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XCOM 2

Firaxis Games

2016•Strategy•PEGI 16•About 45 hours

Taste attributes: adventurescience fictionanimalsespionagemonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacesportsfastimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, glossy strategy game, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

452 ratings

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About This Game

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Twenty years have passed since world leaders offered an unconditional surrender to alien forces and XCOM, the planet's last line of defense, was left decimated and scattered. Now the aliens rule Earth, building shining cities that promise a brilliant future for humanity on the surface, while concealing a sinister agenda below and eliminating all who dissent from their new order.Only those who live at the edges of the world have a margin of freedom. Here, a force gathers once again to stand up for humanity. Always on the run, the remnant XCOM forces must find a way to rise from the ashes,...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureScience fictionAnimalsEspionageMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceSportsAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AliensSoccerFootballBloodySharkGuitar playingSoldierRobots

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Details

Developer: Firaxis Games
Publishers: 2K Games, Feral Interactive
Released: 4 February 2016
Series: X-COM
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 24h rushed, 45h normally, 68h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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