NEWS - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
X-COM Series To Be "Reimagined" As a FPS
2K Games has announced that it will revive the classic X-COM franchise with a first-person shooter from the Bioshock 2 team titled simply XCOM.
The original X-COM series was a tactical game telling the story of a desperate Earth defending itself from invasion. Developer 2K Marin’s "reimagining," as the publisher is calling it, promises to maintain its "strategic core" despite its move to a first-person perspective.
"With BioShock 2, the team at 2K Marin proved themselves as masters of first-person, suspenseful storytelling, and with XCOM they will re-imagine and expand the rich lore of this revered franchise," said 2K president Christoph Hartmann. "Players will explore the world of XCOM from an immersive new perspective and experience firsthand the fear and tension of this gripping narrative ride."
According to a statement received by 1UP tonight from 2K, "players will be placed in charge of overcoming high-stake odds through risky strategic gambits coupled with heart-stopping combat experiences that pit human ingenuity -- and frailty -- against a foe beyond comprehension."
"By setting the game in a first-person perspective, players will be able to feel the tension and fear that comes with combating a faceless enemy that is violently probing and plotting its way into our world."
Source: http://www.1up.com
