XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place you in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM. As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics. The original XCOM is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made and has now been re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth. You will control the fate of the human race through researching alien technologies, creating and managing a fully operational base, planning combat missions and controlling soldier movement in battle.
Set in an alternate version of 2015, the game begins as an alien force launches a coordinated invasion of Earth. In response, a coalition of nations forms XCOM, an elite multinational military and scientific organization tasked with defending the planet. The player takes the role of XCOM's commander, directing soldiers against an enemy with far more advanced technology while studying the aliens to understand their purpose and turn their own discoveries against them.
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You can make your very own story with your soldiers... Some may have a legacy... Some may die horribly... Some may sacrifice themselves for others... Some may even be a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and miss a 90% flank shot... Either way, its a great game. 10/10
I have always been a big fan of the XCOM franchise since the very first game all those years ago and I have to say that XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a worthy 'reboot' of the series. The game is an odd mix of strategic base building/management and turn based tactical combat. You will research new weapons, armor and even technologies such as genetic engineering and mech warrior (half man, half machine ... although more like 5% man 95% machine). You will have to capture and interogate the aliens, perform autopsies, and try to understand why the Aliens are here, and how you can stop them. The visuals are great, although they are a little over the top. You can field warriors clad in pink with bright blue big hair, or you can choose dark comoflaged spec ops type soldiers. It is up to you and has no effect on the game other than to meet your own preferences. You can name you soldiers to make it mo
You know this game did something right when characters that have no backstories and barely even talk die and your first reaction is to feel deep pain. Not because of the gruesome death that a wild Chryssalid can make, not because of the large grenade explosions or the laser beams of a Sectopod, but because an XCom Operative, a squadmate, a friend, will not see the end of the war that got us all together. Feels/10
I managed to make it to 2/3 of the way through this war without losing a single soldier. I was riding high, getting win after win and promoting my soldiers by the Skyranger load. We were cleaning the streets, cleaning house, cleaning Earth. And then it happened... It was supposed to be a standard op, man. It was supposed to be easy. That's what Xcom command said. "Just a downed UFO" they said, "standard sweep and clear." We were deployed in Western Canada. The target was a UFO a little larger than what we'd encountered before, but we were big boys and girls. We were ready... We engaged a couple of X-Rays outside the front of the downed ship. Nothing we couldn't handle, a couple of Mutons that Sophie 'Baroness' Mercier put down. We were all ready to send the MEC in when it happened. Kate... she was taking cover to the front, but her right side was exposed. A ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Sectopod came
I could tell you about the many times I played through this game's campaign. About Enemy Within, and the chances it brought. About the mod Long War and how it turns this great game into an epic marathon. But you don't want to hear that. You want to know if this particular game is worth your money and your time. In short: It is. This is game about adaptation. About turning the weapons and technologies of the invaders against them, about choosing where to pool your limited resources, or where to send your troopers to fight, knowing some may not return. And boy, does it hurt when your beloved sniper, the one you've been watching over from the start, that guy that could always be counted to nail a crit at extreme distances. He has just died because you send your fire team ahead and he was left behind to offer support... until a flanking alien killed him in cold blood. That's X-COM. Thos
great game, i come back every year or so just to replay this. but whatever the hell the last update was made the game cannot be launched for some reason. PLEASE FIX IT edit: somehow it is working now, but i have to disable enemy within. if i don't, it will 'start' and then just close immediately.
Win the game from each of the 5 starting locations.
Beat the game without buying a Squad Size upgrade (Classic+ difficulty)
Beat the game on Impossible difficulty.
Clear a UFO crash site with one soldier on Classic or Impossible difficulty.
Have a soldier survive every mission in a full game.
Beat the game in Ironman mode on Classic or Impossible Difficulty.
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