(Don't let those 12.3 DOS Box hours Fool you, I have over 600 hours in UFOextender and OpenXCOM.)

X-Com: UFO Defense is a Retro classic that has still stood the test of time. I picked it up in 2013, with no prior experience of Strategy games WHAT SO EVER. While most people find the ancient, convoluted 90s interface... well, ancient and convoluted, I some how learned the game without even cracking open the instruction manual (Word of advice. Crack open the instruction manual. You will need it if you don't figure out the interface in 5 minutes like I somehow managed.) Despite all this, X-com is a game that I always find myself coming back to... here's why.

Pros:
-Procedurally generated maps means you will NEVER play the same battle twice.
-The balance between the tactical and geoscape is one of my favorite parts of the game. Both would have been a solid game individually by themselves, but the combination of the two makes X-Com one of the greatest strategy games out there.
- THE FREAKING INTRO. *Jumps out of skyranger blasting mutons with auto rifles to epic bit rock* (Note: DO NOT try to use Auto rifles against Mutons)
- Random Generation for your Soldiers as well keeps the game fresh.
- Challenging. This game will make you FEEL like you're defending the earth from vastly superior aliens, making victory that much sweeter.
- The Art style: Campy 90s Sci-Fi at its best
- The Music: John Broomhall has created one of my favorite game OST since Ace Combat 04


Cons:
- Outdated Nineties interface: The Battlescape can be incredibly confusing to new comers.
- Psionic Line of Fire: Download a mod for this, because Aliens spamming mind control when they can't even see you is BS.
- Heavy Lasers / Laser Cannons kinda suck. Could have used more balancing in the weaponry department. (There are also mods for this. Download them)
- ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ TURN ONE ALIEN GRENADES IN THE SKYRANGER YAGAHA KSA KHLSADHKASKDASD
(I think there's actually a mod that disables grenades until turn 3 for both sides. So you can actually get your people spread out.)
- Ammo micromanagement is incredibly annoying

Rating?

10/10, Arguably one of the greatest PC games ever created. Just, for the love of god, use openXcom for modern systems.