Online is one of the latest massively multiplayer Internet games from Kesmai Studios, available on the Gamestorm Web site. As the title suggests, the game is based on the movie Aliens , and it pits Colonial Marines against the vicious xenomorphs that were first discovered on the planet LV-426. To start as a marine, players pick a name, gender and appearance, as well as a class. Marines then proceed to the Staging Area to choose a mission type. The missions take place in space stations, mining colonies and other locales similar to those in the Alien movies.
Marines can enter a mission alone, or join a fire team.
Solo marines are limited to carrying a pulse rifle, shotgun, grenade launcher and a motion detector. In fire teams, only one marine has a motion detector, but heavier weapons like the Smart Gun and flamethrower are also available. To start as an alien, players choose a name and the type of alien they want to play. The choices available to first-time gamers are the drone and facehugger, while veteran players who accumulate enough points can become a queen. Since facehuggers are all but useless in this beta version of the game, most players opt for drones.