Abstract: To say that the return of XCOM earlier this century was a mess is a bit of an understatement. In the end, we got the fantastic XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Before that, we had to endure 2K announcing a third person shooter that it seemed no one wanted or was inte...
Published: 2016-10-21, Author: Darren , review by: futurefive.co.nz
Abstract: When 2K made the decision, last year, to release XCOM 2 exclusively for PC, I thought it was a bold move. Whilst I understood the series' PC heritage, the 2013 series reboot, XCOM: Enemy Unknown did very well on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.Console owning f...
Abstract: It's 10pm on a Friday night at some point in 1994. My parents have gone to bed, so my brother and I are sneaking onto our stepdad's computer. The plan: to run our secret global agency dedicated to repealing an alien invasion. Since this was the only way w...
Abstract: It's a bit of a dream come true, isn't it?Having XCOM 2 on the Switch seems like a port that should have been commissioned when the console first launched because on paper it's a marriage made in heaven. XCOM 2, a game about both minute-to-minute tactic...
XCOM 2 manages to improve a formula that had almost nothing wrong with it to begin with, adding a sense of urgency to the already unpredictable nature of its turn-based combat. It's a rewarding experience, if not sometimes cruelly unfair.XCOM 2 (Console)...
XCOM 2: Alien Hunters is a clever piece of DLC that serves to entertain the most hardcore XCOM 2 fans around. With fundamental shifts to traditional gameplay and a new set of enemies to deal with, it's an easy recommendation for those still trying to recl...
