Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Reviews
Fireteam Elite 2 doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but blasting Xenos and synths is a good time with friends, and there is a lot of blasting to be done.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 fails in too many places to be a worthy successor at this point in time.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 should be counted among the few really good Aliens franchise video games that we have; and I say that even with the small issues I’ve experienced.
What starts as dumb fun quickly devolves into a dull slog through an uninteresting story. Even if Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 had more polish, it's still a very underwhelming sequel.
Anyone looking for a co-op game that lets them jump right into the action in seconds and have fun without having to think too hard will find exactly what they’re looking for. A bonus for Aliens fans, who’ll get to do all of the above in faithful settings and an authentic atmosphere.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a massive letdown of a sequel. At times it teeters on the so-bad-it's-good territory, with references for fans of the series and some admittedly decent customisation. But it does little to amplify what's at its core: a half-arsed co-op tie-in that, bafflingly, lacks any of the charm that the first game had.
A lack of mission variety, and an array of bugs of the technical variety bring down the experience, but Coldiron have largely improved upon their first outing in the Alien universe, thanks to a fun class system, satisfying gunplay, and challenge cards that make for interesting difficulty experimentation, while remaining mostly faithful to the overarching franchise.
Just like the first game, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is fun with friends, and for short play sessions of a few missions and moving the campaign forward. If there’s a third game in the works, it really needs to change up the formula.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2's narrative starts with a rescue mission that quickly gets messy as it becomes evident that Weyland-Yutani is up to its old tricks, experimenting on Xenomorphs.
Your opinion of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will largely depend on whether you've played the first game. Newcomers will find a straightforward co-op shooter that captures the spirit of Aliens, albeit with technical issues, repetitive combat, and little reason to continue after the campaign unless they're completionists or simply love blasting xenomorphs. For returning players, the fourth fireteam slot is welcome, but it doesn't make up for the lack of meaningful changes elsewhere. After five years, Fireteam Elite 2 feels more like an expanded version of its predecessor than a true sequel. It's not a bad game, but more substantial gameplay changes, technical fixes, and a sale would make it much easier to recommend.
It's undeniable that Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 maintains - and expands upon - the achievements of its predecessor, establishing itself as one of the best action experiences in the franchise. This doesn't mean, however, that it ceases to be a generic game: a title that leverages a well-established brand to deliver a common product, lacking great virtues and of little relevance to the universe it intends to belong to.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Fans of the Alien series are often forced to deal with subpar experiences, and this comes in as one of them. Not withstanding various design decisions brought on by the new team, the quality is simply lacking on many aspects. Combat quickly becomes dry, and at how high of a price this game is, it is not recommended, even to fans of the series.
Cold Iron Studios has returned to familiar territory to deliver an intense, cooperative experience in which a squad of marines must face off against iconic monsters. While the sequel shares the style of the original, it boasts better level design and is more fun when played as a group of four. The only downside is the numerous minor bugs.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is average, but stands out thanks to a satisfying arsenal, classes with solid builds, and varied enemies that require distinct tactics. However, the lack of Portuguese subtitles, bullet-sponge enemies, FPS drops, and a scarcity of matches in South America are likely to deter fans.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a game that focuses heavily on replayability, with rewarding progression systems and a ton of missions. That doesn't mean, however, that the developer has found the magic formula to keep me constantly engaged.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 stands out as an engaging and promising cooperative Horde shooter game with significant potential for growth and improvement. While it may not yet represent the pinnacle of the co-op shooter genre, it offers a solid foundation that, with some fine-tuning and enhancements, could elevate it to a top-tier status.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 delivers another entertaining blast of Xeno-slaying co-op action, but familiar ideas and a general lack of polish stop this bug hunt from reaching its full potential.
There’s a fun game in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 for sure; just don’t expect much in the way of originality.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 manages to deliver exactly what we expect from a good cooperative game in the franchise: lots of bullets, Xenomorphs coming from all sides, classes that really make a difference, and that delicious feeling that any dark corridor could turn into our last moment of life.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
"Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2" promised to improve upon everything its predecessor lacked to achieve mainstream success. However, the game we received manages to regress in many ways to the final version of the original and repeats many of the mistakes that nearly killed the first title.
Review in German | Read full review