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XCOM 2

XCOM 2 is a 2016 turn-based tactics video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is the sequel to 2012's reboot of the series, XCOM: Enemy Unknown; it takes place 20 years after the events of Enemy Unknown. XCOM, a military organization trying to fight off an alien invasion, has lost the war and is now a resistance force against the…

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Genre
Turn-based tactics
Publisher
2K
Artist
Gregory Foertsch
Composer
Tim Wynn
Designers
Brian Hess Mark Nauta Joseph Weinhoffer
Developer
Firaxis Games[a]

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XCOM 2

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Avg. degree1.98
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XCOM 2

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related to Critical reception · 35
XCOM 2 → According, Avatar Project, Ben Reeves, Brett, Character, Charlie Hall, Chris Bratt, Dan Ryckert, Dan Stapleton, Dark Events, Destructoid, Eurogamer, Firaxis, Game Informer, GameSpot, GamesRadar, Giant Bomb, Hall, He, IGN
related to Release · 32
XCOM 2 → AAA, Administration, Advent Administration, Advent Future, Avengers, Beam Pistol, Blind Squirrel Games, Despite, February, Firaxis, Gamepad, Gregory Keyes, IGN, In, It, June, May, November, On May, PC
related to Story · 21
XCOM 2 → ADVENT, ADVENT Administration, After, Avenger, Central Officer Bradford, Chief Engineer, Chief Researcher, Commander, Dr, Earth, Enemy Unknown, Enemy Within, Lily Shen, Moira Vahlen, Most, On, Raymond Shen's, Richard Tygan, The, XCOM
related to Turn-based combat · 18
XCOM 2 → ADVENT, After, Commander, Earth, Every, In, In XCOM, Ironman, Legend, Many, Maps, Played, Players, Rookie, Steam Workshop, The, Veteran, XCOM
related to Development · 17
XCOM 2 → According, ADVENT, As, As Enemy Unknown, Because, Compared, Enemy Unknown, Enemy Unknown's, Environment, Firaxis, Firaxis Games, Instead, Jake Solomon, Nonetheless, Solomon, The, XCOM
Platforms · 8
XCOM 2 → Android, iOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, OS X, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
Release · 7
XCOM 2 → Linux, OS X, Windows WW: February 5, 2016PlayStation 4, Xbox One NA: September 27, 2016WW: September 30, 2016Nintendo SwitchWW: May 29, 2020iOSWW: November 5, 2020AndroidWW: Jul…, NA: September 27, 2016, WW: February 5, 2016, WW: July 13, 2021, WW: May 29, 2020, WW: November 5, 2020, WW: September 30, 2016
related to Sales · 4
XCOM 2 → Games, Publisher, Steam, XCOM
is a · 2
XCOM 2 → 2016 turn-based tactics video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K, brutal experience
Artist · 1
XCOM 2 → Gregory Foertsch

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XCOM 2ArtistGregory Foertsch1.00infobox
XCOM 2ComposerTim Wynn1.00infobox
XCOM 2DesignersBrian Hess Mark Nauta Joseph Weinhoffer1.00infobox
XCOM 2DeveloperFiraxis Games[a]1.00infobox
XCOM 2DirectorJake Solomon1.00infobox
XCOM 2EngineUnreal Engine 3.51.00infobox
XCOM 2GenreTurn-based tactics1.00infobox
XCOM 2ModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
XCOM 2PlatformsLinux1.00infobox
XCOM 2PlatformsOS X1.00infobox
XCOM 2PlatformsWindows1.00infobox
XCOM 2PlatformsPlayStation 41.00infobox
XCOM 2PlatformsXbox One1.00infobox
XCOM 2PlatformsNintendo Switch1.00infobox
XCOM 2PlatformsiOS1.00infobox
XCOM 2PlatformsAndroid1.00infobox
XCOM 2ProducerGarth DeAngelis1.00infobox
XCOM 2ProgrammerRyan McFall1.00infobox
XCOM 2Publisher2K1.00infobox
XCOM 2ReleaseLinux, OS X, Windows WW: February 5, 2016PlayStation 4, Xbox One NA: September 27, 2016WW: September 30, 2016Nintendo SwitchWW: May 29, 2020iOSWW: November 5, 2020AndroidWW: Jul…1.00infobox
XCOM 2ReleaseWW: February 5, 20161.00infobox
XCOM 2ReleaseNA: September 27, 20161.00infobox
XCOM 2ReleaseWW: September 30, 20161.00infobox
XCOM 2ReleaseWW: May 29, 20201.00infobox
XCOM 2ReleaseWW: November 5, 20201.00infobox
XCOM 2ReleaseWW: July 13, 20211.00infobox
XCOM 2SeriesXCOM1.00infobox
XCOM 2WriterScott Wittbecker1.00infobox
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