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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review - Game Arena

That emotional impact didn’t disappear when I stopped making my soldiers resemble my family and friends and just changed their name either, nor did it change when I named them after fellow writers here at GameArena or characters from Arrested Development. While working hard on personalising my troops did have a greater impact when they died, I also found myself attached to the units themselves - so when I sent them through the door of an office block to their doom, I knew I had let them - and potentially Earth - down

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown - A Welcome Rebirth

XCOM: Enemy Unknown rebooted the series back in 2012, and has since inspired numerous new strategy game series to be born.

shinoff2183611d ago (Edited 611d ago )

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.

ModsDoBetter610d ago

Excellent game.
Played to death on PS3 years ago.

S2Killinit610d ago

What other games were inspired by this game?

JL2930610d ago

Gears Of War Tactics, Phoenix Point. Many others.

shinoff2183610d ago

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

JL2930609d ago (Edited 609d ago )

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.

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Ten Best Tactical Mobile Games

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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10 Literally Game-Changing Mods That Breathed Life Into Old Games

Some games age better than others. When a game is getting on in years, mods can help give the game a little push and make it worth playing again.

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