XCOM 2 Reviews

XCOM 2 is ranked in the 96th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Feb 12, 2016

Technical issues aside, XCOM 2 stands as an outstanding sequel to an already amazing strategy game.

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Oct 3, 2016

XCOM 2 has received a solid port here, albeit one with some bugs. Those who can't play on PC will still have a good time, but there's really no reason to pick it up if you already have a solid gaming rig.

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Generación Xbox
Hector Nieto Carretero
Top Critic
4 / 5.0
Dec 6, 2016

Xcom 2 is a strategy game that will give you hours and hours of entertaining with an excellent gameplay. It also has bad points like some visual bugs and the loading times are long.

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8.8 / 10.0
Oct 5, 2016

Technicalities aside, XCOM 2 is an amazing game, a great strategy game, and we strongly recommend you to try it out.

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EGM
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Feb 1, 2016

XCOM 2 is a generally solid experience, but it is definitely one of those titles that may not be for everyone due to its punishing game style and occasional unpredictably of success.

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Oct 7, 2016

XCOM 2 hits Xbox One and PS4, letting console gamers feel the tension, desperation, and satisfaction of strategy for themselves.

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8.5 / 10.0
Feb 23, 2016

A solid followup to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2 delivers on story, action, and tension. It's nonetheless in serious need of optimization to correct glitching and framerate issues.

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8 / 10
Feb 1, 2016

If you want an insanely hard tactical combat sci-fi game, you got it. Good luck. If you’re able to stick with it, I think the systems and story are more than enough that you’ll enjoy XCOM 2 a great deal.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2016

It sort of did, but the stress never dissipated.

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80%
Oct 3, 2016

XCOM 2 is a great strategy game for the same reasons that Enemy Unknown/Enemy Within were, for the unique minute-to-minute gameplay, but as a sequel, this needed more innovation and less iteration.

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9 / 10
Mar 2, 2016

Small technical issues hold XCOM 2 back, but it's still as compelling as ever.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 4, 2016

XCOM 2 is not more XCOM, but better XCOM. It will make you feel like the original may not have been the great game you thought it was, and for me that is all I can ask of a sequel. XCOM fans will not be disappointed, nor will any gamer with an affinity for strategy and tactical games who somehow missed Enemy Unknown. A brilliant game.

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3.5 / 5.0
Oct 8, 2016

An addictively fun game for the RTS fan who doesn't mind a tough challenge even on the lowest of settings

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Fextralife
Castielle
Top Critic
9 / 10
Feb 15, 2016

And outstanding sequel to an outstanding game. XCOM 2 is everything an XCOM fan could want and more. If you are a fan of turn-based strategy games, this is THE must own title for 2016. A few performance issues and numerous bugs prevent it from getting the score that it truly deserves.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 1, 2016

XCOM 2 is everything a sequel should be, keeping the things that everyone loved about the first game while changing things up as much as possible.

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NZGamer
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Feb 2, 2016

There are still only a few games that do what XCOM does, and even fewer that do it so well.

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Unscored
Feb 9, 2016

With loads of new features, XCOM 2 turns out to be another hit out of the park. It's obviously not a game for everybody due to sheer difficulty alone, but anybody with the patience to learn should be pleased with the love and attention put into this title.

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4.8 / 5.0
Feb 5, 2016

Despite these technical faux pas, XCOM 2 has many grand elements to praise. It is the countless little touches, such as your troops whispering acknowledgments while in stealth, or ducking when within the line of sight of a comrade's shot, that truly show the commitment and effort the team at Firaxis poured into this stunning sequel. If XCOM: Enemy Unknown was the standard-bearer for tactical turn-based games, then XCOM 2 has wrested control of that flag, and now holds it even higher.

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8.8 / 10.0
Feb 8, 2016

An incremental rather than radical improvement, but no less an achievement for that, XCOM 2 irons out flaws you didn't even realise existed in Enemy Unknown. The consequence is one of the best strategy games in years.

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AusGamers
Barry
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2016

It's a brilliant sequel and a masterful game in its own right, and a must buy for fans of the turn-based genre, or fans of games in general.

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