XCOM: Enemy Within
XCOM: Enemy Within is a non-console 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…
XCOM: Enemy Within is a strategy developed by Firaxis Games, released 12 November 2013 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $5.99 at GameBillet. The main story takes about 26 hrs to finish.
What XCOM: Enemy Within is
XCOM: Enemy Within is a strategy game developed by Firaxis Games and released in 2013. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). 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.
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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the X-COM series
XCOM: Enemy Within is the 13th of 27 entries we hold in the X-COM series. The next entry was XCOM: Enemy Within in 2013. Its critic score of 89 is 8 points above the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is XCOM: Enemy Unknown at 89.
How it was received
XCOM: Enemy Within holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 3,249 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 19 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 87, across 132 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 26 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $5.99, that works out to about $0.23 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) CPU, 2 GB RAM and 256 MB Video Memory NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $5.99 at GameBillet, 80% below its usual price.
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. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
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.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for XCOM: Enemy Within yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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