The XCOM collection includes a few of the finest technique video games on PC, but its fashionable iterations of 2012’s Enemy Unknown and 2016’s XCOM 2 are a bit of completely different from the likewise wonderful origins of X-COM within the ‘90s. Sticking extra carefully to these previous video games is Goldhawk Interactive’s wonderful Xenonauts 2, printed by indie technique home Hooded Horse. Its newest replace, simply launched on Steam, brings some new threats to the battlefield, alongside a brand new means to assist cope with them.
A promising follow-up to Goldhawk’s first launch, Xenonauts 2 as soon as once more places you answerable for a shadow group aiming to convey the nations of Earth collectively to struggle a rising alien risk. You’ll have to keep up your community of bases throughout the globe as you analysis your enemy and prepare your troops in an try and match their power. It’s a relentless technique sport the place each determination can swing a struggle – however losses are inevitable.
Xenonauts 2 replace 4 is a hefty overhaul. It introduces an extra UFO kind, the Harvester, the penultimate alien ship to be added forward of the Battleship. This large transport craft is provided with beam weapons and homing missiles, making a risk by itself deserves, however its giant inside can play residence to a quite a few crew of elite alien troopers.
Additionally coming into the fray are the Androns. This new race of robotic troopers is well-armored and normally present in strike forces that may accompany Wraith crews. Their excessive armor values imply you’ll need to resort to instruments similar to EMP injury to interrupt previous their defenses and convey them down.
“Androns had been in a few of the (pre-Early Entry) Kickstarter builds of Xenonauts 2,” Goldhawk explains, “however their authentic fashions and animations didn’t look significantly good and so they had built-in arm-cannon weapons that had been tough for gamers to establish. We’re a lot happier with the up to date fashions and animations, and because the new Androns carry weapons within the typical method it’s now a lot simpler to identify which of them have lethal Fusion weapons.”
Concern not, nevertheless, as you’ll additionally get entry to the brand new Colossus Battlesuit. Initially deliberate because the “final” Xenonaut armor, it was outdated by the Vanguard and now acts as a extra primitive possibility that you just’ll get entry to earlier within the development. Which means it’s a really strong possibility regardless of some limitations, boosting your power and armor dramatically however reducing its wearer’s imaginative and prescient vary by three tiles together with a lowered reflex stat.
Along with this, it will probably solely make use of machine gun-type weapons, and is incapable of constructing use of grenades or modules. Whereas the Colossus will really feel considerably much less helpful when you acquire entry to Vanguard Battlesuits, you’ll additionally have the ability to improve its armor additional to retain its viability as a specialised heavy assault unit.
The replace additionally consists of loads of stability modifications because the workforce at Goldhawk works in direction of the total launch of the sport. When you’re tempted to leap in for the primary time, there’s even a Steam sale low cost, letting you achieve this at a cheaper price than regular.
Xenonauts 2 is on sale at a 30% low cost by way of Thursday July 11. Which means you’ll pay simply £24.49 down from its regular worth of £34.99. Head right here to test it out for your self.
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