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| X-COM: UFO Defense | Microprose (Mythos Games) | 1994 | 1990s 20thcentury absoluterulership alieninvasion aliens ammomagazines amoeboids animehair anxiety assaultrifles basebuilding bodyarmor bodydragging circadiancycle city combatautoloot dawnofanewage destructibleenvironment destructibleitems difficulty drones earth encyclopedia enemyscan energyweapons explosiveobjects fictionalelement future globalorganization grenades greys grid grid-square grid-volume group guidedweapons handguns humanoids infantry instantkillers interspecificconflict inventory investors laserbolts laserweapons layers locationalhealth mapgenerator mars martians militaryfiction minionpermadeath morale multinationalorganization multiphased naga neutralnpcs nonlethalelimination noreinforcements npcanxiety obsoletedassets outofturnactions overworld permanentcorpses persistentminions plasmaweapons powerfoci propertydamagepenalty psychics researching retreating robots rockets rotaryguns rural scavenging shopping smokegrenades spheroidworld starfishaliens strayfire stunprods supervisorprotagonist tactical thermalweapons timecompression timeunits titulargroup triage turnbasedcombat uniqueminions universaltheatre unloading vendortrash veterancy viralcreatures weaponsplatforms workers xcom-original xcom-series | You are in control of X-Com; an organisation formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace. - Command deadly close-combat battles: Shooting down UFOs is just the beginning; you must the 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. - Research and manufacture alien technologies: Successful ground assault missions will allow X-Com scientists to analyse alien items. Each new breakthrough brings you a little closer to understanding the technology and culture of the alien races. When your engineers have amassed sufficient research data on their superior weapons and craft, they'll be available for your troops to use. - Develop a strategy to save the Earth: 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. [Box blurb] | labelimagesubject |
