An unknown force has descended upon the earth and is wrecking havoc. The premise of this new XCOM is the well-trodden science fiction storyline of extra-terrestrial invasion. It’s a franchise I remembered fondly the first XCOM game was released way back into the 1990's, and the game has always had a remarkable pull and is renowned for intelligent, tough strategy fare. One of those particularly caught the eye – XCOM: Enemy Unknown. So much so, that in a recent visit to the EB expo in Sydney 2012, there were only two notable strategy titles on show. Unfortunately, this genre has been woefully represented over the past few years as market ground has been lost to more populist fair, especially to the infinitely reproducible first person shooters.
Strategy games have held a position of favour for man hardcore gamers since the inception of the form.