X-COM: Apocalypse

As for graphic and sound, the game features a nice pixel made utopia city, but the combat sequences within the buildings don't contain the original feel from the first two games. Never-the-less the game is still very nice to watch, and the animations are also good. Graphic-wise the game really shows of what it can do within the different buildings. A school, for instance, will look very much like a school in real life :) The sounds are (as in the first two games) just blips and beeps, but they work incredibly well to enhance the game feeling. Anyone who has played UFO - Enemy Unknown will understand what I mean. The music is also perfect to create the ultimate gaming feel. So, to put it in short. X-COM - Apocalypse is a all over solid game, well worth any gamers time and effort. An absolute must for fans of the series, and a definative 5 point score!

Generally speaking, X-COM 3 has much more variety than the early games in the series. You can pause time and spend ages assigning agents and vehicles to tasks, or just speed things up if you want to get on with things. This is the beauty of the open-ended nature of the game, and this is what makes X-COM 3 not only better than the previous X-COM games, but for my money better than any game of its type. Now if you'll excuse me there's a whole world out there in danger of being taken over by aliens, and I'm not going to get it sorted out sitting here blabbering to you lot.

Xcom 3 zal weer menige uren spanning opleveren. Zij die het in turn-based doen, zullen er langer mee bezig zijn dan zij die het realtime doen, maar spelplezier is zeker gegarandeerd.

X-COM: Apocalypse is an absolutely essential purchase for anyone who played and enjoyed either of the previous games. Equally importantly, it is just as highly recommended for newcomers to the series. A landmark strategy title, then.

Auch wenn MicroProse das anders sieht: X-COM ist KEIN Echtzeitstrategiespiel! Zumindest nicht das, was man spontan mit Command & Conquer oder Warcraft 2 in Verbindung bringt. Zwölfeinhalb Sekunden Fußmarsch, Alien taucht auf, hurtig den Pause-Button betätigen, feuern, Alien geht ein, Söldner neu "justieren", weitere fünfeinviertel Sekunden Fußmarsch... - so sieht der "Echtzeit"-Modus von X-COM aus. Die wahren Cracks spielen weiterhin im klassischen Spielzug-Modus, und der ist ausgefeilter und besser denn je.

X-COM: Apocalypse has some pretty big futuristic combat boots to fill. stands among the best turn-based strategy games of the past decade. Apocalypse does indeed fill those boots - the problem is, it may fill them with too much. The addition of a real-time combat option, the announcement of which had X-COM purists protesting in horror, does not make X-COM the Command & Conquer clone that everyone feared. In fact, it works quite well, to a certain point. This is almost the X-COM sequel that folks have been hoping for, so close that at times it's impossible to fault the game for a few minor problems.

X-COM: Apocalypse has some pretty big futuristic combat boots to fill. stands among the best turn-based strategy games of the past decade. Apocalypse does indeed fill those boots - the problem is, it may fill them with too much. The addition of a real-time combat option, the announcement of which had X-COM purists protesting in horror, does not make X-COM the Command & Conquer clone that everyone feared. In fact, it works quite well, to a certain point. This is almost the X-COM sequel that folks have been hoping for, so close that at times it's impossible to fault the game for a few minor problems.

X-Com Apocalypse is a must have for fans of the original X-Com UFO Defense (Enemy Unknown in Europe). While the interface is brand-new, it holds enough of the original charm of its predecessors to make it enjoyable to play. The AI was a little better than previous installments of the game, but still needed some serious tweaking. The omissions of network and modem playability really hurt its potential, but nonetheless is fun to play alone and stands up fine without it. If you are sick of Command and Conquer clones, then X-Com Apocalypse is definitely worth checking out.

The marriage of X-COM Apocalypse to your lavishly endowed computer might not be the stuff of silver wedding anniversaries. Certainly, folks in attendance at the wedding may find themselves less enamored if they've already played its older brother Daryl (and its other brother Daryl). Truth be told, it even makes a lousy one night stand. Give it a second chance, however, and it'll usher back that loving feeling of epic conflict and 3 a.m. pizza runs. Draw the shades, dim the lights, sit back and enjoy the Xenery.

Ich kann sie nicht mehr sehen, diese Grünlinge von fernen Planeten und aus parallelen Dimensionen. Zum dritten Mal greifen sie unsere Erde an, und wieder werden die Menschen siegen. Wie immer töten wir zuerst einige Exemplare der Fremdlinge, untersuchen sie, schauen uns das eine oder andere UFO genauer an und schwupps ... verfolgen wir die garstigen Schleimbeutel in ihre Heimatdimension. Dort wird alles dem Erdboden gleichgemacht, während außerirdische Generäle schon über den Invasionsplänen zum vierten Teil der X-COM-Serie sitzen. Was soll ich dazu noch groß sagen?

Ich kann sie nicht mehr sehen, diese Grünlinge von fernen Planeten und aus parallelen Dimensionen. Zum dritten Mal greifen sie unsere Erde an, und wieder werden die Menschen siegen. Wie immer töten wir zuerst einige Exemplare der Fremdlinge, untersuchen sie, schauen uns das eine oder andere UFO genauer an und schwupps ... verfolgen wir die garstigen Schleimbeutel in ihre Heimatdimension. Dort wird alles dem Erdboden gleichgemacht, während außerirdische Generäle schon über den Invasionsplänen zum vierten Teil der X-COM-Serie sitzen. Was soll ich dazu noch groß sagen?