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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review

XCOM: Enemy
Unknown Review

Platforms Available: PC, Mac, PS3, Xbox 360, iOS
Date: October 2012 / April 2013
Genre: Turn-based stratergy
Publisher: 2K Games, Feral Interactive

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s a fan of the original game, I was both
excited and apprehensive at the news
that Firaxis and 2K Games would be
developing XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a modern
take on the original turn-based tactical shooter
in which the elite forces of humanity struggle to
stem the tide of a relentless alien invasion force.
It’s best to make things clear at the outset; this is not
a straight ‘remake’ of 1994’s UFO: Enemy Unknown
(also known as X-COM: UFO Defence and X-COM:
Enemy Unknown), rather this is a ‘reimagining’ of
the original. However, whilst Firaxis have not been
afraid to make changes to the original formula,
they have done an admirable job at keeping true
to the spirit of the classic game.
XCOM: Enemy Within Special Edition 2013

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