Laser Squad
1988 · Mythos Games
Commodore C64/128/MAX · Amiga · Amstrad CPC · ZX Spectrum · +2
Strategy · Role-playing (RPG) · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Tactical
1994 · 8-Bit Era
X-COM: UFO Defense
Mythos Games · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Tactical
- Developer
- Mythos Games
- Publisher
- MicroProse Software, Inc., Mediaquest, 2K Games
- Original release
- 30 giugno 1994
- Genre
- Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Tactical
Overview
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.
Releases
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PlayStation
01 nov 1995
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Amiga
30 giu 1994 Original
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Amiga CD32
31 dic 1994
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1994 — A year in gaming
Il catalogo di quell’anno, distinto dalla pagina editoriale su Generazioni.
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8-Bit Era
1983–1990
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Game data
- Original title
- X-COM: UFO Defense
- Developer
- Mythos Games
- Publisher
- MicroProse Software, Inc., Mediaquest, 2K Games
- First release
- 30 giugno 1994
- Genres
- Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Tactical
- Era
- 8-Bit Era