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* Ironman Mode: While not a dedicated difficulty 'level', choosing Ironman Mode upon starting a campaign increases difficulty by allowing only one save slot that is determined by auto-save. Clicked on the wrong square and got your Colonel killed out of cover? Countries permanently left the Funding Council because you botched that mission? "''That's XCOM.''" | * Ironman Mode: While not a dedicated difficulty 'level', choosing Ironman Mode upon starting a campaign increases difficulty by allowing only one save slot that is determined by auto-save. Clicked on the wrong square and got your Colonel killed out of cover? Countries permanently left the Funding Council because you botched that mission? "''That's XCOM.''" | ||
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| + | *OS: Windows Vista | ||
| + | *Software: Steam Client | ||
| + | *Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core | ||
| + | *Memory: 2 GB RAM | ||
| + | *Hard Drive: 20 GB free | ||
| + | *Video Memory: 256 MB | ||
| + | *Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater | ||
| + | *Sound Card: DirectX Compatible | ||
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'''Recommended:''' | '''Recommended:''' | ||
| − | + | *OS: Windows 7 | |
| − | *OS: Windows 7 | + | *Software: Steam Client |
| − | *Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) | + | *Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) |
*Memory: 4 GB RAM | *Memory: 4 GB RAM | ||
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| − | + | *Video Memory: 512+ MB | |
| − | + | *Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater | |
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[[Category: XEU12]] | [[Category: XEU12]] | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 4 October 2012
WARNING: These pages may contain spoilers.
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Game Description
XCOM Enemy Unknown (aka XCOM EU, XEU, or simply EU) is a video game released Oct2012 (PC, XBox360, PS3) wherein the player is in charge of an elite paramilitary organization called XCOM. XCOM: EU is a restart of the 'XCOM' series of games that started in 1994 with UFO: Enemy Unknown (aka XCOM: UFO Defense). Extraterrestrials are attacking Earth and it is your job to defend the planet. "Good luck Commander."
Like its predecessors, EU is a unique game because it blends a strategy layer with a turn-based tactical combat layer. In terms of overall strategy, you are tasked with building a base, researching technology, translating that into gear, equipping soldiers & aircraft, managing global politics to secure funding, choosing & planning missions, managing soldiers' abilities & 'perks', and more. In terms of tactical combat, you choose every move and action of each of your soldiers.
Having total control over every aspect of the XCOM agency is meaningfull; every success bolsters a sense of accomplishment, while every veteran's 'perma-death' and subsequent replacement by a minimally-skilled rookie feels like a gut punch from a Muton Berserker. Choose wisely, and you just might lay waste to the alien baddies. Choose poorly, and may not be able to protect the Funding Council nations or even survive a combat mission.
Lead Designer Jake Solomon is known for describing the 'one thing that is XCOM' as being consequences: no shot can be taken for granted and every choice you make in the game could have a significant impact. This speaks to XCOM's inherent replayability as well as it's infamous difficulty.
A playable Demo is available on each platform. The PC version is available at the official website. Note that the demo is very limited compared to the full game. To get a better sense of the true depth, complexity and replayability of this game, peruse these pages and watch some videos (especially the ones where Jake & Garth are doing interviews or playthroughs).
Difficulty Levels
- Easy
- Normal
- Classic
- Impossible
- Ironman Mode: While not a dedicated difficulty 'level', choosing Ironman Mode upon starting a campaign increases difficulty by allowing only one save slot that is determined by auto-save. Clicked on the wrong square and got your Colonel killed out of cover? Countries permanently left the Funding Council because you botched that mission? "That's XCOM."
PC System Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows Vista
- Software: Steam Client
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard Drive: 20 GB free
- Video Memory: 256 MB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 7
- Software: Steam Client
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Hard Drive: 20 GB free
- Video Memory: 512+ MB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible