X-COM: UFO Defense

X-COM: UFO Defense

Released: March 01, 1994
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

Amiga CD32 PC (Microsoft Windows) DOS Amiga PlayStation

Genres:

Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) Tactical

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Science fiction Horror Warfare

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

85.1
Based on 122 ratings

Critics Rating

85.0
Based on 2 ratings

Total Rating

85.1
Based on 124 ratings

Summary

X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense. Players lead an international organization tasked with defending Earth from an alien invasion. The game unfolds on two levels: a global view where players manage resources, research alien technology, and intercept UFOs, and a tactical combat mode where squad-based battles occur. Players recruit and train soldiers, build bases, and develop new weapons and equipment based on recovered alien technology. Missions involve turn-based combat against aliens in various environments, with permadeath adding tension to each engagement. As the alien threat escalates, players must balance research, defense, and offensive operations to protect Earth's nations from panic and alien infiltration. X-COM: UFO Defense's blend of strategic depth, tactical combat, and atmospheric tension creates a compelling gameplay experience in the face of a global alien threat.

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Involved Companies

2K Games

Role:
Publisher

Mythos Games

Role:
Developer

MicroProse Software, Inc.

Role:
Publisher

Mediaquest

Role:
Publisher

Keywords

aliens bloody turn-based soldier procedural generation permadeath ufo spaceship war steam time limit mutants turn-based tactics pixel art snow snake tank base building nudity day/night cycle airplane alien invasion darkness explosion digital distribution single-player only tactical turn-based combat cow mind control corpse ice stage morale stat tracking instant kill difficulty level destructible environment terrorists scientist reptilian humanoid one-handed gameplay poisoning living inventory alien abduction movement penalty cliffhanger geoscape faceless antagonist macromanagement playstation mouse support

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