Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Preview Rescues 2 Squadmates on LV-558, Uncovers Weyland-Yutani Human Trials
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Updated · IGN · Aug 15
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Preview Rescues 2 Squadmates on LV-558, Uncovers Weyland-Yutani Human Trials
1 articles · Updated · IGN · Aug 15
Summary
Opening missions on LV-558 send players to recover missing Fireteam Banshee members, rescuing Captain Ko and android Esther while tracing Dr. Pearce’s distress call through a Xenomorph-overrun Weyland-Yutani colony.
Four-player squad design is the sequel’s biggest structural change, and the solo preview’s three AI android teammates proved effective enough to revive, support and hold lines through repeated horde fights.
Limited ammo, cooldown-based abilities and shifting enemy mixes drive the combat, with Xenomorph swarms, tougher Warriors and Drones, and hostile Weyland-Yutani androids forcing more tactical weapon and class choices.
The new Specialist class stood out by letting players combine unlocked weapons, perks and abilities across classes, while the broader class set made smartguns, turrets and drones central to surviving late holdout sequences.
Story also takes a larger role than in the first game, with terminal logs pointing from Xenomorph experiments to human trials and giving the co-op shooter a stronger mystery inside a familiar Aliens atmosphere.