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XCOM 2
Released On: Feb 4, 2016
88
7.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 104 Critic Reviews
88
93% Positive
97 Reviews
97 Reviews
6% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 104 Critic Reviews
88
93% Positive
97 Reviews
97 Reviews
6% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Apr 2, 2016
It's a testament to the quality of XCOM 2 that despite performance hiccups on a mid-range PC I have been unable to put it down. It's at once radically different and reassuringly familiar, improving what needed to be improved and refining what needed to be refined without losing the core appeal of the series. XCOM has once again proven itself to be the strategy king.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 1,919 User Ratings
7.5
67% Positive
1289 Ratings
1289 Ratings
17% Mixed
332 Ratings
332 Ratings
16% Negative
298 Ratings
298 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 1,919 User Ratings
7.5
67% Positive
1289 Ratings
1289 Ratings
17% Mixed
332 Ratings
332 Ratings
16% Negative
298 Ratings
298 Ratings
Nov 20, 2025
One of my GOTY !
Very good turn-based strategy, with progressive onboarding, varied combat grids, very unique and appealing lore etc...
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PC Nov 29, 2024
I'd recommend. It isn't the game that got me into TBS, but I'm a loyal fan at this point. I just can't get enough - and I probably won’t with how many mods come out for this thing!
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PC Mar 7, 2016
Ostensibly it's a game about overthrowing aliens, but really it's a war against the forces of probability. [March 2016, p.110]
Feb 1, 2016
With an unnerving sense of persistent tension and procedurally-generated maps that extend the value of every map, XCOM 2 survives the hype train with just a graze.
Feb 15, 2016
XCOM 2 manages to improve a formula that had almost nothing wrong with it to begin with, adding a sense of urgency to the already unpredictable nature of its turn-based combat. It’s a rewarding experience, if not sometimes cruelly unfair.
Feb 16, 2016
XCOM has once again proven that it is a powerhouse when it comes to tactical gameplay.
Feb 18, 2016
To be perfectly blunt, XCOM 2 is a pretty bad experience right now, and the best advice I can give is simple: wait for upcoming patches to fix things before buying. There's a much better game hidden somewhere beneath the performance issues and gameplay flaws, and it's a shame.
Feb 24, 2024
Welcome back, commander.XCOM 2 improves the XCOM:EU in many ways. Its graphics, sound and UI have stepped up. More emphasis is put on the story. Now XCOM is on the run, your base of operations is a giant repurposed alien ship. Through the hologlobe, you will need to move around the world tackling different missions and building a global resistance.Aircraft is missing in this sequel, but the rest is more or less the same. Lots of mini-games that, when combined, build a complex strategic game. Chossing missions, soldier customization, technology research... This time though, you must stop the aliens from completing a project, a counter is added to the campaign. Which means you need to fight against time in order to stop the aliens. This adds yet another mini-game, keeping track of this project's **** support is amazing, there is a lot to customize through it. XCOM 2 vanilla is not a bad game, but it lacks diversity. XCOM:EW felt better, **** expansion was launched, XCOM 2 War of the chosen is a must buy if you want to play this game, it adds so many new features and adjustments. It feels like a new game, way better than vanilla. New enemies are added, including three antagonists that will make your life more painful, and also new allies that will help you against them. A really complete experience and definitely a step up from the amazing prequel. If you want the ultimate XCOM experience go for war of the chosen.Good luck, commander.
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PC Apr 7, 2023
I really liked the game! Interesting plot, good characters and good graphics for the time the game was made! Thank you, very much dear developers!
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PC Jan 20, 2023
This game only came out in 2016 but it just feels so old. It feels way older then it is. If it was made today I'd be all over it because you can't get better then this in this genre. If you like this type of game you have to play it, but for where I'm at right now and how much more there is to get through I just can't give up the time to this particular world. It's a good game but it feels 8 years older then it actually is.
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PC Nov 9, 2020
This game is bad. Strongly not recommended. Everything inside is like a one big script (even shooting). 80-95% to shoot a target and miss. Load and one more try... miss again. One more try miss again and over and over again. You can move and shoot but you can't shoot and move at start. Many pointless skills. X-COM extraterrestrial gold edition is much better then this game (2007). Another game based on very good (legendary) title f...d up. Sad...
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PC Aug 5, 2018
Take a mediocre game franchise and make it worse. That's my impression of XCom 2. The first series was marred by an overly linear controlling approach to base management which is perpetuated in the second game. The horrible GUI is back too with all its quirks and limitations in place. The horrible counter intuitive R&D system is there too and its as confusing and unclear what you are supposed to do as ever. To really show up the glaring shortcomings in the aforementioned a time restriction is imposed making the whole frustrating, joyless experience even more crapulent. In short for me there is very little to like here aside from the overriding theme that I felt has been better executed in other titles like Xenonaughts. The only upside is the eye candy but its this title is so hamstrung by its awkward and clumsy game mechanics its not enough to really amount to anything significant. Played for a short time and quickly lost interest.
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PC Summary 20 years have passed since world leaders unconditionally surrendered to alien forces and XCOM, the world's last line of defense, was left destroyed and scattered. Now the aliens hold dominion over the Earth, building shining cities that promise a brilliant future for humanity on the surface, while hiding a sinister intent below and elimi...
Rated T for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Feb 4, 2016
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Publisher: 2K Games
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