Aliens: Fireteam Elite was a guilty pleasure co-op game of mine when it was released on Xbox Game Pass in 2021. After briefly playing its sequel at Summer Game Fest in June, I was even more excited to see how Cold Iron Studios would build on the original’s formula. That’s why I was disappointed to see Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 launch to negative user reviews on Steam (it has since worked up to a Mixed rating).