Best Games of year 2012 (Contd: II)

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical role-playing video game, developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K Games. The game is a "reimagined" remake of the 1994 cult classic strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown (also known as X-COM: UFO Defense) and a reboot ofMicroProse's 1990s X-COM series.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown was released on October 9, 2012 in North America and three days later in Europe and Australia for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An "Elite Edition", containing all previously released downloadable content, was released as a Mac OS Xexclusive by Feral Interactive in April 2013. A port for iOS was released in June 2013. A stand-alone expansion pack titled XCOM: Enemy Within was released in November 2013.

Set in the near future during an alien invasion of Earth, the game puts the player in control of an elite multinational paramilitary organization called XCOM and tasked with defending the Earth. The player commands troops in the field in a series of turn-based tactical missions; between missions, the player directs the research and development of new technologies from recovered alien technology and captured prisoners, expands XCOM's base of operations, manages XCOM's finances, and monitors and responds to alien activity.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown was critically acclaimed, with averaged ratings of close to 90% for all versions at both GameRankings and Metacritic. Upon its release, it was often regarded as one of best titles in its genre. Several reviewers also commented on the game's very high levels of difficulty, replayability, and addictiveness. A number of publications, includingGameSpy, GameTrailers and Giant Bomb, named it Game of the Year.

Minimum:

• OS:Windows Vista
• Processor:2 GHz Dual Core
• Memory:2 GB RAM
• Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater
• DirectX®:9.0
• Hard Drive:20 GB HD space
• Sound:DirectX Compatible
• Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
• Additional:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.

Recommended:

• OS:Windows 7
• Processor:2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
• Memory:4 GB RAM
• Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater
• DirectX®:9.0
• Hard Drive:20 GB HD space
• Sound:DirectX Compatible
• Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
• Additional:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.

Please Note:  Windows XP is not supported for XCOM:Enemy Unknown

 

Note on Video Cards: 

•Some cards with numerically higher model values than the card listed above have performance below that of supported cards.  These cards include:

–ATI Radeon 3430, 3450, 3470, 4350, 4550, and 5450

–NVIDIA GeForce 9300 (all variations),  9400, 100 G, 205, 210, and 310

Source:(Wikipedia,2kgames)