XCOM: Enemy Unknown
$2.10 on Newegg. Decide if it is worth your time, not just your wallet.
GameFinder take
This is a strong buy
The sale is deep enough that you probably do not need to wait longer, unless it is simply not a tonight game for you.
GameFinder take
This is a strong buy
The sale is deep enough that you probably do not need to wait longer, unless it is simply not a tonight game for you.
About This Game
The pitch
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game with a strategic management layer, and a reimagining of the 1994 strategy title UFO: Enemy Unknown. Players lead a squad of soldiers through turn-based combat missions against alien forces, using cover, positioning, and class-based abilities, where fallen soldiers can be lost permanently.
Best for
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy fans • players into Action and Science fiction
Right now
$2.10 on Newegg, with 93% off live right now.
Standout signal
Expect a mix of Action, Science fiction, Warfare.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game with a strategic management layer, and a reimagining of the 1994 strategy title UFO: Enemy Unknown. Players lead a squad of soldiers through turn-based combat missions against alien forces, using cover, positioning, and class-based abilities, where fallen soldiers can be lost permanently.
Between missions, players oversee a central base: researching recovered alien technology, building facilities, managing funds, and deciding which global threats to respond to as they try to keep member nations from abandoning the project.
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XCOM 2
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