XCOM Enemy Within (PS3)

If you have played and enjoyed Enemy Unknown, you won't be disappointed with Enemy Within. I completely understand the console players discouragement towards the latest Addon. After purchasing the original game and the DLC, to then buy everything again a year later. But I must say, the content that comes with Enemy Within is worth its £25. They have added an endless amount of maps, I think 46 new maps? So far I've played over 18 hours, encountered the new enemy EXALT. You can send one soldier on covert operations to find the main EXALT base. After every covert operation, you have to send in a extraction team. Mostly hacking certain terminals that can deliver information about EXALT. It's really fun and I think that the games difficulty has increased a little bit. I can even get my men killed on "Normal". You need a new form of resource called MELT, to upgrade your soldiers with mechs or genetic enhancements. I would have never guessed to enjoy XCOM Enemy Within as much as I did a year ago with Enemy Unknown. New voices have been added finally! Unfortunately it doesn't include Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indian or even British English etc. Maybe a DLC or mod will be released in the future. Overall it is a great addition towards the XCOM universe and deserves my utmost respect for the Dev team. A great buy.

Amazing tactical game. Loved Enemy Unknown and thought this would be just a remake...I was pleasantly surprised! First of all, the customization is fantastic (Elite Soldier Pack, ingrained in this version) and finally allows you to customize each soldier, making the game a lot more personal. Then, the genetic mods, the ability to turn your soldiers into cyborgs, more grenades, more equipment, more maps, new ALIENS, a new resource and BASE attacks...!The only downside is the frequent slowdowns, though short, they can get on your nerves, especially if you get hooked hours on end (you will.) like me.All in all, a definite must, if you are man enough to play anything beside japanese crap.

Imagination-capturing, epic sci-fi strategy game that really embraces the entire alien concept. A lot to learn which means it has a lot of mileage.There has been complaints of glitches (I've experienced a couple), but not enough to mark it down. Although - and it could be a big 'although' - I've only played on Medium difficulty so far and the complaints have been about the harder settings.There was a tinge of sadness upon finishing it, which for me is a real mark of enjoyment. Definitely one I'll be repeatedly returning to - one of my all-time favourites.

I have seen somepeople complain that it's basically the same game as the original and that is a valid point but as a standalone game it is perfect. I played the original and liked it a lot but this incarnation is perfect, the alien sympathisers (EXALT), the Mec troops and gene enhancements all add so much variety to the game as do all the extra maps. One of the stand alone missions involving zombies is brilliant and so tense it's like an interactive horror movie.If you have never bought an Xcom game buy this one and skip the original as this is the game the original should have been.

This is a short review, just to say it builds on the first game with plenty of content making it worthwhile to effectively buy again. But keep your old one as they play differently.Its one of the finest tactical/strategic games ever made. If you play ironman it will be a rollercoaster ride and the massive number of options mean there is a huge amount of replayability.