Five of the classic X-COM games are heading to Steam today. Gamers can pick them up individually for $4.99 or for $14.99 in a set.
Dying or losing in video games is part and parcel of the experience and accepted as an occupational hazard. But some games take it way too far.
Lizard Lounge's Trevor Coelho writes:
"You’d be hard pressed to find an X-COM soldier more badass than Frida ‘Nitro’ Weber. On Day 1, after her first mission against Advent, she decided she wanted to be a grenadier. She thought of herself as a creator of sorts.
Yep, she really liked to make things. Like holes in walls – she loved to make those. Dead Advent? She enjoyed making them, too. She liked making dust and pulp, essentially, from things that were once solid and properly formed. It was her calling, she said."
Gamerant
Permadeath gaming has seen a huge resurgence over recent years. Giving players a single life or character with which to complete the game, games with permanent death as a mechanic are notoriously difficult, tasking players with keeping upmost concentration throughout their playthrough. More often than not, attempts may end in tears – but that won’t stop players from trying their hand once more.
YES X-Com UFO Defence is FANTASTIC and still is one of the best PC games ever made :)
Despite my skepticism toward Digital Distribution, I am totally positive about releasing old classics . Very nice.
Definitely. Not to mention that that you won't have to do any kind of emulation.
This game did such a great job sucking you in with the art direction the upgrades and base def./attack etc. i love this game and other thenIm glad its back I payed $50 for a original unopened less then a year ago. Still have it unopen but it means I may lose some value on it since it being rerelease like this means more are in circulation.
ANyways great great game
enemy unknown ftw