XCOM 2 Review

By Nicholas Tan

Brave New XCOM.

From the get go, XCOM 2 asks you to accept an alternate timeline where the humans do not succeed in repelling the aliens in XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Fast forward twenty years to 2035 and the aliens have all but integrated with humanity by force, establishing futuristic colonies governed by the ADVENT Administration which blasts pro-alien propaganda like…

  • Solid class-based tactical gameplay
  • Well-crafted story
  • Strong graphics, very few instances of slowdown
  • Customization options for soldiers
  • Quite stable, only one glitch encountered
  • Concealment grants powerful ambushes
  • ...but using stealth solely is not rewarded at all
  • Persistent sense of tension, tick-tock tick-tock
  • Learning the combat system through trial and error
  • ...a LOT of trial and error
  • Percentage-based hacking is droll

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Nicholas Tan
Nicholas Tan

Nick Tan is a SEO Lead Writer for GameRevolution. Once upon a time, his parents took away his Super Nintendo as a punishment. He has sworn revenge ever since.

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