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XCOM: Enemy Within

XCOM: Enemy Within is a console standalone expansion pack for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a turn-based tactical strategy game. The expansion adds the ability to gene mod soldiers to add to their powers as well as the…

12 November 2013

XCOM: Enemy Within is a simulator developed by Firaxis Games, released 12 November 2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and iOS.

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What XCOM: Enemy Within is

XCOM: Enemy Within is a simulator game developed by Firaxis Games and released in 2013. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and iOS. It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

XCOM: Enemy Within is the expansion to the 2012 Game of the Year award-winning strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Enemy Within adds an incredible array of new abilities, upgrades and weapons to combat new enemy and alien threats. This expansion also introduces new maps and missions, new tactical and strategic gameplay, and new multiplayer content providing a fresh new gameplay experience.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the X-COM series

XCOM: Enemy Within is the 14th of 27 entries we hold in the X-COM series. The next entry was XCOM 2 in 2016.

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What it launched against

XCOM: Enemy Within launched on 12 November 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

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When did XCOM: Enemy Within come out?
XCOM: Enemy Within was released on 12 November 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and iOS.

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