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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
9.5 out of 10

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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Overall 10
9.5

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Realm of Gaming
11 January 2013
  • Excerpt: The best stories about XCOM always end in failure. The wipeout of a veteran squad member, the panic, destruction and downward spiral towards failure.
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Overall 10
10

XCOM Enemy Unknown

ablegamers.com
30 December 2012
  • Excerpt: In a world where aliens have come to Earth armed with a dastardly plot to abduct humans in an attempt to take over the universe, nations must unite to form a task force
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot

GameSpot
3 December 2012
  • Summary: Slingshot adds three good missions to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, but too easily blends into the dozens of hours that surround it.
  • Pros: Three new fun, atmospheric missions, Enemy placement and timed objectives lead to tense strategizing.
  • Cons: You have to start a new game to see the content, Adds too little, and is too unmemorable, to justify the cost.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Cheat Happens
5 November 2012
  • Excerpt: Is it just me or does it seem like if we were to take games and movies to heart that we have absolutely nothing to worry about if we were to actually face an alien
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review (PC)

Softpedia
3 November 2012
  • Conclusion: XCOM: Enemy Unknown is bound to be contested when compared to the original from the ‘90’s, but Firaxis has managed to create a thoroughly modern game based on the core
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

The Wargamer
1 November 2012
  • Conclusion: So how does XCOM Enemy Unknown measure up to the original? I think it’s important to look at the new game not as a remake but a new title influenced by the old, and judge...
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The Wargamer
1 November 2012
  • Excerpt: When the original X-COM Enemy Unknown PC game was released way back in 1993 by Microprose, it rapidly became one of my favourite PC games of all time.
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Overall 9
9.0
Gameplay 9
9.0
Graphics 9
8.5
Sound 9
8.5
Multiplayer 7
7.0

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

GamersHell.com
24 October 2012
  • Excerpt: Fan of the original X-COM, or do you like it more without the hyphen? Or is this your first time dabbling with the property?
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Overall 9
8.7

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

ActionTrip
24 October 2012
  • Conclusion: Generally though, this new addition to the XCOM series, sadly, doesn't tread new ground. It manages, however, to reinstate a genre that hasn't seen any progress in years.
  • Pros: Single-player keeps you engaged for a long time, fun upgrade and class system, the devs set up a terrific ambiance with awesome art and overall top-notch visuals and a...
  • Cons: Missions lack variety, as do the maps on offer in the single-player campaign, not that it's a big concern for a strategy, but the story and characters do need a bit mo...
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Overall 10
10

Expert Review

Snackbar Games
22 October 2012
  • Excerpt: Despite a few complaints, XCOM is a wonderful game that brings challenge back to video games, and I firmly believe that everybody should experience it.
  • Pros: Meaningful player choice, exciting and tense combat, rewards intelligent play rather than grinding, random maps and units (both soldiers and enemies) makes for great r...
  • Cons: The tutorial is underdeveloped; you’ll spend your first game wondering how to build interceptors (look in the hangar) and why your satellites aren’t immediately availa...
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