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XCOM: Enemy Within

MEC soldiers and gene mods in action in XCOM: Enemy Within video

By Connor Sheridan published 5 September 2013

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Want to see XCOM: Enemy Within's mechanized and genetically engineered soldiers in action on the battlescape? See how they perform against familiar and new threats in this five-minute walkthrough, narrated by lead designer Ananda Gupta.

The MEC trooper's cover-destroying "Collateral Damage" ability is a game-changer--just remember that wall you tear through is one less place for your squad to hide later on. And who needs a grappling hook when your superhuman sniper can leap to a high vantage point?

Check out our August preview of Enemy Within for more.

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I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.

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