Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2
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Critic Reviews for Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2
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.
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
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
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.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 rebuilds its classes and adds a genuinely clever Specialist system, but stuttering, crashes, and a campaign that runs out of content too fast keep it from being the leap forward it should've been.
While Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 features visual upgrades and several improvements over its predecessor, it fails to be a highly captivating game due to unaddressed flaws, disappointing optimization, and a lack of Korean localization.
Review in Korean | Read full review
If you’ve played Aliens: Fireteam Elite, you’ve already played Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. It’s nearly the same game down to mission structure, only prettier but with 200% more story and dialogue you do not want to hear. Once the campaign ends, there’s no real endgame content to speak of, leaving you with nothing to do but replay levels on higher difficulties where the core gameplay fails to hold interest. Charging $10 more than its predecessor for an experience that recycles the same formula where you’re retreading previous areas is uninspired. It offers a few hours of mindless action if you just want to turn your brain off, but ultimately, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 simply isn’t enough to justify the price tag.
Ultimately, any time you might spend on Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is better spent elsewhere. Any momentum built up in enjoying the game is derailed instantly when a bug forces you or a teammate out of the game, and the impressive visuals aren’t enough to make up for it.
