Originally posted by defector1968

extra terrestrials is exactly as ufo enemy unknown was back in 1994

as i read here for the xcom (too linear, 1 base) dont seems to be good, but i'll give it a go when i got the founds

Yup! It was - mechanicly. But I'm not good enough with words to properly explain it. I guess all I can say is that it felt that they approached it like a table of mechanics that they just had to recreate, and the game just didn't have its own personality, or never gave the tension that the original and TFTD gave, or that this new one does.

Originally posted by defector1968

if u dont like it, u can wait for the

UFO extra terrestrials 2, will be out soon i hope

Xenonauts should also be out soon.  If not there's always ufo:alien invasion.

Got an email from a friend with this link in it.  It seem Firaxis ran out of time to get these things in the game at release.  I havn't tried out the Second Wave" mod yet but it looks interesting none the less.

Former Community Manager “2K Greg” revealed Firaxis’ intent to implement the extra bay of options, but time constraints caused the feature to be scrapped. The majority of Second Wave’s files remain intact within XCOM, however, and a salvo of INI and profile tweaks

Here’s the full list of options Second Wave provides:

• Damage Roulette: Weapons have a much wider range of damage
• New Economy: The funding offered by individual council members is randomized
• Not Created Equally: Rookies will have random starting stats
• Hidden Potential: As a soldier is promoted, his or her stats increase randomly
• (Bugged) Red Fog: Any wounds taken in combat will degrade a soldier’s stats for that mission
• Absolutely Critical: A flanking shot guarantees a critical hit
• The Greater Good: The secret of psionics can only be learned from interrogating a psionic alien
• (Bugged) Marathon: The game takes considerably longer to complete
• Results Driven: A country offers less funding as its panic level increases
• High Stakes: The rewards granted for stopping alien abductions are randomized
• Diminishing Returns: The cost of satellites increases per construction
• The Blitz: Aliens target a larger set of cities during abduction attacks
• More Than Human: The psionic gift is extremely rare

Originally posted by Kaijin2k3

Originally posted by defector1968

extra terrestrials is exactly as ufo enemy unknown was back in 1994

as i read here for the xcom (too linear, 1 base) dont seems to be good, but i'll give it a go when i got the founds

Yup! It was - mechanicly. But I'm not good enough with words to properly explain it. I guess all I can say is that it felt that they approached it like a table of mechanics that they just had to recreate, and the game just didn't have its own personality, or never gave the tension that the original and TFTD gave, or that this new one does.

The tension in Emeny Unknown was pretty good. Of course, the tension level was helped in that my first play through on "classic" did not go that well, lol.