XCOM 2 Review

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XCOM 2: The Ballad of Warlord Kelly

Some of the added mechanics in XCOM 2 mean Commander Alice get’s heavily invested in her rag-tag team of guerrilla resistance fighters, and fails them terribly.

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Version tested: PS4

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XCOM 2

  • Platform(s): Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • Genre(s): RPG, Strategy, Turn Based
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verdict

XCOM 2 is more tense and thrilling than a turn-based strategy has any right to be. There are some great additions to the original gameplay, but the port to console is an imperfect one.
8 Surprising, tense, capricious gameplay Role as desperate resistance is super fun Great squad balancing and class skills to choose Bit of a buggy console port