Rich of Xboxer360 writes, "I must admit to not having played the original XCOM and whilst my mates have raved about the original and its re-release on twitter, I wasn’t too fussed by what I’d seen from the trailers - that changed the moment I stepped into the boots of an XCOM commander. XCOM is a turn-based Sci-fi strategy game, the map and enemy positions are only revealed when your squad have a line of sight – similar to how the board was explored in Space Crusade and Tyranid Attack. Newcomers to XCOM may be overwhelmed by the amount of multitasking that is needed; it’s actually quite simple though, just take one step at a time, keep your objective in sight and try not to get too bogged down. Above all else don’t be disheartened when your first attempt at XCOM's campaign ends in defeat!"
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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