X-COM: UFO Defense

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Summary

You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.

Shooting down UFOs is just the beginning: you must then lead a squad of heavily-armed soldiers across different terrains as they investigate the UFO crash site. Tackle the aliens with automatic rifles, rocket launchers, and even tanks in the struggle to retrieve useful technology, weapons or life forms.

Successful ground assault missions will allow X-COM scientists to analyze alien items. Each new breakthrough brings you a little closer to understanding the technology and culture of the alien races. Once you have sufficient research data on the UFO's superior weapons and crafts, you'll be able to manufacture weapons of equal capability.

You must make every crucial decision as you combat the powerful alien forces. But you'll also need to watch the world political situation: governments may be forced into secret pacts with the aliens and then begin to reduce X-COM funding.


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Game Information
Release Date March 31, 1994
Publisher Spectrum HoloByte, Inc., MicroProse Software, Inc., Mythos Games, 2K Games
Total Rating 86%
Content Rated E (Everyone)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Bird view / Isometric
Genres Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Themes Science fiction, Horror, Warfare
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, DOS, Amiga