X-Com - Apocalypse download

The third one in the X-Com series, this game is set in a post-apocalyptic world which is a result from the battle from the prior game, Terror from the Deep. You are yet again on a verge of an alien war, this time from a new race of organic aliens that don't like you one bit. This time, you don't want to fight them at your own turf - you have to take their alien ship to their planet and bring the war to them. The game isn't much different than the prior two, in terms of both gameplay and graphics. There is a novelty, though - this time the game is set on a single city rather than the planet and the game introduces real time battles along with the turn based ones, giving similarity to the game StarCraft. Also, the graphics are finally greatly enhanced, which was much needed in the last games. This game is a breath of fresh air from it underwater predecessor, and a much needed cosmetical improvement from the original, all while staying as good and true to the game as always. Highly recommended!

Upside: New, well thought out Aliens... Internal conflict witin the city... Assaults on your bases... Varied combat evironments. Downside: Limited scale, One city but in all fairness given the richness and variety of the city it's not all that limiting. Over all a very good addition to the X-com line and one of my favorite 'classic' games. Well worth the download.