Ken McKown writes: For me, XCOM Enemy Unknown was a double-edged sword going in. On one hand, I am a huge fanatic when it comes to anything involving aliens and their mythology. On the other, I am not the world’s biggest fan of turn-based strategy and base management games. It is hard to believe but the XCOM series has been around for nearly two decades, and it has been over a decade since its last installment, making this one of the most sought after returns in recent memory. Fans have been waiting a long time for XCOM to return, and with the guys at Firaxis at the helm, the expectations were through the roof.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown rebooted the series back in 2012, and has since inspired numerous new strategy game series to be born.
If someone gets into this I'd recommend getting the enemy within version. It's got all the dlc included so it's the better version. Wish the author would've atleast mentioned it. I didn't see it.
Fantastic game though. Xcom 2 is top notch also. I've spent countless hours in these games.
Phoenix point if I remember was created by the original xcom developer or something to that affect. I did try gears tactics some months ago and I just couldn't get into it. It's probably just me
It was, but it was really closer to the newer XCOM than the older ones. Gears Tactics was okay but was hard to get into knowing there probably wont be a sequel.
There are few things more gratifying in gaming than skillfully turning the tide of a conflict. And few genres provide as many opportunities to abruptly reverse the odds via skill and forethought as tactical strategy. To be sure, we are more often than not talking about turn-based tactical mobile games, specifically titles in line with the iconic landmark series (XCOM and Jagged Alliance) that made the genre a genre.
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