X-COM: UFO Defense
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.
Details
- IGDB 8.5
- Release date
- 1 Mar 1994
- Genres
Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS) Tactical
- Developers
- Platforms
Amiga CD32 DOS PC (Microsoft Windows) Amiga PlayStation - Series
- Platforms
Amiga CD32 — 31 Dec 1994 DOS — 1 Mar 1994 PC (Microsoft Windows) — 31 Dec 1998 Amiga — 30 Jun 1994 PlayStation — 25 Oct 1995
- Game modes
Single player
- Perspectives
Bird view / Isometric
- Alternative titles
X-COM - Enemy Unknown Laser Squad 2 UFO: Der unbekannte Gegner X-COM: Michi Naru Shinryakusha X-COM: Terran Defense Force
