XCOM: Enemy Unknown

 Xbox 360
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 412 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 336 out of 412
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 412
  3. Negative: 35 out of 412
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  1. gamingisgreat
    Oct 18, 2016
    9
    XCOM Enemy Unknown is an amazing turn-based strategy game.

    The gameplay is great,with a surprisingly smooth port,perfect balance,good AI,and a satisfying difficulty curve.There is a lot of choices that must be made,and you also have trading and resource management.There is also permadeath for each of your soldiers,which means if they die in a mission,they are dead forever. The one    XCOM Enemy Unknown is an amazing turn-based strategy game.

    The gameplay is great,with a surprisingly smooth port,perfect balance,good AI,and a satisfying difficulty curve.There is a lot of choices that must be made,and you also have trading and resource management.There is also permadeath for each of your soldiers,which means if they die in a mission,they are dead forever.
    The one major flaw this game has is the lack of an autosave feature.

    The graphics are pretty good,and the game runs fine on 360.There are very rare hitches in framerate though.

    The game is,of course,very long.I would say 40 hours minimum.

    Overall,XCOM Enemy Unknown is an awesome strategy game that is well worth picking up and playing.    … Expand
  2. reviewer69101
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    I'll start this off by saying I"m bad at RTS games. Yet even though I've failed Xcom Enemy Unknown 5 times, and tried to complete it for 4 years. It's still fun to me I have fond memories of it. So for the very few (who play games) that don't have an Xbox 1 or PS4 still. And are looking for a good game let me tell you this is absolutely a good choice.
  3. B00tador
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    Absolutely perfect reinvention of an old game. This and XCOM 2 are both masterpieces, I'd recommend playing this one first personally due to the story arc.
  4. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Brilliant turn-based military strategy game that is surpassed only by its own sequel with includes added missions and upgrades. It is very similar however, so given the choice XCOM: Enemy Within is the better option.
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Awards & Rankings

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#6 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2012
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#24 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2012
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#8 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2012

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Toronto Sun
    Mar 6, 2013
    100
    By virtue of how it stokes more parts of my brain than any game of the past decade, I’m inclined to consider XCOM: Enemy Unknown one of the most important titles of this generation. This game will test your disaster-management skills, levy you with suffocatingly difficult choices on how to spend your resources and cause you to grow so fond of your chess pieces that each skirmish takes on the flavour of a Whedonesque drama.
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  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Dec 1, 2012
    90
    It's like The Sims, but with much shorter life expectancies. [Issue#91, p.66]
  3. Telegraph
    Nov 12, 2012
    100
    It's [a] tough and punishing game, but in the best way possible. Every loss compels you onward in the war and the story. Where most games are frustratingly punishing, XCOM delivers a masterclass in challenge and escalation.
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