XCOM 2 Collection

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  • Summary: Ignite a global resistance and reclaim Earth from alien occupation in XCOM 2 on Nintendo Switch. The XCOM® 2 Collection includes the award-winning strategy game XCOM 2, four DLC packs (Resistance Warrior Pack, Anarchy’s Children, Alien Hunters, Shen’s Last Gift) and the War of the ChosenIgnite a global resistance and reclaim Earth from alien occupation in XCOM 2 on Nintendo Switch. The XCOM® 2 Collection includes the award-winning strategy game XCOM 2, four DLC packs (Resistance Warrior Pack, Anarchy’s Children, Alien Hunters, Shen’s Last Gift) and the War of the Chosen expansion all in one package. Activate any of the additional content (DLCs and the Expansion) or just play the base game.
    XCOM® 2:

    Aliens rule Earth, promising a brilliant future for mankind while secretly hiding a sinister agenda. As the leader of a guerrilla force facing impossible odds, you must ignite a global resistance to eliminate the alien threat and save the hum race from extinction.
    XCOM® 2: War of the Chosen:

    This expansion adds extensive new content in the fight against ADVENT including new Hero classes, powerful new enemies, as well as new missions, environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay.

    FOUR DLC PACKS:
    Resistance Warrior Pack: Customize your squad of resistance fighters with a set of bonus outfits and head gear, as well as custom armor and face camo.
    Anarchy’s Children: This rebellion-themed content pack introduces more than 100 new exotic customizations for the entire arsenal of armors available to your XCOM soldiers. These options are purely cosmetic and do not alter the stats of a soldier.
    Alien Hunters: Transform the soldiers of XCOM into an elite alien hunting squad with impressive new weapons and armor to face off against new alien Rulers that will pursue your squad across an entire campaign. Additional cosmetic upgrades to soldiers and the Avenger are included, as well as a new epic mission where Central Officer Bradford leads a squad with the guidance of an old friend.
    Shen’s Last Gift: Investigate ADVENT’s “Lost Towers” facility where Chief Engineer Lily Shen accompanies your squad in search of her late father’s secretive final project. Discover a unique new soldier class complete with powerful new combat abilities, strategy mechanics, and customization options.    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Player 2
    Jun 22, 2020
    100
    The world’s best turn-based tactical game makes its way to the Switch mostly intact, ready to entertain and frustrate fans once again, this time on the go.
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Jun 10, 2020
    90
    XCOM 2 is, at five years old, a stone cold classic. The XCOM 2 Collection on the Switch may have some technical issues, with framerate and resolution being the most prevalent, but having the ability to play this amazing title on the go far outweighs any problems you might experience. Let's be real; you aren't playing XCOM 2 for the graphics anyhow. All of the strategy, depth and fun is accounted for here. Highly recommended.
  3. Pure Nintendo
    Jun 23, 2020
    85
    The XCOM 2 Collection is a great addition to the Switch library with its strategic gameplay and intriguing storyline. While there are some issues with framerate drops scattered throughout the massive campaign, this is still a title fans of the genre will love to play on the go.
  4. TheSixthAxis
    Jun 2, 2020
    80
    Regardless of your history with the series, the XCOM 2 Collection is an enticing offer for strategy fans. With the game bundled together with its sizeable War of the Chosen expansion, plenty of DLC and the option of playing while on the toilet, this is probably the best way you can choose to play XCOM 2.
  5. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Jun 15, 2020
    75
    If you’re looking for a great turn-based strategy title, XCOM 2 Collection is a fantastic option. However, it’s a little hard for me to fully recommend the Switch version due to the numerous performance issues I encountered. But if you can look past these, or if you’re lucky enough to avoid them altogether, XCOM 2 Collection provides one of the best strategy experiences on the Switch.
  6. Trusted Reviews
    Jun 25, 2020
    70
    XCOM 2 is a challenging and engrossing turn-based tactical shooter, and seeing it running on the the Nintendo Switch is very impressive. However, there are a number of performance issues here, including immersion-shattering frame rate drops and frustratingly long loading times. There's no doubt that XCOM 2 is best played on a PC with a keyboard and mouse, but if the Switch is your only gaming platform then this is still a worthwhile buy, albeit an expensive one.
  7. NintendoWorldReport
    Jun 4, 2020
    60
    XCOM 2 is a wonderful strategy game, but the Switch version makes it frustrating to play what can already be a pretty stressful campaign in the best of circumstances. It felt like I was spending more time waiting for the game to load or process than I was actually playing, and eventually I just ended up with a strong urge to redownload it on Steam and play it there instead. Since XCOM 2 is entirely turn-based, the poor performance doesn’t really have an effect on the gameplay, so if you can put up with it then the game is still just as good as it ever was. I couldn’t really put up with it, though, so sadly this is one Switch port that really drags down an otherwise excellent game.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 12 out of 27
  1. DecoyDoctorpus
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Simply the best. the technical issues are overall minor, and mostly involve a kind of slow load that isn't really that slow at all.
  2. mi-go
    Jul 11, 2021
    9
    WARNING: you should have a Nintendo Online subscription to play this game.
    Why?
    Because the game sometimes crash. Not too much (1 per 30    WARNING: you should have a Nintendo Online subscription to play this game.
    Why?
    Because the game sometimes crash. Not too much (1 per 30 hours of play for me) but when it crashes it could leaves ALL your saves data corrupted, so you loose every progress that you have done in the game.

    This happend in all platforms, you can search it.
    But there is a workaround: do a manual copy of your save data.
    The only way to do this on Switch is to have an Online subscription, disabling the automatic cloud copy for this game, and only uploading it to the cloud after a non crashing game session.

    Besides that, the game runs pretty well on switch, at 720 while in missions handheld, and 1080 docked.
    It has a lot of replayability and variety because procedural map generation and different mission objetives.    … Expand
  4. abcdef_fake
    May 31, 2020
    9
    amazing game if you're into turn-based stuff. i am so i love it.
    the switch version doesn't run perfectly, there is some pop-in and other    amazing game if you're into turn-based stuff. i am so i love it.
    the switch version doesn't run perfectly, there is some pop-in and other glitches, but nothing game-breaking. load times are comparable to the ps4 version if not slightly better (it might just be wishful thinking, the point is it's bearable, at least ca. 10 hours in). framerate drops are very frequent, especially in the more "crowded" missions - if that bothers you then the rating should be appropriately lower for you.    … Expand
  5. Arkoudelos
    Feb 26, 2023
    5
    XCOM 2 is an amazing game and the PC version plays flawlessly with amazing graphics etc. Naturally I did not expect the technical side ofXCOM 2 is an amazing game and the PC version plays flawlessly with amazing graphics etc. Naturally I did not expect the technical side of things to be great however playing it on a handheld device got me tempted plus it was on sale for just 7.99$. However, what I did not expect was for the game to be horrible in terms of frame drops and loading times. Coming from the PC version, the ~40 second loading times plus glitches during gameplay plus downgraded graphics may be too annoying for your experience. Big surprise for me as every other game in my library runs smoothly. My recommendation is to buy it on another platform if that is possible or avoid it and get Mario + Rabbids, which offers a similar experience and more fine-tuned for the Switch.… Expand
  6. NerdCrew
    Jun 6, 2020
    4
    This is one of my all time favorite franchises but there are a couple massive bugs that are inexcusable for a release. The worst being theThis is one of my all time favorite franchises but there are a couple massive bugs that are inexcusable for a release. The worst being the custom character creation which is a massive part of what makes xcom special.

    If you create custom characters only thr name and nationality will save after your next load up. I made 30 characters which are all useless thanks to this issue.

    The other major issue is that far site doesn't work on snipers rendering the class next to useless. I hope a patch comes out quickly as this game is currently broken in my eyes.what a shame.

    Performance is acceptable for those curious. Much of the charm also remains intact.    … Expand
  7. Sarouk
    Jun 9, 2020
    4
    What a great game on a console that sorta doesn't fit it. I can't tell if it's a problem with the console or the game port itself because IWhat a great game on a console that sorta doesn't fit it. I can't tell if it's a problem with the console or the game port itself because I know XCOM is a well-regarded game that's tough but enjoyable and fun. I love the game itself but it's hard to get past the parts that impede gameplay genuinely.

    But I didn't know that it came with so many memory leaks that apparently have still never been resolved. If you think the devs even tried to look at this before bringing it to the switch, you'd be wrong , it seems.

    Some PC players say if your computer is strong enough, it shouldn't take too much of a hit but you notice the glitches on the switch pretty quickly -- options disappearing, bodies shifting or being misplaced, load files being corrupted, crashes, etc.

    This is something I definitely should have waited to see reviews before buying but I got too excited and ahead of myself.

    Literally made an account just for this review. Shell out some extra money on PC. It's worth it there, maybe some mods can help save the leaks and glitches.    … Expand
  8. pez
    Jun 7, 2020
    0
    The game is functional but the frame drops were horrific for me. Load times are excruciating too. I beat the entire game and any time anyThe game is functional but the frame drops were horrific for me. Load times are excruciating too. I beat the entire game and any time any character is moving or your camera is moving, frame rates dip. I'm not complaining about like a sub-30 framerate; I mean sub *ten* frames. It's a persistent frustration throughout the whole game that makes it impossible for me to recommend.… Expand

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#43 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2020