The day has come. Aliens have landed. Their wars will be fought with the terrible weapons of super-science, menacing all mankind and every creature on the Earth. And I have never been more excited. And yes, I did just paraphrase of War of The Worlds.

, which is widely regarded as one of the best turn-based strategy games of all time.

"Xcom Enemy Unknown is a turn-based,shooting,post apocalyptic game. Xcom is a division of units that is funded by countries around the world to stop and understand the alien invasion on Earth. You fail the game if too many countries pull out of the Xcom project.

Can be played over and over again and things wont alwasy work out the same

Storyline is short; not too many weapons; more customization would be nice

I'm usually one who tires quickly of games, but I find myself restarting the game after having completed it. Controls are easy to use and the AI is very good.

This is one of the best games i have ever played and i play a lot of games. If you like to think about what your doing while playing your games instead of just shooting your way through then this is the game for you.

Virtually a remake, albeit an updated one, of an almost twenty year old turn-based strategy game X-Com: Enemy Unknown is one of the most nerve-wracking games you'll ever play. Cast as the commander of an underground base of soldiers designed to fight against a mysterious alien invasion the game...

It has been a little while since I sat down with a decent turn based game.  The last time I enjoyed a game of this nature was April 2011 when I sank my teeth into Ghost Recon Shadow Wars for the 3DS.  At the time I considered it a must own for fans of turn based games and 3DS owners alike.

X-com done right. The team at firaxis really out did themselves this go around. All the game elements are well thought out

Oi you, get back here. Yes, you. I realise your disdain for turn-based shooters means you're probably more interested in reading what the Big Brother household had for breakfast than this review of XCOM Enemy Unknown, but you'd be a fool to do so.

In XCOM: Enemy Unknown, victory is sweet--but it's so much sweeter when it arrives after a heart-wrenching standoff. With each turn, the newest entry in this beloved strategy series heightens the sense of tension, and each defeat of a hovering alien craft thus becomes cause for celebration.

Tension-filled turn-based matches; Great sense of progression makes you feel increasingly powerful; Complex interconnected economy makes each decision important; Soldier perma-death gets you invested in the fate of your veterans

Map repetition; Camera foibles and other visual glitches