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Know Thy Enemy - The Aliens of XCOM: Enemy Unknown

to your hardy bunch of super soldiers, Mutons
put the humans in their place. When you initially
encounter them, it can be a little daunting. The
game is tough enough against weak opponents,
so it seems a little unfair that the Aliens can field
stronger units than your own, on top of the superior
numbers. The Mutons are not only tougher, but
it’s clear that they think smarter too. Many a player
has lost their finest troops to the “unexpected
Muton wave”.

this beast is the
near-unbelievable
number of hitpoints
that hover above
his head. “How in
the holy Hell am I
ever supposed to
kill this guy?”, you
tell yourself. It takes
another change in
overall strategy to
finish him off. While
focusing all your
strength on one
enemy may sound
easy, the multilayered maps of Enemy Unknown can make it very
difficult to get all of your troops in the right place.
Even when this is achieved you’ve got to hope
you’ve packed enough firepower to take him (or
them) down.
This initially shocking sense of dread (yet also
awe) can be found when encountering several
of the mid-to -ate game enemies in XCOM. The
CyberDisc is a prime example of a more unusual

Up to this point, it’s all
pretty standard fare.
Zombie-spawning Aliens,
giant-headed
Aliens,
Aliens who pretend to be
humans, they’re not too
shocking to encounter
because we’ve all seen
them
before.
What
you might not expect,
however, is the Berserker.
What initially strikes
you upon discovering
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