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XCOM: Enemy Unknown is one of the finest strategy games ever. That's why we gave it a splendid 4.5 stars back in 2012. And hey: it's still damn good more than two years later. You command a covert group of super-soldiers as they face off against a mysterious alien invasion. Each soldier can be upgraded and even renamed, so you take it damn personally when one is gunned down by an alien scumbag!

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