XCOM 2
2016
XCOM
XCOM is a science-fiction strategy series best known for combining squad tactics with decisions made back at headquarters. You choose where soldiers move and when they fire, then invest scarce resources in the research and equipment that may keep them alive next time. Its battles turn a broad struggle over Earth into the fate of a few people under your command.
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XCOM is a science-fiction strategy series best known for combining squad tactics with decisions made back at headquarters. You choose where soldiers move and when they fire, then invest scarce resources in the research and equipment that may keep them alive next time. Its battles turn a broad struggle over Earth into the fate of a few people under your command. Representative games: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012): Reimagines the alien invasion with squad combat, research and base management working together. XCOM 2 (2016): Puts you in charge of a mobile resistance fighting to reclaim an alien-controlled Earth. XCOM: Chimera Squad — spin-off (2020): Mixes human and alien agents in tactical encounters built around planned breaches and interleaved turns. Suitable for: For players who like weighing risks and watching a team develop over many missions. A promising position can still produce a bad outcome, so the main strategy games reward adapting your plans as well as preparing them.
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