

The first is the strategic layer, through which you make contact with new regions, search for supplies and people, and otherwise plan out your research and upgrades in order to get the edge on the enemy. XCOM 2 is divided into two distinct segments, one of which unfortunately drags down the other. XCOM 2 Collection – Review Screenshot Provided by Take-Two Interactive The game’s expansion introduces alien leaders called Chosen who will try to hunt you down and otherwise sabotage your efforts.

Your job, such as it is, is to launch an insurrection that will free humanity from the grasp of its overlords. Set 20 years after the events of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2assumes that the alien invasion was not repelled, with the Earth now under the control of an alien regime. From long load times to frequent stuttering, playing Firaxis Games’ 2016 epic on the Switch becomes a chore far too often. The XCOM 2 Collection turns what would otherwise be a deep and engaging tactical and strategic experience into a slog. But I can’t say the same about its Switch port. It is a great strategy game, one that I would highly recommend to anyone interested in the genre. Its expansion, XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, is even better.
