X-COM: Terror from the Deep (DOS)

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Description

X-COM: Terror from the Deep is the follow-up to the resource management and tactical combat game X-COM: Enemy Unknown.

It has been 40 years since X-COM last defeated the aliens. Now, in the year of 2040, aliens begin to appear on the Earth again. This time the threat to humanity is coming from the depths of oceans.

The game is almost identical to the original X-COM game. The user interface, weapons, and aliens are all the same. The only difference is the adaptation of the aliens and weapons (e.g. new hand-to-hand weapons) to the ocean environment. The game features both undersea and on-land missions, and is significantly harder than its predecessor.

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Alternate Titles

• "幽浮2：深海出擊" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
• "X-COM 2" -- Informal name
• "UFO 2" -- Informal name
• "TFTD" -- Informal name

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: PlayStation
• Gameplay feature: Squad management
• Inspiration: Author - H. P. Lovecraft
• Powerplus releases
• Setting: Aquatic / Underwater
• Setting: Earth's Orbit
• Theme: Submarine
• X-COM series

User Reviews

This is the best game I've ever played.	igor balotsky (5)	unrated
As good as prequel, but... different	The Doom (3)
Essentially X-Com: Harder, With Water	Rick Jones (111)
Good game, but bettered by its predecessor	Steve Hall (352)	unrated
Hey, I for one thought it was a good addition to the series!	Gene Davison (805)
Im sick and tired of people not liking this great game	Chad Henshaw (32)	unrated
Improves on X-Com : UFO Defense in every way. Except you can't beat it.	Longwalker (768)
My initial impression was borne out by later reviews...	Kasey Chang (4612)	unrated
Still X-COM: UFO (Unidentified Floating Objects) Defense	Narf! (138)	unrated
Worse than its prdecessor.	Tomer Gabel (4643)

Critic Reviews

Coming Soon Magazine	Apr, 1995	95 out of 100	95
Pelit	Jun, 1995	93 out of 100	93
Secret Service / New S Service	Jun, 1995	370 out of 400	92
Score	Apr, 1995	91 out of 100	91
Power Play	Apr, 1995	91 out of 100	91
PC Games (Germany)	Apr, 1995	87 out of 100	87
MikroBitti	May, 1995	85 out of 100	85
GameSpot	May 01, 1996	7.2 out of 10	72
PC Joker	Apr, 1995	70 out of 100	70
Power Unlimited	Jul, 1995	7 out of 10	70

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Steam powered!?	6	xroox (3959) Aug 17, 2007

Trivia

Bugs

The research tree in this game had a few bugs which prevent you from researching certain items, one of them can even stop you from successfully completing the game. Luckily there are guides that contain ways to avoid these bugs.

Development

After completing UFO MicroProse wanted to do a quick follow up within six months. We said that this was not feasible, and if it were possible it would be little more than the same game with different graphics. Instead we started work on X-Com:Apocalypse, which was much more ambitious. Once UFO/X-Com was clearly known to be a success, MicroProse suggested that we license the code for them to develop their own sequel. The rest is history.

-- taken from the Mythos Games web site.

References

X-COM: Terror from the Deep is heavily based on the writings of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Many names and creatures are taken straight from HPL. Also, T'leth is R'lyeh, and in the final mission, you can see the tomb and the portrait of the Great Cthulhu himself.

Awards

• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1996 – Best Strategy Game in 1995

Information also contributed by Jaromir Krol and Spearhead51

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia: X-COM: Terror from the Deep (Information about X-COM: Terror from the Deep at Wikipedia)
• X-COM Tactical Command (Tips, strategy, and general information on all things X-COM.)