Every time gamers discuss the coveted “best game of all time” title, there are a few expected names that pop up. You know, Half-Life 2, Ocarina of Time, Grand Theft Auto IV. But there’s a dark horse that at least one PC fan seems to mention every time. The hidden gem of MicroProse, vastly shadowed by its more successful brothers in Civilization and Pirates! – UFO: Enemy Unknown (that’s X-COM: UFO Defense to you American readers). Featuring a perfect balance of tactics, strategy, horror, and tension, UFO: Enemy Unknown has carved a niche for itself amongst strategy fans, both those who remember its release and those who don’t. In any case, 2K Games must have seen enough of a market to fund XCOM: Enemy Unknown, even if primarily because the MS-DOS release of the original might be enough to put some interested gamers off.
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