XCOM: Enemy Within
Standalone Expansion for XCOM: Enemy Unknown
4.22 average rating based on 984 ratings
- Developers
- Firaxis Games
- Publishers
- 2K Games
- Franchises
- X-COM
- Series
- XCOM
- Platforms
- Android, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS
- Genres
- Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
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Maybe one of the best mobile ports around.
This review is for the iPad version
Maybe one of the best mobile ports around. Perfect for road trips and vacations. This is easier than XCOM 2 but in a good way considering it is mobile.
stand alone game that feels like DLC...
Same game as XCOM Enemy Unknown, with Mech divsion troops and psionic trooper division. Mechs seem overrated for what they do imo. There are other bits in here that are features and patches for the main game (It could also be that the game was heavily patched since I played X:EU). Another example of a stand alone game that feels like DLC... Not so memorable.
I wasn't very impressed with X:EU either, Great cutscenes in the battles.interesting takes on some of the enemies in the franchise. X:EU and X:EW are in essence the same game.
I haven't played Long War Mod.
XCOM2 looks a lot better.
With my unemployment ending next week, I found myself obsessively saving humanity again.
My original intention was to play xcom 2 but I somehow changed gears early on and dove into the unplayed Xcom: Enemy Within expansion. I beat it today, on normal difficulty, save scumming like a cretin from start to finish.
The pace, challenge and discovery holds up. Although to my surprise, the fidelity is dated with noticeable clunk, especially when compared to the sequel.
Cultural nuance is not as sharp compared to modern standards either. Having medics approach and heal a female soldier only to be told to "man up" is aggressively out of place. It was also a head turn see the entire xcom base team to be men, aside from the head scientist. Whose stern demeanour is likely caused, in scientific terms, from being sick of their shit.
The sequel will now grab my attention again, as I look forward to a more tested run. I can't promise to leave save scumming behind, but I'll try.
I was hyped that for 1.99 I could play XCOM on my phone with what looked to be the full game with a playable if not perfect UI. Then I hit a game breaking bug in the second mission and it looks like I’ll have go back to a much earlier save. Does anyone know if this a constant problem? If so I’d rather not bother.