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The Best Game Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I first played Xcom, I was at my friends house. Even though I had a Mac then and could not play the game at home, I still would hang out at my friend's house just to watch him play that game. The suspense was awesome, and the story played itself out briliantly. We were pretty young at the time and we would both get pretty jumpy at 2am. I loved the game, even though I did not get to play it untill later on. For anyone who is searching for a classic all around great game, Xcom is the way to go. There is no other game that I have played that has sucessfully combined the components that are in Xcom.

Ufo Defense (the first Xcom) was my all time favorite. Terror of the Deep was a good sequal to Ufo Defense by combining the same ideas and graphics. This game is awesome! Dont miss out!

BEST TURNED BASED STRATEGY

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I first played X-com UFO defense when I bought an issue of PCGAMER last year, and it was so addicting that I didn't touch anyother game till i let my friend borrow it,

X-COM UFO Defense the best classic game EVER MADE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

UFO Defense is just the best game ever made for its time. The missions where u have to fight the aliens with ur troops is the most fun and addicting gameing experience u can have.

Best of the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I first played xcom while on my first six months criuse while in the navy. We were out to sea with nothing to do but watches and sleep ,that got old quick I'd gotten loss in the ship by exploring and found the ships libary. There where a couple of guys playing a rloe playing game called magic I think. But after a while I noticed computers so I watched them for a while. I was like the graphics were kind of crappy, but the noise the people were making was distracting the people in the role playing game. I decided to investgate. There were people playing x-com and a coach for each player so I watched for 5 days trying to get on and when I did! My god it consumed my entire day. If I wasn"t playing it I was thinking about playing it. I not only was caught but got friends and family hooked. When I got out I bought x-com collecters editions. After a while games got missing and damaged me and my brother have been looking for this games ever since, I hunted it down and bought it today. I'm not going to say any about the games but there isn't another close I've checked. They don't need to make another one, just expand the ones that here.

Mixed Review

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 21
Date: May 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

While the storyline and overall idea of the game is a good one, a difficult user interface and weak instruction manual make this game difficult to manage. You are often stuck trying to move troops or units while aliens pick off your men with ease. In addition, it often seems impossible to develop technologies fast enough to combat the aliens in some missions. I was very interested in this game initially, but eventually gave it up as too much of a hassle for what it's worth.

These games are awsome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: September 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I love the X-Com series. They are the best. They are easy to learn and easy to master. I've enjoyed them and i hope you will, too.

Definately a collectors item

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

X-Com is one of the most emersive and playable games ever. Any PC Gamer would be remiss not to have this game in their collection.

Best turn-based action strategy in history!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Unfortunately they are not making any more "cool" games like the X-Com Series. The games in this package were built with yesterday's so-called graphics technology and they would probably look funny for most of us. However this does not change the fact that THEY ROCK!

Well, if you are one of those guys who think that turn based strategy games are not capable of turning the action smothered fun on, then purchase this incredible game and see that you were wrong all over!

One of the best, least known, strategy games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

X-Com UFO Defense was one of the best games I've ever played. In depth story lines, good control of players and strategy. Very much a good, basic game.

its X-Com what more could you ask for?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this is the perfect culmination of the original trilogy and i must say it is a must buy for any X-commer or strategy fan. X-com will go in my book as a game with one goal but infinite possibilities. next to master of orion 2 this is the meaning of replay value. thank the heavens for microprose.

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