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Tension-filled turn-based matches
Great sense of progression makes you feel increasingly powerful
Complex interconnected economy makes each decision important
Soldier perma-death gets you invested in the fate of your veterans
Abstract: XCOM: Enemy Unknown should have been a disaster. It's a turn-based strategy title, a style of game its publisher said only last year was "just not contemporary". It's also a remake of a cult classic 1990's PC game, beloved by an audience so fickle that a ...
Abstract: Fans of the old X-COM games were undoubtedly excited when they heard that the series was slated to be revived for the current console generation. Of course, many of those fans had their hearts ripped out when they found out this new game would be a fir...
Tension-filled turn-based matches, Great sense of progression makes you feel increasingly powerful, Complex interconnected economy makes each decision important, Soldier perma-death gets you invested in the fate of your veterans
Map repetition, Camera foibles and other visual glitches
Tension runs high in the excellent XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Tensionfilled turnbased matches, Great sense of progression makes you feel increasingly powerful, Complex interconnected economy makes each decision important, Soldier permadeath gets you invested in the fate of your veterans.
Map repetition, Camera foibles and other visual glitches
Tension runs high in the excellent XCOM: Enemy Unknown....
So as long as you're happy that the game's real qualities are found in single player, offline gaming sci-fi epics, XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes highly recommended. Remember that this recommendation also goes for players who aren't usually the turn-based type...
Abstract: The original XCOM series may rank up there as one of the greatest PC gaming creations of all time, but MicroProse's string of '90s strategy hits barely registers as a blip on the radar of most console gamers -- even with the existence of a few ancient ...
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Published: 2012-10-08, Author: Dan , review by: gamespy.com
Gripping, tense tactical combat; impressive look and atmosphere; excellent replayability.
A few significant bugs; clumsy UI; no mid-battle inventory management.
Published: 2019-12-31, Author: Rick , review by: Bit-Tech.net
Abstract: This is very much a personal list, although I've considered it at some length Nonetheless, feel free to share your own favourites in the comments section. I'd love to see how your decade has differed from mine.In retrospect, it was absurd to think Mass Ef...
Abstract: Right off the bat I can confirm to you that XCOM: Enemy Unknown possesses great potential to frustrate. Frustration need not be a bad thing if it drives your compulsion to forge onward – a fact that Demon's Souls and Dark Souls exploit in style – but if b...
