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WHAT IS IT?

A city-scale turn-based tactics game about squashing resistance outfits

EXPECT TO PAY

£17

DEVELOPER

Firaxis

PUBLISHER

2K

REVIEWED ON

Intel i5-4670K CPU, GTX 970, 8GB RAM

MULTIPLAYER

No

LINK

xcom.com

You join me in medias res as the members of my squad hang precariously from rappel lines at the windows of a warehouse. All this is because a resistance group has been conducting some troubling experiments on the premises, and it’s now time to shut them down.

Humans, aliens, and hybrids have reached an uneasy peace

Each breach point has pros and cons. I assign my human-alien hybrid Cherub to the most dangerous entrance. His massive shield should protect him from return fire. I assign my shotgun-wielding badass, Godmother, to a breach point that grants extra mobility, which should help her get close to the enemy. I assign my medic to the safest entrance, and my psychic alien warrior, Verge, to the last one. A big glowing button invites me to ‘BREACH’. Time to take

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