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Aliens: Fireteam Elite is offering co-op bug hunts as of todayNo isolation

No isolation

A xenomorph attacks a marine in Aliens: Fireteam screenshot.

Is Aliens a top class sci-fi action series, or the height of ’80s movie schlock? It is possible that it is, and always has been, both.Aliens: Fireteam Eliteis the latest game to attempt to walk that line, offering a stand-up fight crossed withLeft 4 Dead. It’s out now.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite - Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube

Aliens: Fireteam Elite - Launch Trailer

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FireteamEliteis a third-person co-op shooter for three players (or one plus two AI teammates) in which you battle waves of xenomorphs and synths. It places a heavy emphasis on customising your marine via “classes, weapons, gear and perks”, according toits Steam page.

As per the name, this is Aliensrather than Alien. Don’t expect Isolation’s terrifying stealth, but if Gearbox’s Colonial Marines didn’t satisfy your Hicks/Vasquez fantasies - and surely it didn’t - then this is the next best opportunity.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite isavailable from Steam nowfor £35/$40/€40. If Aliens isn’t your thing, there areplenty of other Left 4 Deadlikes on the way.