The life of an Android gamer can be a tough one, waiting for big-name titles to hit the Google Play Store whilst iOS users have the time of their lives. Such was the case with XCOM: Enemy Unknown and its superb mobile port. Fortunately, after nine months the wait is finally over – it’s now available on Android.
What’s more, perhaps as a way of saying sorry for the wait, the title is priced at £7.14 – pricey for your average Android title, yes, but still almost half the price of its iOS counterpart. Of course, this is no average Android title, either. XCOM has proven an enormous success on both PC and Mac desktops as well as on PlayStation 3, and with good reason. It perfectly blends turn-based strategy with RPG and base-building elements to create a unique title worthy of carrying on the name of its cult 90’s predecessor. What’s more, the mobile version barely loses any of the full game experience, an unavoidable graphical downgrade the only real difference between the two versions.
If you reckon you might be a fan of genetically engineering soldiers to explode alien invaders, or if you simply have to get your XCOM fix on the go, then head on over to the Google Play Store immediately. £7.14 is a sound investment for a truly premium product in a world of free-to-play garbage.