JA vs XCOM, that was what the old days were about...Not gonna comment on that, as plenty other already did, but the true reason this game's so memorable is the amount of pain/stress/joy/relief you feel going through these missions with your mercs. Ofc the game is very well done. Side note: this game has an extra difficulty mod hidden. It's called "Play without Ivan". But who would ever do that, amirite? Hell I learned some Russian just to understand Ivan.