Aliens will be hard to hit because of their speed. Aliens and Predators have far superior vision and will discover you before you discover them. The best place you need to be is on a high platform where nobody can see you. Because it’s a long-range weapon, you’ve got a scope which you can use to zoom in on enemies. This is the marine’s ultimate long-range weapon. You’d kill an Alien far quicker with the Pulse Rifle than you would the Flamethrower. Unfortunately, the weapon doesn’t do that much damage. The secondary fire enables you to spray fuel which you can light up. Unlike the pulse rifle which is better fired in short bursts, you’re better off firing this is long bursts since accuracy isn’t a problem. You can just hold down on fire and watch the burst of flames that emerge from the weapon.

This weapons is useful for killing grouped enemies or fast-moving enemies. It’s a brilliant, multi-purpose weapon that a Marine definitely shouldn’t be without. This mode is for medium to long-range targets because if you fire it too close, you’ll be killed in the blast. The secondary mode pumps out a very powerful grenade and has a good splash-effect. This not only saves you lots of ammo but you also get better accuracy on the target. When you’re using the primary mode, it’s best to fire in short bursts at your target. The primary mode is a machine gun and the secondary mode is a grenade launcher. It’s why I find the Pulse Rifle is the best multi-purpose weapon.Įvery Marine starts out with gun in multiplayer. The problem with the Shotgun is that you really shouldn’t be letting Aliens come that close to you in the first place.

You need to be sure that if you shoot it at someone, they go down straight away otherwise you’ll be killed before you have a chance to reload.

It’s a good weapon but the reload times are long and it doesn’t hold many rounds. The secondary fire mode makes it fire with both barrels making it pack quite a punch.

This shotgun is extremely effective in close-quarters combat but it’s not very useful for long-range targets, however. The quick bursts are useful in close combat whereas single shots might be better used at long range. The pistol can be fired in single round shots or in three quick bursts. The VP78 Pistol uses 9mm, squash-head rounds and you have unlimited ammo with the pistol. The pistol is the last line of defence for a Marine when no other weapon is available.

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