The gameplay footage in the first Aliens: Infestation trailer does a pretty good job a setting a scary, isolated tone appropriate for the license. That tone be married with a sort a methodical exploration a an enclosed environtment in side view that brings t' mind the Metroid games more than it does Contra (which be our initial assessment).

'n that makes sense, given that Metroid carried a lot a inspiration from the Alien series in the first place. We've gone full circle, chased by monsters the whole way. As the trailer notes, 'n as be announced at PAX, ye'll pillage t' play Infestation on October 11.