Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Details Leak Online; To Release Next Year

Details on the unannounced Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 emerged online, providing a first look at the second entry in the series which is supposedly releasing next year.

According to a leaked presentation, the game known as Project Manacondo is the next chapter in the series, and it will improve upon the mechanics, and atmosphere of the original. Unlike its predecessor, the game will not feature customizable characters but instead five archetypes - The Swift, The Deadly, The Silent, The Commander, and The Ranger. Each of these archetypes will sport their unique weapons and special abilities, which players can put to use in the game's new story campaign together with two other players. Alongside the main game mode, Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 will also feature a new mode called Annihilation, which is said to be a new spin on Horde mode. Most interestingly, the leaked presentation also confirms how the game will not feature any sort of microtransactions, which is rare for this type of game in this day and age.

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The original Aliens Fireteam Elite is most definitely not one of the best games based on the franchise, so it will be very interesting to see how Cold Iron Studios improves on the flaws of the original to offer a better experience. You can learn more about the game, now out on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One, by checking out Kai's review.

The Colonial Marines and military types of the Aliens universe would normally be a perfect fit for the style of co-op shooter that Cold Iron Studios was aiming for but unfortunately Aliens: Fireteam Elite misses the mark by a wide margin. Instead of celebrating the sheer power of the Colonial Marines, these three-man fireteams are simply trying to survive being mobbed down by waves of mindless, fast-moving zombies with the added ability of being able to crawl on walls. The potential of