[quote name='johnnypark']Still $30 too high.
Not sure why this gets a free pass from so many people while Colonial Marines is, while a total letdown, is still a functional shooter that is universally panned.[/QUOTE]
They're fairly different situations...
Declassified was given to a developer with a poor history, had no hype AT ALL and was universally hated by critics. A few people thought the multiplayer was good, so they said the game was a little better.
Aliens is a game with a long development time (Declassified was rumored to be 5 months), had Gearbox attached (who had hype after Borderlands 2 going for them) and according to many people (never played / looked into, so I can't verify) the demo was not of the final product, plus had a number of lies / incorrect information given about it. Needless to say, it's a LOT different when situation A involves a developer we expected nothing from and situation B involves lies / fraud.