The new XCOM franchise, made by Firaxis, the creators of Civilization, definitely is a worthy successor to the original, highly successful XCOM: UFO Defense. But, the question is, does the new recent expansion, XCOM: Enemy Within, improve Enemy Unknown or does it bring it down?įollowing the traditional old-school expansion pack, Enemy Within adds new gameplay-changing elements into Enemy Unknown while, at the same time, keeping the basic concept and story of the game the same which is good in terms of gameplay but disappointing in story, which will be explained later. Using squad-based tactical combat and thinking, the Extraterrestrial Combat Unit (XCOM) fights an invading alien force using laser weapons, psionic mental powers, heavy armor and even alien weapons. While Enemy Unknown cut down some features that the original had (base defense, multiple bases, multiple Skyrangers, etc.), it is a fantastic strategy game.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown breathed new life into a classic DOS game, XCOM: UFO Defense. Opinions by GamesBeat community writers do not necessarily reflect those of the staff. This post has not been edited by the GamesBeat staff.
