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X-COM: Apocalypse PC
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Jun 30, 1997
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  • Summary: This is almost the X-COM sequel that folks have been hoping for.

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  1. wrongpassword
    9
    I never quite understood the animosity against X-com: Apocalypse. Yes there were flaws to the game. There were many an instance where I would think to myself that I should be the one who owns this damn city. Why don't I have access to Heavy Plasma? Wow. Psionics sucks hard now. A tacked on realtime mode to a turn based game? Really? Despite these issues, when you actually play the turn based game you know that it is good and it is x-com. The city is a city full of life fully destructible life from the cars to the buildings to the people. The starting gear is badass and does not all become completely obsolete as the game progresses like its predecessors. No longer are you restricted to begging and pandering factions for money. You can simply take it. Though none of the aliens compare with the terror of the Chrysalids, the uniqueness of the various monsters was on the whole more varied. For fans of the series, they do themselves a disservice to not play the game themselves.… Expand
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  2. Mustang678
    8
    X-COM Apocalypse is often hated by fans of the series but I always had a lot of fun with it. It definitely feels incomplete in some areas but as a strategy game it has an interesting plot (though it requires reading between the lines) and the renown X-COM style. Instead of protecting the world, you'll be protecting the last city on Earth after humans have ravaged it themselves. Management of bases within the city is crucial, and so is loading out your elite squad of alien exterminators. The squad combat is definitely where the game shines, offering the chance for the traditional X-COM turn based strategy, or the option for new (for the time) real time combat. Either playstyle has its own strengths and weaknesses and its really interesting to see how they come into play It's definitely worth a try if you can pick it up cheaply, as most of the old classics are.… Expand
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