The upcoming 'unofficial heir' to X-COM has been given a lengthy blog update from the developer, Goldhawk Interactive. It's called Xenonauts. Much like in the old X-COM series, in Xenonauts you must do what you can to protect Earth from an alien menace. It's a singleplayer strategy due this year. It's more a 'spiritual heir' to X-COM if you will as Goldhawk are big time fans of the old PC strategy series, and weren't too pleased when X-COM was suddenly being rebooted as a first-person shooter. But they're happy in a way because Xenonauts can fill the void. The story follows a 1979 invasion of aliens where Earth is unprepared globally to repel the attackers but a mysterious agency known as Xenonauts foils a major offensive and is given control over two major powers' land and airspace to beat the menace. It's "heavily inspired by the classic X-Com / UFO: Enemy Unknown," blurbs the official game description. Check out their latest development update. Something you'd enjoy? |
Xenonauts shaping up, studio Goldhawk details latest changes
18 May 2011 | By Simon Priest
- Related Games:
- X-COM: Apocalypse, X-COM: First Alien Invasion, X-COM: Terror From the Deep, X-COM: UFO Defense
- Source:
- Xenonauts
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