X-COM: UFO Defense

X-COM: UFO Defense

8.5
IGDB User Score
8.5
IGDB Critic Score

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.

IGDB Combined Score

Great
8.5
Metadata

Releases

Amiga CD32

Amiga CD32

December 31, 1994

DOS

DOS

December 31, 1994

PC

PC (Microsoft Windows)

September 04, 2008

Ami

Amiga

June 30, 1994

PS1

PlayStation

November 01, 1995

Companies

2K Games

Mythos Games

Mediaquest

MicroProse Software, Inc.

Alternative Titles

X-COM - Enemy Unknown

Working title: Laser Squad 2

German title: UFO: Der unbekannte Gegner

Japanese title - romanization: X-COM: Michi Naru Shinryakusha

Working title: X-COM: Terran Defense Force

Age Ratings

PEGI - 12ESRB - E

Gameplay & Screenshots

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