X-Com - Enemy Unknown (PC)

XCOM Apocalypse is one of my all time favourite games. Having played through the entire series (except XCOM interceptor, which I hardly like to acknowledge, because it's almost an insult to everyone who's bought and played the previous ones) I really love this one. The story goes that at the beginning of the 21st century, aliens started taking a great interest in planet earth, and we decided to stop them once they became hostile. XCOM was formed, an elite military/scientific unit with the full name the Xtra Terrestrial Combat Unit to fight and study the alien menace. (This all happened in the first game, UFO Enemy Unknown, which is a classic and I ...

The peril of the secret government founded organization X-com is one which everyone should be familiar with. X-COM have had many games, starting with enemy unknown back in the early 90's i swear. This must have been my first real strategy game i played and i fell in love. The balance in the earlier games was never quite spot on if you ask me, but in Apocalypse it is perfect. The learning curve of this game has got to be one of the best bits about it. The major difference about this game in the illustrious series was the clock contoller used to speed time up, so that your men can recover, munitions arrive, base facilities to be built and accidents to happen. ...

This is the most addictive game I have ever played. If you have played any of the other X-Com games you will be familiar with the basic concept, aliens attack and you either send in men or vehicles to deal with them depending on the situation. However this game has been greatly improved and is very, very good. For the first time in the tactical combat situations, when you control your men, you are able to play in real time as well as turn based. There are also a lot more voiceless to choose from then before, such as hover cars and APCs. The location has changed to just one city and you are even able to take the fight to the alien dimension. You also have to ...