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122 Years of Extraterrestrial Combat

An incredibly tactical game right from the start,
X-COM: Enemy Unknown is one part turn-based
isometric RPG, and one part resource management
strategy. Choosing where in the world to set up your
base affects funding and the like, and you must
manage your base; training recruits, researching
weapons, interrogating captured aliens, etc.
After aliens have been sighted, you are required
to actively shoot down the aircraft before it
escapes your radar, and once downed deploy your
troops and eliminate / capture the aliens. From
the moment you take your first step out of your
Interceptor, Enemy Unknown can be incredibly
daunting. Everything from cooking hand grenades
and firing your weapon, to walking and even
kneeli