X-COM: UFO Defense Review (Xarduvik)
The atmosphere this game creates is identical to many horror movies. The music is deep and intense. Going around a corner just to see the soldier get his face melted off by a plasma shot from a black eyed gray headed alien made me jump out of my seat, more than once!
The aliens have an advantage in the start, but with time, patience, research and manufacturing skills, you CAN turn it around. The first time I witnessed a Snakeman 'panic' after I killed three of his buddies in a row on the map, I was jumping up and screaming at the screen, "How do you like it!?! Die you alien bastards!"
Only advice I have here... if you have a twisted mind like mine, and the strategy building of resources isn't as exciting as it once was, your new friend, when you can research it, is called the 'Blaster Bomb' and can become one of the most punishing, sadistic battlefield weapon imaginable.
How I use it... I have two soldiers equipped with a Blaster Launcher and 4 bombs each. They have the flying suit by this time. When a large UFO is landed or shot down, I fly both soldiers as high as possible. Then I set the waypoints of the blaster bomb to hit the top center of the UFO once it's visible. Bomb one will make a single square hole in the roof. Blaster bomb two is guided the same, and will go straight down into the ship. Massive amounts of aliens will die in the second blast. Aliens will panic and drop their guns. Your ground troops can mop up easily.
Then I unlocked another deadly weapon. Mind control! Learned from the alien dirtbags and helped with a device, I can now take over alien minds and make them shoot each other. I actually made an alien throw his alien grenade at his feet, taking out 4 of his mates along with bug-head. Best revenge kills imaginable, and that's when you feel the killer instinct kick in. Bug eyes, snake heads, mufon jerks or floating fart-coats, they're ALL GONNA DIE!
In other words, it's the best fun I had in a long time!
oh, and for every human you mourn as he or she is cut down, you 'can' yell out, "You will be avenged!" And actually get to do it once you have the right tech researched. Muwahahahahaaaa!