XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a modern remake of the beloved classic survival horror tactical shooter. This is the good one, the one that’s all about the squad combat and the tactical and the research trees and the classic aliens, and not shooting neon technogoop in first-person with a revolver. Check out this interview with XCOM producer Garth DeAngelis on the process of revisiting one of the best video games ever made. Joystiq has the story.
While it seems this new version of XCOM is in the right hands, it’s hard to say if they’ll be able to capture the magic of the original. The terrible, heart-attack, cold realization of impending doom magic.