X-Com fans >> UFO: Alien Invasion

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  1. DarkUnderlord

    DarkUnderlord Administrator Staff Member

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    The tech demo of UFO: Alien Invasion has been released. Any old X-Com fans looking for some good turn-based fun over 3 maps should check it out.

    You can download it with music (28 mb):
    http://n.ethz.ch/student/dbeyeler/downl ... music.html

    ... or without (15 mb):
    http://n.ethz.ch/student/dbeyeler/downl ... music.html

    I got the no music version and was pleasantly surprised. It's a free game built on the Quake 2 engine. Good ol' isometric view but you can rotate the camera any which way you want and go up and down levels in true X-Com style.

    It's great stuff!
     
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    Sheriff Fatman Active Member

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    Did you try Aftermath? I did and kinda liked it, but still didn't pursue it all that far.
     
  4. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    Yeah, the Aftermath is a killer game. Heh, I hadn't seen it before like a week ago, but now I've began playing, and I find it to be über. A bit hard for newbies perhaps, but once you've got used to it, you're stuck.

    I can recommend it warmly to anyone who feels like splattering aliens. :)
     
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