X-Com: UFO Defense

An absolutely amazing game when it comes to strategy and combat. You truly do feel stupid when any of your squadmates get injured or killed

The game never gets old.

It's a great sort of tense game where it's treacherous and dire but still very accessible and understandable. I would recomend going in without a guide, it helps with the mystery and sense of intrigue. I will however say you may want to glance at the manual, some of the controlls may be a little obtuse, the game isn't clunky or akward it's just some things may not be imdiately aparent.

loved this game when it came out and love it even more now. it has kind of a steep learning curve till you get the hang of it. your first mission you will probably lose half your team. but once you learn how to play and save all the time it is fun. i like this as much as Xcom interceptor even though they are 2 totally different types of games they are both fantastic

An excellent classic that really holds up. The visuals are good, colourful and easy to read (particularly in the alien designs) despite its age. The mission maps have some pretty good variety in terms of terrain and location, which keeps things fresh. The sounds/ music are decent, I don't know that anything really stands out but nothing sounds grating. Gameplay-wise, the game is divided between base management (including research, resource management, staff management, etc.), and third person tactical missions. Both work really well, with neither feeling short-changed for the other (though you might start saving scumming on the missions!). There's good lore in the game involving the aliens, and there's good variety to the enemies you'll come across. There's plenty of content to dig into, and if any of this sounds like it might be remotely interesting to you, I'd recommending picking it up, especially at such a good price.