Finalmente!
If I were a military sci-fi writer I'd go: Rifleman Wilkes fired shot after shot of uranium-depleted rounds as the South African village started to disintegrate under a sizzling hail of energy bolts from the UFO. Things were starting to pour out of the ship, carrying particle-based weaponry. F###, Wilkes thought, the UN wasn't prepared for this! F###, no one is! A hut exploded on his right, as blue death once again spat from the hulk's laser batteries...
Those who know my art don't worry I have not flipped, the above doodle is just that, a doodle. (Grin, grin.) Anyway, on to the article...
The team that has been developing the open-source (freeware) revival of an X-com type of game has announced that v2.2 of their turn- and squad-based, 3D tactical shooter is now out.
The version has now UFO interception, something that has been lacking in their earlier versions.
Links:
Homepage
Changelog (List of changes from the previous versions)
Promo video
Postscript:
I have been shocked to learn that a LOT of so-called hardcore gamer friends of mine (sorry hehe!) have no idea of what X-Com is. It's like being a historian specializing in heroes and not knowing who is Abraham Lincoln or Jose Rizal. Or a shooter fan not knowing who is John Carmack and John Romero.
Or hell, John-117.
To remedy that you need to read what game
HAS BEEN AWARDED BY GAMESPOT AS ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMES OF ALL TIME.
HAS BEEN HAILED BY IGN TO BE THEIR TOP #1 PC GAME OF ALL TIME.
"While there were a lot of arguments between us as to what games would make the list and where they would end up, the number one title was never even discussed." --- IGN
Strong words by IGN. Now play the FREE, 3D successor to this DOS-based precursor.
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