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X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)

Mythos Games

Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation

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X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense. Players lead an international organization tasked with defending Earth from an alien invasion. The game unfolds on two levels: a global view where players manage resources, research alien technology, and intercept UFOs, and a tactical combat mode where squad-based battles occur. Players recruit … X-COM: UFO Defense is a strategy game that combines tactical combat with base management and global defense. Players lead an international organization tasked with defending Earth from an alien invasion. The game unfolds on two levels: a global view where players manage resources, research alien technology, and intercept UFOs, and a tactical combat mode where squad-based battles occur. Players recruit and train soldiers, build bases, and develop new weapons and equipment based on recovered alien technology. Missions involve turn-based combat against aliens in various environments, with permadeath adding tension to each engagement. As the alien threat escalates, players must balance research, defense, and offensive operations to protect Earth's nations from panic and alien infiltration. X-COM: UFO Defense's blend of strategic depth, tactical combat, and atmospheric tension creates a compelling gameplay experience in the face of a global alien threat. Read more

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Developers
Mythos Games
Publishers
2K Games, Mediaquest, MicroProse Software, Inc.
Genres
Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
Horror, Science fiction, Warfare
Franchises
X-COM
Series
X-COM, XCOM
Also known as
X-COM - Enemy Unknown · Laser Squad 2 (Working title) · UFO: Der unbekannte Gegner (German title) · X-COM: Michi Naru Shinryakusha (Japanese title, romanization) · X-COM: Terran Defense Force (Working title)

Release dates

  • Mar 1994 (Europe) DOS
  • Q2 1994 (Europe) Amiga
  • 1994 (Europe) Amiga CD32
  • 1994 (North America) DOS
  • Oct 25, 1995 (North America) PlayStation
  • Nov 1995 (Europe) PlayStation
  • Jul 31, 1997 (Japan) PlayStation
  • 1998 (North America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Sep 04, 2008 PC (Microsoft Windows)

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