XCOM 2

Playstation UniverseNeil Bolt

9/10

XCOM 2’s PS4 port is hobbled by some turgid technical issues, but it’s a testament to how magnificent a game it is that it still rises above them. Outstanding, brutally challenging and endlessly enjoyable, XCOM 2 is a legitimate triumph.

Push SquareJohn Cal McCormick

9/10

Republished on Wednesday 30th May 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of June's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows.

GameSpotDaniel Starkey

9/10

The chosen one.

COGConnectedJudi Azmand

90/100

XCOM is one franchise that has been around nearly forever, but not everyone knows that it existed past 2012. Its history spans all the way back to 1994, but it’s in 2012 where XCOM made its first real step into the current “modern” gaming world. XCOM: Enemy Unknown was the “re-imagined” remake of the first XCOM game, UFO: Enemy Unknown, that originally launched in 1994. It was an impressive game that humbled many and won numerous “Game of the Year” awards. Eventually XCOM: Enemy Within, the expansion to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, was released that added more gameplay elements and content which furth...

GamingTrendMike Pearce

90/100

Overlooking XCOM 2’s few problems is easy in the face of its overwhelmingly solid experience. Console players who had been eyeing this title since its release in February shouldn’t hesitate to pull the trigger.

Worth PlayingChris "Atom" DeAngelus

9/10

XCOM 2 transports players 20 years into the future, where humanity lost the war against the alien threat that has established a new world order.

KeenGamerHrvoje Smoljic

8.9/10

The ultimate tactical turn based game is back! Aliens have all but won, but your six men army is ready to blast them away back to where they came from and give you a hella good time doing it.

Gaming NexusRandy Kalista

8.8/10

If you can take punishment as well as you can dish it out, then XCOM 2 strikes the right balance. Its tactics are hardlined, its urgency is persistent, and it will wear you down even as it builds you up. A beautiful, brutal beast of a tactics game. But do what you can to clean up these graphical and gameplay hitches, Firaxis; this game deserves it.

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

8.5/10

When it comes to turn-based strategy games, they don't get much better than XCOM. This recent console release is bursting with incredible classic alien-busting strategic gameplay so let's suit up and get ready to launch.

Press StartEwan Roxburgh

8/10

Soldiers deaths on the battlefield are permanent. You can only recruit more back at base, assuming you have supplies spare, and they begin again at the lowest rank. It was particularly soul destroying to lose a soldier who had scraped through long enough to acquire skills that were coming close to rivaling that of the enemy’s.

VideogamerAlice Bell

8/10

XCOM 2 is more tense and thrilling than a turn-based strategy has any right to be. There are some great additions to the original gameplay, but the port to console is an imperfect one.

DualShockersSteven Santana

7.5/10

XCOM 2 rises above these small errors, and is still a highly recommendable strategy game for those both new and familiar with the franchise. Both friendly and hostile upgrades are doled out to yourself and the opposition over the course of the entire campaign, ensuring variety through to the end. Whether or not you will make it there is entirely on you, which is why success is celebrated and losses so discouraging. XCOM 2 introduces new elements that keep the strategy game fresh, continues to overwhelm the player with options, and challenges you to overthrow the alien overlords in power. There...