First I want to get it out there that I play strategy games and if you didn't know this is a strategy game. This game is about a more advanced alien species invades Earth. We humans are clearly outmatched by these invaders. Being outmatched a project is initiated, XCOM. XCOM provides Earth defense across the planet along with research to further advance our understanding of these species. The main story line isn't very interesting, its mainly you managing your base and flying over to countries around the world keeping the peace and eradicating the aliens. There is no real main character other than you, the commander, who has no voice, opinions, or physical form. Next, is the multi-player which is decent but not perfect. I played a couple of games and they aren't all that great. The format is the same as the single player, you get your turn to move your soldiers and set them up in position then it is the enemy's turn to move their soldiers. First person to lose all soldiers loses. I much prefer to play the single player because it is more in depth. The overall game quality is really good. The sound is great and you pick up a lot of bits and pieces like in a real battlefield, however the sound in base is not that good and sounds really old school. This game looks amazing both in base and on the battlefield. The colours are vibrant and everything looks simply amazing. There aren't many cut scenes in this game you only get minor dialogues here in there which disappoints me because they really could have made this game more story enticed. By the looks of the achievements in the game many seem to be accumulative and are extremely annoying. However, there are still some that require skill and maybe some luck. Lastly, The game may have a lot of faults, but the main thing that makes me really enjoy the game is simply the game-play The game play in the game is so in depth and amazing it drives me to keep playing and adding the ability to manage my soldiers, weapons and research really pushes me to keep playing.
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