1993’s X-COM: UFO Defense was acclaimed for its turn-based combat and is remembered to this day for its incredible level of difficulty. The latest game in the franchise, XCOM: Enemy Unknown (now 100% hyphen free!) has been developed by Firaxis Games, who some might recognize as the guardians of the Civilization franchise. The basic strategy of…
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Very intuitive interface and design that makes issuing commands to troops or base building very easy.
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Incredibly deep strategic element to the gameplay.
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Pretty well written even if the story is a bit boilerplate.
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Rewards your patience.
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The tension created by having to make difficult choices will have you on the edge of your seat and is well executed.
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There's just so much to do!
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There are some minor line of sight and framerate issues.
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There's a bit too much asset recycling within the maps.Â
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The AI gets to cheat a bit which can make the extreme lethality of combat that much worse.
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Multiplayer matches are decided at the point of contact.
