The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

 Xbox 360
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 127 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 127
  3. Negative: 25 out of 127
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  1. Warlord
    Aug 23, 2013
    2
    As an XCOM fan I feel cheated. I really wish I'd read up on the game more before I bought it. I bought it because it's XCOM, but it's not...
    People have said it's tactical, well not like any other XCOM is. In the time it takes you to issue a few orders out the enemy is on the move and has been shooting you (albeit in slow mo) while you have been doing so. During the course of my first    As an XCOM fan I feel cheated. I really wish I'd read up on the game more before I bought it. I bought it because it's XCOM, but it's not...
    People have said it's tactical, well not like any other XCOM is. In the time it takes you to issue a few orders out the enemy is on the move and has been shooting you (albeit in slow mo) while you have been doing so. During the course of my first mission I had killed 70+ with my character, while my AI controlled counterparts had gotten 15 between them (and ok I had a few fights before they joined me but still).

    Maybe it's me, maybe I just wanted another Enemy Unknown or Apocolypse game. Maybe I don't like change. But still, this is not for me, past XCOM games have been games I enjoyed while watching the tele in the background, games I can relax to, this is just frustrating.

    Pros:
    - Story did seem interesting
    - Lots of enemies

    Cons:
    - Real time combat
    - Slow mo squad order system
    - AI or lack of
    - Lack of 'checkpoints' or save feature
    - Awful squad mechanic
    - Awful shooting mechanic    … Expand
  2. JampStealthy
    Aug 20, 2013
    4
    Pretty bad. I loved Enemy Unknown, but this is just completely terrible. The combat is okay, and is arguably the best thing about the game. However, the story is completely nonsensical and the graphics are dated at best. Probably the most disappointing game of the year for me.
  3. urieaal
    Aug 21, 2013
    3
    bought and played this just recently... Now as a fan of x-com games i have to honestly say the bureau fails miserably to recapture anything more then some run and gun alien killing...

    Theres NO base building or even upgrading your base its just a hub to create new recruits of which theres no female versions. its one big sausage fest here. theres no real threat looming you can do any    bought and played this just recently... Now as a fan of x-com games i have to honestly say the bureau fails miserably to recapture anything more then some run and gun alien killing...

    Theres NO base building or even upgrading your base its just a hub to create new recruits of which theres no female versions. its one big sausage fest here. theres no real threat looming you can do any mission in any order as you see fit..

    The voice acting is not terrible but its lacking considerably theres little to no life to the characters. lots of graphical clipping, mouths don't move very well and sometimes not at all while the "actors" are speaking.

    This game from my point of view seems incredibly dumbed down for an x-com game. every time you get a new ability it gos in to lengthy detail via a cinematic movie about how the ability works. which is helpful but should be a side thing not a requirement. it really detracts from the story which is'nt really all that great, with out going in to great detail, aliens invade "skins look ripped right out of the previous x-com game for the 360." you fight them blah blah blah boring...ZzzzzzZZzz

    you dont get to capture alien tech and research it, you just find it in the field and equip it once you've found one aliens just drop there guns which you couldn't get that way before hand because they would disintegrate...now there every where...

    TLDR:
    Nothing to do with an xcom game other then the title and aliens..
    No base building this is a big big NO NO imo.
    No tech capturing and research, you just find them and use them in the environment. once found you can equip them.
    No real looming threat, fills like no reason to continue playing, theres no real bad guy just a bunch of aliens to kill.
    No character creation, just minor customization.

    Doesn't fill like an x-com game at all really needs base building and character creation. In this day and age theres no excuse not to include a character creation with both male and female versions doesn't even have to be super in depth. Its just laziness to omit such things.

    You just don't make a new game and complexly leave out the major things that made up a big enjoyable part of previous incarnations. I have half a mind to go back to walmart and get a refund. they always take them back.    … Expand
  4. Grizzler
    Aug 23, 2013
    4
    Just plain bad in about every way imaginable, choices are pointless, graphics are subpar, A.I. is suicidal or just plain slap ass retarded, and has really nothing to do with xcom.
  5. Broyax
    Mar 15, 2017
    1
    C'est étonnant comme on s'attend à ce que tout aille de soi... mais tout ne va pas de soi bien au contraire ! et certaines choses que nous prenons pour acquises et conçues simplement et efficacement comme on mettrait une lettre à la poste, ces choses là ne le sont pas.

    Prenons par exemple le système de combat des Mass Effect : simple, efficace, puissant, tactique ! mettons-le dans un    C'est étonnant comme on s'attend à ce que tout aille de soi... mais tout ne va pas de soi bien au contraire ! et certaines choses que nous prenons pour acquises et conçues simplement et efficacement comme on mettrait une lettre à la poste, ces choses là ne le sont pas.

    Prenons par exemple le système de combat des Mass Effect : simple, efficace, puissant, tactique ! mettons-le dans un Xcom.... putain c'est devenu de la merde ! comme une mauvaise copie chinoise (pléonasme) qui n'égale jamais l'original. Et pourquoi donc ? parce qu'il faut beaucoup de temps et de talent pour mettre au point ce qui nous semble aller de soi, ça ne se bricole pas comme ça par des incapables...

    Et en tant que jeu de tir à la troisième personne, comment s'en tire le Bureau ? comme une merde ! décidément ! on a pas vu plus mou et plus générique depuis longtemps. Et plus moche aussi. Seule la VF est de bonne qualité mais la bêtise des dialogues est hélas irrécupérable. On a qu'une envie, retourner jouer au Xcom de 2012.    … Expand

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#95 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2013
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#50 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2013
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#6 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2013

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68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Oct 3, 2013
    70
    Better than it has any right to be, but still deeply flawed. [Nov 2013, p.68]
  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Sep 17, 2013
    60
    It's not ready yet. [Issue#102, p.78]
  3. MondoXbox
    Sep 15, 2013
    77
    Interesting gameplay mechanics and a suspense-rich plot make it a game worth to be tried, even if it could have been much better.
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