Re:OpenXcom 1.0
by ericd on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @09:02PM
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Which version? I'm only seeing Enemy Unknown and something called "Aliens versus Humans" which looks like a direct clone, but which the reviews say is sort of a shallow imitation of the original. Is there another I should be looking for? (XCOM is one of my top 5 of all time, would love a direct copy of the original with a graphical update)
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Re:OpenXcom 1.0
by RBerenguel on Wednesday June 18, 2014 @01:09AM
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I didn't play the original, but I like quite a lot AvsH (I reviewed it for an iOS reviews site, and keep im touch via twitter with the developer)
Enemy Unknown is the Xcom game.
Damn, I was hoping he meant a real remake of the original. Enemy Unknown was good, but it isn't in my top 5.
I am confused as to what the original could be if not "X-COM: Enemy Unknown" (AKA "UFO: Enemy Unknown"/"X-COM: UFO Defense" released in 1994 on Amiga/CD32/DOS/PSx/Windows by MicroProse)?
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is not a straight remake of UFO: Enemy Unknown / X-COM: UFO Defense, it's a "reimagination". RPS's XCOM review also serves as a comparison/diff to X-COM: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/10/08/xcom-review/
Ah, the original was called UFO Defense in North America, the recent remake by Firaxis/2k was called Enemy Unknown here. The version in the app store is called Enemy Unknown and appears to be a port of the new version.