

Non-combatĪfter this you are very quickly thrust into the game and begin building up your base. The tutorial is an integral part of the game and it is done well, I just wanted to spread my wings a little sooner. I decided to return to the main menu to start a new game. While this tutorial is pretty good and does cover all the points needed to play the game successfully, it is hindered by my love of the punishment only a strategy game can provide.įiguring out what mistakes I have made myself and learning from those mistakes is both a frustrating and satisfying experience and I think it a shame to miss out on. The tutorial actually goes on for quite some time after this first mission and aims to show all the aspects of constructing a successful XCOM base. But the tutorial doesn’t end there, oh no. After learning how the cover, movement and attack systems work the player is returned to the XCOM base. The tutorial is in-depth enough to teach all the basics you will be using in battles but avoids becoming tedious.

However, before you get to see your base you are launched into the tutorial mission. Later in the game more of these bonuses can be acquired but the starting bonus is very important to the development of your XCOM base. The first choice you are presented with is in which region the XCOM base will be set up, with each area providing a different starting bonus. XCOM puts the player in charge of a group of the worlds most elite soldiers tasked with defending the planet against an alien invasion. Luckily for those of us who feel this way Firaxis and 2K games have come to our aid with XCOM:Enemy Unknown! And they brought some visitors… Every now and then the need to think a little more that just the current few seconds of excitement takes hold.
