XCOM: Enemy Unknown - PS3

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: 41191
Moby Score (1-10): 8.3
Genre(s): Strategy / tactics, Sci-fi / futuristic, Managerial / business simulation, Turn-based, Diagonal-down, RPG elements, Point and select, Multiple units/characters control, Turn-based tactics (TBT)
Media Type(s): Physical

Reviews

“Eines der fesselndsten und visuell stimulierendsten rundenbasierten Startegiespielen bislang.” & IGN

"Eine einzigartige Errungenschaft, die jeder Gamer erleben muss." 9.5/10 & Game Informer

“Fesselnd und wiederspielbar.” 9/10 & Destructoid

“Ein umwerfendes, triumphales Spiel durch und durch.” “Ausgezeichnet” 5/5 & GameSpy

Ãœber dieses Spiel

In XCOM: Enemy Unknown wird Ihnen die Führung einer geheimen paramilitärischen Organisation - XCOM - übergeben. In der Rolle des XCOM-Kommandanten obliegt Ihnen die Verteidigung der Erde gegen eine außerirdische Streitmacht, die mit ihrem Einmarsch Angst und Schrecken verbreiten will. Dieses Ziel erreichen Sie durch die bedachte Verwaltung von Ressourcen, die Erforschung neuer Technologien und die Mitentwicklung von Kampfstrategien und einheitenspezifischer Taktik.

Das Originalspiel zählt zu den besten Spielen aller Zeiten und erfährt jetzt eine Neuauflage durch die Strategie-Experten bei Firaxis Games. Mit einer völlig neuen Invasionsgeschichte, neuen Feinden und neuen Technologien, mit denen Sie die Außerirdischen bekämpfen und die Erde verteidigen können, stellt XCOM: Enemy Unknown eine Weiterentwicklung dieses Konzepts dar.

Sie lenken das Schicksal der Menschheit, indem Sie außerirdische Technologien erforschen, eine voll betriebsfähige Basis aufbauen und verwalten, Kampfeinsätze planen und Ihre Soldaten im Kampf führen.

Hauptmerkmale

• Die nächste Generation des Strategiespiels: XCOM: Enemy Unknown verbindet ein rundenbasiertes Taktik-Spiel mit atemberaubenden Actionszenen und Bodenkämpfen.
• Strategische Basis: Rekrutieren Sie einzelne Soldaten, passen Sie sie an und entwickeln Sie sie weiter. Verwalten Sie Personal. Finden und zerstören Sie die außerirdische Bedrohung, während Sie gleichzeitig Ihr XCOM-Hauptquartier weiter aufbauen.
• Taktischer Kampf: Führen Sie Soldatengruppen in rundenbasierten Bodenkämpfe und setzen Sie Lufteinheiten wie den Abfangjäger und den Skyranger ein.
• Globale Bedrohung: Kämpfen Sie überall auf der Welt in über 70 einzigartigen Missionen mit dem XCOM-Team zusammen. Kommunizieren und verhandeln Sie mit Regierungen überall auf der Welt.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical strategy game that incorporates role-playing elements and it is a reimagined remake of X-COM: UFO Defense. The game is set in the near future when Earth is invaded by aliens. The player is put at the head of the elite multinational military organization XCOM (Extraterrestrial Combat Unit) tasked to defend Earth against the invaders as regularly military actions remain without result. This is done through a series of missions where the player commands a small troop. Between missions the larger management aspect is tackled through research and development to create new technologies and weapons using captured aliens and technology recovered from the missions. That way, the underground HQ is expanded to have a larger reach with new structures and the player is also responsible for the management of finances and monitoring alien activity. Players also need to keep panic under control. If a certain region of country is left unattended for too long, the local government will cut back its contributions to the XCOM funding, slowing down the overall progress. There are also often cut-scenes that further an overall story.

For missions a squad of four to six soldiers is selected from a pool of about twenty. Missions are set in small areas usually centered around a specific building. Missions are shown from a 3D isometric-style, floating view and a fog of war shrouds most of the environment until the soldiers uncover it with their line of sight. Solid walls often become invisible while browsing to provide a full view of the environment. After guiding soldiers and determining a plan of attack, it is possible to switch to a much closer tactical view to decide how to attack. The action is done in turns and percentages are used based on the soldiers' abilities and positions to determine how successful actions are. Terrains are often fully destructible leading to situations where new cover needs to be sought or the strategy needs to be altered after a part of the environment has been blown up. That way both active camouflage and suppressive fire can be used to maneuver around enemies. Soldiers are promoted to a certain class (Assault, Heavy, Sniper or Support) based on their actions in their first mission. Promotions open up access to special support abilities with additional weapons. Soldiers can be fully customized in appearance, abilities (also healing) and loadout. Next to regular weapons some aliens such as the Thin Man can poison soldiers from a distance and later on aliens are introduced with psionic abilities. Through salvaging and research, these also become available to the player. Soldiers that return from the missions need time to heal and cannot be assigned to a new missions right away with full health and abilities, so multiple squads need to be managed.

For the 70 missions there are ones that are pre-built and are identical for every player. The others (the majority) are randomly generated based on the player's overall progress. Rather than completely randomizing everything, maps are selected from a pool of 80 with random enemy placement. Usually a mission follows the crash landing of aliens and there are always three countries asking for help. The player can only choose one and that influences the relationship and funding. A decision can be made based on the amount of panic in the region or the reward offered (usually new scientists or engineers). The money is also spent on launching satellites to track alien activity through a holographic view of the Earth called Geoscape, but a lot of them are needed as they only have a limited reach. At the same time satellites are often attacked, so interceptors need to be constructed to defend them. Satellites can only be launched from special silos and cost a lot of money. That way, balanced management is the only way to keep everything under control while a steady growth need to be maintained.

The campaign can be played in Ironman mode where the game cannot be saved during missions. In one-on-one multiplayer games can be played with a mix of humans and aliens in a single squad, which is not possible in the single-player campaign. Elements from the original game not present are the inventory system, the time unit system and the grid map that is always visible. Troops also are deployed right away and do not need to disembark from the transport.

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