UFO2Extraterrestrials: Battle for Mercury
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| Developer(s) | Chaos Concept |
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| Publisher(s) | Chaos Concept |
| Series | UFO: Extraterrestrials series[1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Turn-based tactics Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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UFO2Extraterrestrials: Battle for Mercury is a Microsoft Windows game aimed to be a spiritual sequel to the highly acclaimed X-COM: UFO Defense. Developed by Chaos Concept, announced in 2009,[2] and released in 2021.[3]
Development[edit]
In September 2009, Chaos Concept unveiled a new website announcing a prequel, UFO2Extraterrestrials: Shadows over Earth, which has been in development since early 2009. Some of the announced improvements to the game include dynamic lighting (night missions complete with the need for light sources), and naval forces in the geoscape phase of the game (such as heavy aircraft carrier/cruisers that can launch fighters and defenses against UFOs).
After many failed release date attempts, Chaos Concept decided to withdraw a release date from the game's completely, but have since changed announced a new released date of Q4 2013 and the game was re-titled as UFO2Extraterrestrials: Battle for Mercury. With more delays it has been pushed back to Q3 2014 and then to Q1 2015, Q2 2015, Fall 2015, Q4 2016, Q2 2017, 2018, fall 2019, September 2020, Spring 2021.[4]
Gameplay[edit]
Gameplay in UFO2Extraterrestrials: Battle for Mercury is similar to the original X-COM games. The gameplay resembles the previous game — UFO: Extraterrestrials. A game combining real-time global strategy & air combat with turn-based tactical missions, and RPG elements[5] where soldiers’ stats improve with experience. There are interactive environments with destructible terrain. A large number of technologies, weapons, combat units to develop and aliens to interrogate.[6] UFO2Extraterrestrials has three primary styles of gameplay: geoscape, tactical missions, and base management.[7] However, there are also innovations: in case of loss of support on the continent, it becomes possible to build a floating naval base.
References[edit]
- ↑ "UFO: Extraterrestrials series". MobyGames.
- ↑ "After 11 years, X-Com-ish strategy game UFO2 is finally out". Rock Paper Shotgun. June 15, 2021.
- ↑ "UFO2: Extraterrestrials on Steam". store.steampowered.com.
- ↑ "UFO2: Extraterrestrials Nears - Blue's News Story". www.bluesnews.com.
- ↑ "UFO2: Extraterrestrials, UFO2 Extraterrestrials: Battle for Mercury, UFO2Extraterrestrials: Shadows over Earth - PC". Gamepressure.com.
- ↑ "UFO2Extraterrestrials: Battle for Mercury for PC Game Reviews". whatoplay.com.
- ↑ "'XCOM'-inspired 'UFO2: Extraterrestrials' released following 11-year delay". June 16, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- UFO2Extraterrestrials: Battle for Mercury at MobyGames
- UFO2Extraterrestrials at Metacritic
- UFO2Extraterrestrials at Giant Bomb
- UFO2Extraterrestrials at Absolute Games
- Review UFO2Extraterrestrials at guidefs.ru
- Discussions at GOG
- Official page at Facebook
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- 11 years overdue, UFO2: Extraterrestrials is finally out on Steam
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