XCOM: Enemy Within is the definitive XCOM experience. There's enough here to keep veterans of the series engaged for another playthrough and it's a perfect launching point for newcomers to experience what may be the best turn-based strategy game on the market right now.
XCOM: Enemy Within2013
XCOM: Enemy Within
2013 Feral Interactive86Great
Playtime
LongTypically 40 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $39.99
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Details
- Launch
- November 12, 2013
- Developer
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher
- Feral Interactive
- Themes
Overview
XCOM: Enemy Within is a non-console expansion pack for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a turn-based tactical strategy game. The expansion adds the ability to gene mod soldiers to add to their powers as well as the ability to create MECs, powerful robotic soldiers. These new features are created by collecting a resource called Meld on the tactical battlefield. A number of new maps were also added to the tactical game, as well as multiplayer. The PC version of Enemy Within is an add-on that requires the base game Enemy Unknown. The Console version of Enemy Within is a standalone expansion that does not require the base game Enemy Unknown.
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Press87
Players92
GreatExcellent- Metacritic88from 16 reviews
- OpenCritic86from 35 reviews
Firaxis has done it again, and when I thought after losing an entire squad of my best soldiers was enough to make me quit the game forever, I realized I still had enough Meld to make another mech trooper. Yeah, I had to keep playing. If you're looking to get back into XCOM, you just found the one reason to.
It's more of what you love for a very reasonable asking price.
For a game which already hinges its entertainment on balancing the gameplay, Firaxis has done a great job in making numerous changes but keeping that edge-of-the-seat philosophy the same. The gameplay is fresh, the content is numerous and the new challenges should entice both veterans of Enemy Unknown and rookie strategy gamers as well.
The fantastic Exalt missions, gene mods, and MEC Troopers are an excellent reason to play more XCOM.