X-COM Pack free Mac Game

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3.8

191.7 MB

Strategy

Developer: Mythos Games

Release date: 1995

Version: 1.4 + Full Game

Publication Type: Unofficial

Interface language: English

Tablet: Not required

Platform: Mac

System requirements

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X-COM is a series of computer games founded by MicroProse in 1994. The first part was UFO: Enemy Unknown in Europe (known as X-COM: UFO Defense in North America), developed by a team led by Julian Gollop. After the success of X-COM: UFO Defense, the team immediately began working on X-COM: Apocalypse, which eventually became the third part of the series, released in 1997.

Between these two games, the internal MicroProse team created the X-COM sequel: Terror From the Deep in less than a year, in order to make quick money (but at the cost of a crazy resemblance to the first part). Many features of the first two games were also inherited from creations such as Rebelstar and Laser Squad for the ZX Spectrum, including the names of organizations (for example, "Marsec").

The plot of the series is quite simple and straightforward, with small variations in each part: armies of hostile aliens invade Earth, killing and enslaving the human race. The motive and style of the game closely matches the classic BBC series called UFO.

In each part of the series, the player acts on the side of the organization "X-COM" ("Extraterrestrial Combat Unit"), which literally means "unit to combat aliens." In X-COM: UFO Defense, this unit protects states from alien invasion, in exchange receiving financial support. Any country can stop it if the work of X-COM is considered unsatisfactory, or if the aliens manage to infiltrate the government. By exploring alien artifacts mined in battle, X-COM is developing more and more powerful and advanced weapons, armor and equipment to deal with invaders, as a result revealing the true nature of aliens.

The game is played in two modes: strategic (Geoscape) and combat (Battlescape). This division is, in fact, the hallmark of the series.

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In the first mode, the player expects enemy activity while making strategic decisions. He can view X-COM bases located at various points on the Earth, change them, equip ships, hire base personnel and operatives, assign production of weapons and equipment, purchase and sell them, and manage scientific research. In strategic mode, the game is in real time.

The game goes into the second, combat mode when X-COM operatives come into contact with alien forces. This can be an inspection of a wrecked enemy ship, a confrontation with alien terrorist activities, or an attack on one of the alien bases discovered during the game. In turn, aliens also have the ability to find and attack the X-COM base.

The combat mode is an isometric battlefield in the form of a settlement or rough terrain, where the operatives fight the aliens in a step-by-step mode. In addition to manpower, the player can use the so-called heavy gun platforms - a kind of tanks that have more powerful weapons on board than in the hands of fighters. The map may also contain computer-controlled civilians - unarmed units that require protection from X-COM. Each participant in the battle, whether an X-COM soldier, an alien or an ordinary citizen, has a limited supply of "action points" that he can spend in one turn. The next move, their stock is renewed. The game in combat mode can be interrupted at any time or ends automatically when all aliens are neutralized. At the end of the battle, the player is awarded points in the amount corresponding to the number of dead or captured aliens, lost soldiers, rescued residents and the number of alien artifacts obtained.

The X-COM series is known for its complexity. There are third-party programs that allow you to edit game files to facilitate the game and increase the value of its repeated passage. These programs also make it even more difficult, which may be the choice of the most experienced players.

The most advanced of these programs is XcomUtil, it has already been implemented in the OpenXcom project.