
Jeff Ellis: My squad approaches a deserted diner. Major James “Wolverine” Howlett holds up a hand, “Do you hear that?” Something is moving in the thick black of the fog of war. I have no idea what is waiting for me ahead. Is it a few sectoids? Easy pickings for my high-ranking soldiers. Chances are it’s a group of hulking mutons accompanied by a disc cannon, laying an ambush. Better to air on the side of caution. In fact, caution is your best defense in XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown rebooted the series back in 2012, and has since inspired numerous new strategy game series to be born.
If someone gets into this I'd recommend getting the enemy within version. It's got all the dlc included so it's the better version. Wish the author would've atleast mentioned it. I didn't see it.
Fantastic game though. Xcom 2 is top notch also. I've spent countless hours in these games.

There are few things more gratifying in gaming than skillfully turning the tide of a conflict. And few genres provide as many opportunities to abruptly reverse the odds via skill and forethought as tactical strategy. To be sure, we are more often than not talking about turn-based tactical mobile games, specifically titles in line with the iconic landmark series (XCOM and Jagged Alliance) that made the genre a genre.