I always thought this game was over-rated.
I give it cred for it's fun value once you get into it.
But ANY game that requires such a steep learning curve has severe balancing problems. This is a large hind-sight and a very negative impact to the game, they should at least have made it more accesible to newer players, as even the lowest difficulty is nearly impossible to new-comers.
So in theory, if the average X-Com fan gave this a 9.5, it'd give it something like a 8.9.
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