "on."

I can't think of any.

Look at the screenshot posted in the article.  

This brings back fond memories of Alien 3 for the SNES. The best side-scrolling Aliens game (IMO) and it also made great use of the classic Bill Paxton "Game over man!" soundbite at the game over screen.

@HatKing said:

Too many last names ending in "on."

Too many game names ending in 'on'.

Cameron huh? Should have named the others James, Scott, and Ridley and be done with it.

@rob81: Better yet, how about Cameron, Ridley, Fincher, and Jeunet?

Considering how much I love Contra 4, I am so very interested in this.

Looks Like METROIDVANIA!!! awesumm

Don't forget Patrick, Wayforward also just put out Mighty Flip Champs DX on the PS Minis. AND they've also got Mighty Switch Force (which looks like their Gunstar Heroes) on the docket for the 3DS eShop later this year.
 
I love Wayforward XD

I am pretty sure this Aliens game was completed months ago and it just sat on a shelf somewhere not being published, so saying Wayforward is crazy productive with putting this and Bloodrayne out at the same time might not exactly be 100% true.

@BlazeHedgehog said:

I am pretty sure this Aliens game was completed months ago and it just sat on a shelf somewhere not being published, so saying Wayforward is crazy productive with putting this and Bloodrayne out at the same time might not exactly be 100% true.

So basically you're saying "Patrick, you're wrong because of my completely unfounded speculation!"

@BlazeHedgehog said:

I am pretty sure this Aliens game was completed months ago and it just sat on a shelf somewhere not being published, so saying Wayforward is crazy productive with putting this and Bloodrayne out at the same time might not exactly be 100% true.

So basically you're saying "Patrick, you're wrong because of my completely unfounded speculation!"

I'm ready man, ready to get it on. Yo!

WayForward is like a efficient factory line.