His idle animation is to get out a flask and begin drinking it. Sergeant Jay "Gristle" Henick was originally a constable for a small town in Texas who later found a true sense of belonging as a Marine. His idle animation is to get out a pack of cards and shuffle them. His armor color is grey.Ĭorporal Jeff "Lucky" Palms is a Marine who is well known for his striking good luck. His idle animation is to go into a 'parade rest' position. Her armor color is purple.Ĭorporal John "Booker" Losso is a firm and strict Marine with a 'duty before self' attitude who always follows orders. Her idle animation is to take off her helmet, revealing her long blonde hair. She was constantly harassed by other Marines because of her small size and good looks. Private Amber "Buster" Fischer is a young female Marine who joined the USCM to stay away from her over-protective brothers. His idle animation is to take his helmet off and relax his neck and shoulders. Private Brock "Bear" Paulson is the last of the four starter playable characters. Her idle animation is to throw her helmet to the ground and put one foot on top of it. Lance Corporal Samantha "Homewrecker" Johnston is another of the four starter playable characters. His idle animation is to get out a flashlight and shine it around the area. Private Buddy "Brando" Whistler is another of the four starter playable characters. His idle animation is to take off his helmet and hold it against his waist. The player cannot control marines who have not joined the squad beforehand.Ĭorporal John "Duke" Cameron is one of the four starter playable characters. The player will control one Marine at a time, and they can freely switch out one Marine with another when inside a checkpoint room. Otherwise, they will not join the squad and will give supplies to the current playable character instead. Should the player encounter another Marine when they have fewer than four squad members, the new Marine will join the player's squad. The playable characters will eventually encounter other Marines. If a playable character dies, they will remain killed throughout the rest of the game. Initially, the player will start with a four man squad, which is the maximum number of Marines that the player may control.
Infestation features a plethora of playable Marines, each with differing personalities, idle animations and armor colors. The Marines, now aware of Sean Davis' plans, return to the Sulaco where they face off against a gigantic Queen (possibly the Queen Mother), with the Sulaco ultimately being destroyed.
The Marines travel to a Weyland-Yutani research facility located on the Martian moon Phobos, where they discover a series of experiments being run on the Xenomorphs, including the creation of Gorilla Xenomorphs and a giant tank-like Xenomorph.
The continued Xenomorph presence suggests that the Weyland-Yutani Corporation is also involved in events. There the Marines face off against a Jockey-Xenomorph, ultimately defeating it. However, the APC crashes into the derelict, ending up inside the Pilot's chamber. presence in the area and destroy their satcom.Īs the Xenomorphs attack, the squad escapes the area in an APC. are attempting to harvest Xenomorphs for their own use. After encountering and defeating the Xenomorph Queen, the Marines descend to the surface of LV-426 to continue their investigation. They quickly discover the presence of hostile Union of Progressive Peoples (U.P.P.) soldiers, as well as Xenomorphs that have established a Hive aboard the ship. Due to its origins as a port, the game's plot features many similarities to that of Aliens: Colonial Marines (the Marines are initially investigating the disappearance of the Sulaco, they arrive on a vessel called the Sephora) but otherwise does not tell the same story and features a completely different cast of characters.įollowing the discovery of the USS Sulaco adrift in space some 18 weeks after events on LV-426, a team of Colonial Marines are dispatched aboard the USS Sephora to investigate. However, when production of Colonial Marines subsequently resumed, the DS version was completed as a new game and released under the title " Aliens: Infestation".
However, when development of Colonial Marines stalled, the DS version was cancelled. Infestation initially began development as a Nintendo DS port of Aliens: Colonial Marines early in that game's development cycle. The game follows a team of Colonial Marines as they locate and investigate the USS Sulaco following the vessel's disappearance after the events of Alien 3.
Nintendo DS Aliens: Infestation is a 2011 side-scrolling shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and WayForward Technologies and published by SEGA for the Nintendo DS.