'Aliens: Fireteam Elite' is fine but not special. It *almost* gets there, though.

It's one of the better games set inside the Alien franchise, but too often it leans into by-the-numbers gameplay that fails to distinguish itself.

As a video game, Aliens: Fireteam Elite does absolutely nothing special, original, or, really, memorable. That doesn't mean it's not a good time, though.

This debut effort from Cold Iron Studios is decidedly more for fans of Aliens than Alien, which is to say it leans on sci-fi action over …