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Hasbro Interactive (1998–2001). Infogrames/ (2001–2005). (2005–present)Creator(s)Platform(s),March 1, 1994August 29, 2017X-COM (sometimes stylized as X-Com or XCOM) is a video game franchise featuring an elite international organization tasked with countering of Earth. The series began with the created by 's and in 1994. The original lineup by MicroProse included six published and at least two canceled games, as well as two novels. The X-COM series, in particular its original entry, achieved a sizable cult following and has influenced many other video games; including the creation of a number of, and unofficial.A series titled XCOM was published by, beginning with the strategy video game, developed by and released in 2012 to critical and commercial success. It was followed.
Contents.Games TitleReleasePlatforms(a.k.a. Main articles:, andThe X-COM core series consisted of four main games published by: (also known as X-COM: UFO Defense, PC and in 1994, in 1995), (PC in 1995, PlayStation in 1996), (PC in 1997) and (PC in 1998). The premise of the franchise is that an beginning in 1999 prompts the creation of a paramilitary organization codenamed X-COM (an abbreviation of ' Combat') by a coalition of funding nations. The player is charged with leading this force and tasked to secretly engage and research the alien threat.
The sequels, against new alien invasions, are set underwater ( Terror from the Deep, set in 2040), in a futuristic megacity ( Apocalypse, set in 2084), and in space ( Interceptor, set in 2067 and making it a prequel to Apocalypse).UFO: Enemy Unknown, featuring a ground combat system, remains the most popular and successful game in the series, having been often featured on various lists of best video games of all time. The first sequel, Terror from the Deep, was quickly created by MicroProse's internal team; based on the same game engine and used largely identical gameplay mechanics. Apocalypse took several new directions with the series, introducing an optional combat system and shifting the aesthetics to a style. A spin-off game, Interceptor, constitutes a hybrid of a strategy game and a.After Interceptor, purchased MicroProse, acquiring its studios and the X-COM brand.
There were talks of X-COM toys, comics, and even a cartoon show. A budget range, turn-based tactical multiplayer game was released in 1999. In 2001, Hasbro published, a poorly received loosely based on the events of Enemy Unknown, marking a low point in the series. The X-COM games were also released as part of four compilation releases: X-COM (Collector's Edition) (1998), X-COM Collection (1999) and X-COM: Complete Pack (2008), as well as in 2K Huge Games Pack in 2009.At least two more major titles have been planned for this series. One of them was, a real-time strategy and tactics game 'going back to the roots but in full 3D.' Another was (also known as X-COM 4 and the project Fox Force Five), an -inspired mix of strategy game and first-person perspective, using the licensed original.
However, both of these projects were cancelled after ex-MicroProse Hasbro Interactive studios were all shut down in 1999-2000 (with Alliance being later abortively reactivated in 2001-2002 before being quietly cancelled again without any official announcement). Terry Greer, a former senior artist and head of game design at MicroProse UK, disclosed: 'We'd also discussed other avenues for future games including time travel, retaking the solar system (with interplanetary distances playing a significant role in recruitment and resources), and resistance movement concept where you had to fight back after the world was taken and humanity was totally under the alien yoke.' OpenXcom is an re-implementation of the first game in the series intended to fix all the bugs and enable modding. OpenApoc is a similar open source project for X-COM: Apocalypse.
Hey guys im looking for games similar to xcom in the sense that i hav ea squad that i command and can make custom soldiers for said squad. I really have loved that aspect since I began playing the Xcom series back when EU came out. Simply want more games like it so im not always fighting aliens. Looking to find more games i can sink some time into Thanks.
XCOM games. Alien occupation collaborationist propaganda at theIn 2010, announced they were working on re-imagining of X-COM, relabeled as XCOM. It was described as a tactical and strategic first-person shooter that would combine elements from the original X-COM alongside a new setting and viewpoint while keeping some main concepts from the original game series. The setting received a complete overhaul, now based in the early 1960s, with the original XCOM organization being a secret U.S. Federal agency. Originally planned for 2011, the game was repeatedly redesigned by different studios before being finally released in 2013 as for Windows, and.In 2012, (led by MicroProse co-founder ) announced the development of a Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 strategy game, a 're-imagination' of UFO: Enemy Unknown with real-time strategic view, turn-based combat and destructible tactical environments more in vein of the original X-COM game and set in a more contemporary setting than the XCOM game by 2K Marin.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown was released later that same year to critical acclaim, winning multiple 'Game of the Year' awards. X-COM creator hailed it as 'a phoenix rising from the ashes of the X-COM disaster,' saying that 'it’s amazing that after 20 years, a brand that had gone so badly in the wrong direction has finally been put right.' It was also ported to, OS X, and.In 2013, Firaxis released a downloadable content for the base game XCOM: Enemy Unknown titled. It was made available on (which requires Enemy Unknown to play), as well as for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (both versions are standalone and do not require Enemy Unknown).In 2015, Firaxis announced a sequel,. It was released in 2016 for Windows, OS X,. Its expansion, followed in 2017.Julian Gollop's unofficial games was a game for the PC and by Julian Gollop's Mythos Games (creators of UFO: Enemy Unknown and X-COM: Apocalypse), claimed to having been 'essentially a remake of the first X-Com with 3D graphics.'
The Dreamland Chronicles was canceled in 2001 and Mythos Games soon ceased to exist.is a 2002 low-budget PC turn-based tactics game developed by Gollop's next company and very similar to the turn-based Battlescape combat system of the first X-COM. In 2005, Codo Technologies and publisher also released, a turn-based that too was reminiscent of the early Battlescape system.is an upcoming strategy and turn-based tactics video game for Windows, OS X, and Linux that has the open world, strategic layers of the X-COM style games of the 1990s like Enemy Unknown and Apocalypse together with the presentation and tactical mechanics of the more recent Firaxis reboot games. The game is being developed by Gollop with, an independent game studio in Bulgaria. Phoenix Point, described as a spiritual successor to X-COM, is expected to be released in mid 2019. Other media. The board game at the 2015 Literature Two X-COM novels have been published based on the first game in the series: 's X-COM: UFO Defense - A Novel (1995, ) and 's Enemy Unknown (1997). The reboot series' novel is titled XCOM 2: Resurrection by and was published in 2015, bridging the plots of XCOM and its sequel.MicroProse's manual/documentation writer John Possidente also wrote three short stories, 'Decommissioning', 'Manley's Deposition', and 'Moray in the Wreck', taking place between the events of the first two games in the series.
More recently, X-COM co-designer and artist Jon McCoy released a free online tribute digital comic titled Deep Rising, with music created by X-COM composer. Board game A board game designed by Eric M. Lang based on the 2012 reboot was released on January 28, 2015. Intellectual property rights The trademark for the X-COM name was filed on May 25, 1995, by MicroProse Software. According to Julian Gollop, 'They wanted us to do a deal where we would sign over any rights that we might have in return for some cash plus a high royalty on X-COM: Apocalypse. They more or less insisted on it, otherwise they were threatening to cancel the Apocalypse project, so there was a lot of bluff involved.' Following the acquisition and subsequent merger of MicroProse with, the X-COM (IP) was also transferred to Hasbro Interactive on August 19, 1998.
Due to financial difficulties, Hasbro Interactive was sold to on January 29, 2001. As part of this transfer, the X-COM IP was legally transferred to Infogrames on December 21, 2001 (shortly thereafter, Infogrames was renamed ).
In 2005, Atari SA transferred several IPs to Software Inc. And X-COM was transferred with them on June 12, 2005.The X-COM IP is currently owned by Take-Two and its subsidiaries; by 2007, first rumors emerged that (who are owned by Take-Two) were developing a new X-COM title (this game eventually became The Bureau: XCOM Declassified).
In May 2007, (a subsidiary of Take-Two) inherited the X-COM franchise and re-released Terror from the Deep on. In September 2008, UFO: Enemy Unknown, Apocalypse, Interceptor and Enforcer were also re-released as downloadable titles. 2K Games' XCOM, which had been in development since 2003 (prior to the IP acquisition), was finally completed and released in 2012.Inspired titles Because of the series' popularity, various other developers have created games similar in theme and tone of the X-COM games (sometimes called ' X-COM clones'; Julian Gollop also himself called turn-based tactical game genre in general as 'sons of ' in a reference to one of his earlier games ). The level to which they borrow from the original series varies.Commercial games.
is a real-time tactics / action game developed by and released by for the PC in 1999 that has been touted as ' X-COM meets in real-time.' . Aliens versus Humans is a UFO: Enemy Unknown clone for the,. Gollop highlighted it an example of ' ' in his 'X-Com legacy' chart.
Guardians: Agents of Justice was an unreleased game by and MicroProse, which was described as 'a superhero version of X-COM.' . is a turn-based combat PC game that was considered to be 'what X-Com Apocalypse should have been'. It was developed and released by German company in 1997.
Isomer was an indie strategy game project, currently abandoned, that was also heavily influenced by the X-COM series as well as other games such as. It blends realtime strategy combat with world exploration and sandbox gameplay. is a 2003 single-player PC strategy and real-time tactics game which was heavily influenced by the X-COM series and used elements of the Mythos Games' canceled The Dreamland Chronicles. ^ Stapleton, Dan (1 June 2015). From the original on 1 June 2015.
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While this post dose not exactly pretain to this game in general, In my opinion this may be a good place to askI haven't played previous Xcom game before so while this is very stupid of me buying this game when i did border line zero research, I actually in my defense thought this game was a different game that is going to be released in the future (More action based, I think an FPS, or Third Person shooter). While in fact I LOVE games like this. Reminds me of Fallout Tactics witch i spend hundreds or hours way back in the day.So getting to my point, What are other games similar to Xcom, Fallout Tactics or M&M Heroics 4? I dont know what Heroics is but. But if you are looking for some kind of Xcom-like game, that will still run on a modern pc without the pixels being one inch wide.id sayJagged alliance (as cougarific said).
JA back in action has many flaws. But I like it. It will come around on a steam sale at some point in the next few months. Grab it for 5bucks lol. Its basically xcom set in a banana republic.Id also suggest UFO afterlight, and aftershock Gold.
Both on steam. Afterlight manages to be quite 'oldskool' and modern at the same time.There are others, but running them on a modern pc makes your screen look like a graphics card crash. The pixels are so big you will worry your MB is melting.Afterlight is particularly good because it deviates from strict turn based control.
You basically have a time slider. So you can still do all the old plan-and-move stuff. But without the rigors of the unrealistic turn based system. The X-Com franchise had several similar games in the series, particularly the original, Terror from the Deep, and Apocalypse. All of them are still fun to play but the graphics are very dated (especially the first two).Very similar in terms of gameplay and tactics, but with a different setting (colorful mercenaries in 3rd world environments) is the Jagged Alliance franchise. Jagged Alliance 2 was the best IMHO, and inspired a ton of mods.
There's a remake (JA: Back in Action) out now on Steam, which is decent but it doesn't quite live up to expectations.The X-Com series inspired a bunch of 3rd party remakes/ripoffs, the closest to the original was UFO: Extraterrestrials or something like that.One remake/ripoff that became a series in its own right is the UFO trilogy by Cenega (not related to the above). Those were UFO: Aftermath, UFO: Aftershock, and UFO: Afterlight. Those were quite fun (especially Aftershock and Afterlight) but extremely buggy. Afterlight is on Steam, not sure about the others.
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