Expansion89XCOM: Enemy WithinNov 12, 2013Requires the base game
Release
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Critic score
89/100
Platform families
6
Editorial overview
What it is
XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place you in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM. As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics. The original XCOM is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made and has now been re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth. You will control the fate of the human race through researching alien technologies, creating and managing a fully operational base, planning combat missions and controlling soldier movement in battle.
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
More like this
Firaxis Games · 2K Games
Connected releases
6
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Themes
Action · Science fiction · Warfare
Languages
10 supported
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Recommended
Recommended: • OS: 10.9.1 (Mavericks) • Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core) • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Hard Disk Space: 20 GB • Video Memory: 1GB • Additional: Broadband Internet Connection. • NOTICE:The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series, NVIDIA 8xxx series. The following cards require you to have 8GB of system RAM: NVIDIA 320M, NVIDIA 9400 and Intel HD3000.
Minimum
Minimum: • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit required) • Processor: 2GHz • Memory: 4GB Memory • Graphics: 512MB* • Hard Drive:16GB HD space • Other Requirements: Nvidia 600 series+, AMD 6000 series+, Intel Iris Pro. • IMPORTANT: Requires 64bit OS to play.
Recommended
Recommended: • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit required) • Processor: 3 GHz • Memory: 8GB Memory • Graphics: 1GB* • Hard Drive: 16GB HD space • Other Requirements: Nvidia 700 series+, AMD 6000 series+ • IMPORTANT: Requires 64bit OS to play.