Hoenikker reveals that Weyland-Yutani discovered Xenomorph eggs as well as a mutagenic substance dubbed the 'Pathogen' on LV-895, and have been secretly breeding Xenomorphs and experimenting with the Pathogen before the Xenomorphs broke containment.ĭetermined to find answers, the Marines head down to the surface of LV-895, where they discover alien Engineer ruins that were being studied by Weyland-Yutani. They manage to rescue the sole survivor of the station, Weyland-Yutani scientist Dr. The Marines quickly discover that the entire station has been overrun by Xenomorphs. In the year 2202, the USS Endeavor receives a distress call from the previously-thought-destroyed Katanga refinery station orbiting the planet LV-895 and moves in to investigate, sending a fireteam of Colonial Marines to board the station. The gameplay seen in the reveal trailer and in a hands-off demo has been compared to the Left 4 Dead duology.

There are plans for post-launch DLC, but there are no loot boxes or microtransactions. Local co-op is not available, though online matchmaking can be public or private. There are five levels of difficulty and twenty types of enemies, and weapon customization and character progression are present within the game. The game contains four-story campaigns with three missions each, and the player is accompanied by two allies who can be controlled by another player or by an AI. The game has six character classes: Gunner, Demolisher, Technician, Doc, Phalanx, and Recon. The player assumes the role of a Colonial Marine on board the UAS Endeavor, a spaceship tasked with responding to a distress call from the outer colonies. Although based on the second film, the game's story is a sequel to the Alien trilogy, set 23 years after the original films.

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