Here are a bunch of reviews for XCOM 2.
GamesRadar, 4.5/5
Rock Paper Shotgun, Recommended
PCGamer, 9.4
ShackNews, 8
IGN, 9.3
Polygon, 9
VG24/7,
Internation Business Times, 5/5
The Escapist, 4.5/5
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GamesRadar, 4.5/5
Gamespot, 9Foibles aside, XCOM 2 is still a wonderfully engrossing strategy game that can very easily leave you spellbound throughout 2016 and beyond. The myriad of tactical options at your disposal - from new soldier classes to the various weapon upgrades - is delicately balanced against the ever-changing extraterrestrial monstrosities. You'll constantly discover new, better ways of honing your craft, and XCOM 2 will happily meet your challenge in kind.
Eurogamer, EssentialEvery once in a while, however, XCOM 2's difficulty surpasses challenging, and becomes unfair. For the most part, enemies abide by the same restrictions we do. But sometimes, they shoot through walls and dodge point-blank shotgun bursts. The cards are already stacked against us in most campaigns, and part of the fun is overcoming those odds--but when the enemy AI ignores the rules, the game loses its appeal. Furthermore, XCOM suffers from certain technical glitches: the action halted during action-camera sequences, and in certain cases, I felt as if the game was overwhelmed. My soldiers' reaction shots didn't trigger when they should have, and enemies' attacks happened all at once, or weren't shown at all.
Gameinformer, 9.5Everywhere you look, you see the same kind of micro-surgical thinking. The game is always keen to see you moving promptly, acting before it's too late. The aliens are always up to something and there's always a big, red, doomsday-styled counter ticking away at the top of the screen. Why? Many of us, I expect, were guilty of holding off on assaulting the alien base in Enemy Unknown until we'd finished a few extra research projects, or kitted out our squad in just the way we liked. Despite being repeatedly told how urgently the planet required us to complete that mission, we did a bit of grinding first. It was all-out war, but did we really feel the pressure?
Rock Paper Shotgun, Recommended
PCGamer, 9.4
ShackNews, 8
IGN, 9.3
Polygon, 9
VG24/7,
Internation Business Times, 5/5
The Escapist, 4.5/5
GameTrailers
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