Dated visuals? Can you really be that naive? The storyline takes place right after the events of the movie "Aliens". I applaud the games ability stays true to the movie's original feel/environment. It was a delicious pleasure to walk around the rooms/hallways that the characters used to survive (or more likely meet their demise) the relentless alien horde attacks. I recommend watching "Alien", "Aliens" and "Aliens 3" before playing the campaign, in order to have a better understanding of the story.