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One of my favorite things about handheld gaming in general (and my Vita specifically) is how it gives me a chance to get into genres I otherwise probably wouldn't have gotten into. First person shooters? Normally I find them disorientating and have to give up on them well before they're done, but I had no problem with Killzone: Mercenary or Resistance Burning Skies. JRPGs? Indifferent to them on consoles, but in love with playing the Atelier series on the Vita. Visual novels? Never thought I'd have given them the time of day, but Code: Realize and the Danganronpa series have shown me the light.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "Despite being the most powerful handheld console to be released in 2011, and being more than capable of handling ports of PS2, PS3, and even PS4 titles when the developers put the effort in, not every company was willing to take the time to ensure that the Vita version of their games turned out well - and as such a large number of games are hugely disappointing on the handheld simply due to the way they run.
In this article, I aim to examine these ports – what was disappointing about them (and why they should have been better than they were), as well as possible explanations on why they turned out the way they did - and ultimately come to a conclusion as to how well the Vita did as a machine capable of handling console ports during its lifespan."
One of the best strategy games of all-time makes an unexpected appearance on PS Vita, but does it work as well on a portable?
I'm impressed, I was so sure this would be a terrible port but according to this review it's a decent port & includes the expansion. I'll keep an eye out for this
I'm not so convinced it is a good port, having played it extensively since release. However, the game is fantastic, so I look past the lack of TLC put into this port, because it is just a perfect fit on Vita.
Without a doubt, it is worth the twenty bucks. For that price, and considering how great Xcom is in general, it feels like a steal for the amount of game you get. 😀
I would buy vita just to play this on the go. I love turn based games. Takes me back to space crusade game I played as a kid.
Welp... You love turn based games you say?
1) Buy a Vita.
2) Buy Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden.
3) Fall in love with the games!
2K Games has released the Vita version of XCOM on the European PSN - doing so without so much as a word of warning to the Vita community.
If Rockstar could just port Gta Vice City, San Andreas or GTA4 then I
Be more happy. 2K is at least supporting the Vita while Rockstar haven't. I wondered what Take-2 is thinking now.
Don't know why someone would disagree with you. I don't see how, in any way, that would be a bad thing.
Hell, I'd love to see it just for the graphics! Want to see what they could do with GTA 4 on the Vita...probably not much though.
Vita could competently run GTA 4, no reason it couldn't. PSP competently ran what was basically GTA 3.
good news..
looks like my VITA is going to get more use than ever before. . This year.
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xoxo
Good game.
Great game to have on Vita. Bought it day one, and I still play it pretty regularly. Busy with Danganronpa 2, and Blood & Wine, but I know I'll go straight back to Xcom soon enough.
I haven't played xcom yet, but I'm glad to see more love thrown at my vita. I wish it were in physical format, rather than just digital.