![]() ![]() This means that most missions start with your squad being hidden until they are either spotted or you choose to engage the enemy, giving you ample time to position your troops, get a good vantage point and flank your enemies. The biggest twist to this over the first game is that now humans are the guerrilla force. Firing at an enemy requires an action, though the odds of a hit are dependent on positioning, the weapon used and a soldier skill, so positioning and careful planning is essential to success. ![]() Later skills offer various twists on this, allowing for move manoeuvrability and options when engaging enemies. XCOM stays with its tried and perfected turn based combat system, each member of the squad being allotted a movement phase and then an action, or extended movement in the form of dash, at the expense of the action. ![]() From there the world opens up to let you explore and begin your mission to remove the occupying force from the planet. This mission functions as a nice introduction as well as a basic tutorial for new players and a refresher for veterans. The VIP in question is you, the commander, who has been kept prisoner in some kind of stasis. The prologue mission sees you take control over a squad of soldiers rescuing a VIP. In secret however there’s something much more sinister happening. Since their arrival, the aliens openly offered peace and guidance to humanity. XCOM lost the secret war against the invading forces, and now humanity is under the “care” and “protection” of the ADVENT coalition a front for the aliens. The sequel to 2012’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown is set 20 years after the events of the first game, and things did not go well. You’re in a constant race to try and stay one step ahead of the enemy. There’s never enough time in XCOM 2, with so much to do an alien occupation to drive off and humanity to save, hopefully without losing too many of your soldiers that you’ve spent hours training up. Instead it’s the pure tension and terror you feel as an enemy closes the gap on your soldier, you know you’ve messed up and now they’re doomed. #Xcom 2 on sale on xbox one how toXCOM 2 certainly knows how to instil fear, and it’s not from jump scares or something chasing you. ![]()
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