Let’s get down to brass tax: A lot of you out there may not be into real-time strategy games, and that’s fine. The genre had its day in the sun, and with the exception of a few major franchises that appeal to a dedicated fan base, there isn’t nearly as much mainstream appeal as there once was. If you are among those that has lost their taste for the RTS style, you should consider getting over that for XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Firaxis Games did something remarkable with XCOM: Enemy Unknown, it took a classic game and reimagined it for a new generation. You hear that word a lot these days, “reimagined,” but usually those using it mean they took an existing property and made their own thing under the name of the old. That is not the case here.
Firaxis identified what it was about the last game that worked, then it built a game with modern technology that carried over those key ideals. It was a long process, but a fruitful one. The result is a game we liked so much we gave it a 9.5. For more details on the development, check out our recent interview with Garth DeAngelis, one of the lead producers for the game.
So if you have been on the fence about this game, or maybe it is on your list but you just haven’t had the chance to pick it up yet, put your money away and enter for your shot at winning a copy on us.
We have five copies to give away to five winners: two PS3 copies, two Xbox 360 copies, and one PC copy that we have a Steam code for.
To be entered to win, all you have to do is post a comment below telling us what your favorite old school PC game was. Just post a comment, and you will be entered to win. Be sure to include what system you are hoping to win a copy on (multiple systems if fine, but each winner will only receive one copy).
The contest will run until Wednesday, October 24 at noon PST.
Good luck to all!
(Update: Thank you all for your comments! We will be notifying the winners presently!)
Congratulations to our winners:
Michele Rogers
Christian Vergori
The user “SeveredOblivion”
The user “EDG”
And one other, who wished to remain anonymous
Thanks to everyone for entering, and check back with us for more giveaways int he future!
I am a huge fan of the original game, UFO: Enemy Unknown. I started to play it on Amiga 1200. The game stole many hours from me during my high school times. For a half of year it was number ONE. I loved the idea of saving the world from aliens and how serious the game was. Victory was never easy and you had to struggle with many problems: politicians cutting your funds, tough decision you made during combat, costing life of your soldiers and civilians, important decision concernig improvement of the base.
It would be great to have a chance to play this great remake.
PC version please.
My favourite game was Warcraft II. I’d love to win it on Steam.
Best game for me was X-COM Apocalypse and Cesar 3, they were just the best in their time!
I would like to be in the PC contest thanks!
My favorite old school PC game would have to be Quake. Although I was probably to young to be playing such games, it was so much fun. I loved using the Nail gun so much.
I would love a copy for the PC
My favorite old-school PC game from around the time the first X-COM came out was SimLife. (If I’m lucky enough to have my name drawn in the contest, I’d like either an Xbox 360 or PS3 version (PS3 preferred, but not too picky), please)
A word on my weird love of SimLife… I know, it’s kind of an obscure entry in Maxis’ Sim game canon, but something about it just grabbed me. The way I saw it there were two main ways to play. First, make a huge detailed world full of bizarre plants and animals, mess around for a couple hours, then start smiting it with asteroids and STDs once you got bored. Second, try to make the most balanced ecosystem you could, then let it run over night and see how it looked in the morning. I once woke up to an eerie, silent world where every square inch of land was covered by fir trees, and all other plant and animal life had been choked out hundreds of years ago. (=
UGH! Where did my comment go?
Master of Orion and Magic, Starflight I and II, Temple of Apshai, Universe Series and Wasteland.
How could I forget Civ I?
My favorite old school PC game, aside from the original X-COM: UFO Defense, would have to be Starflight. It was fairly revolutionary for the time and inspired many other games in the genre to be created.
I would prefer an XBOX or PS3 version, but winning any version would be great.
Alpha Centauri was crack. Actually, I should re-install that, because it probably still is.
Xbox or PC would be good.
My favorite old school PC game would have to be the original warcraft of Orcs and humans such a simple concept became such an evolved success the entire way up till now and still a fun gameplay.
My favorite old school game would have to be Tonka. I know that sounds a little stupid but me and my brothers would play that game for hours at a time. and if you pick my comment as the winner i would like it on Xbox 360,
Is Dungeon Keeper 2 “old school” by now? I say yes because they just don’t make ‘em like this anymore! PC Steam copy please. Thank you.
Modern Warfare
I have to say Star Control 2. It was an awesome game. They got so many things right. Tons to explore and different routes to play through the game. With only a few bottlenecks in the story that you have to do there is ton of replayability.
If I’m selected I would like the Steam copy.
I tried entering from my phone a couple days ago and it did not look like it posted anything. Not trying to double post. I have a PS3 and my favorite old school pc game is a tie between Pool of Radiance and Eye of the Beholder.