Click the new game button and you’ll see a cutscene that’s pretty much scene-for-scene identical to the openings of past XCOM games, and for good reason.

Powering up the game, everything will feel immediately familiar to XCOM fans. Phoenix Point is distinctly XCOM to start Make no mistake, if you like XCOM then you’re going to love Phoenix Point, even though its current state is buggier than an ant hill. Having finally gotten my hands on the game, and played/failed my way through three story campaign attempts, I can safely say that this is a modest description of the game. It’s on Steam too.If you’re a fan of the iconic XCOM franchise, Phoenix Point has likely been top of your games or Christmas wish list for quite some time.ĭeveloped by a team at Snapshot Studios with Julian Gollop – the father of the original XCOM games – as lead designer, Phoenix Point has been described and marketed as the “spiritual successor” to XCOM and generated quite a lot of hype over the last year. Don’t forget, the base game is required to play this DLC if you aren’t an Xbox Game Pass subscriber then you can purchase the base game for as little as £24.99 if you pick up the Year One Edition. It isn’t included in any Expansion or Season passes – this is a brand new piece of DLC. Phoenix Point: Kaos Engines is available to download now priced at £4.19 on the Xbox Store. New Vehicle Customizations: Upgrade any vehicle with new engines, hull modules, or weaponry, mix and match their components and paint them how you want them to appear.New Missions: Engage in four new missions from the Kaos Syndicate or use their access to scavenged goods to purchase unique weapons and vehicular technology to use in the main campaign.New Vehicle: Test drive the Kaos Buggy, a makeshift vehicle that sports two different weapons alongside its innate ability to hit the gas when things get too hairy!.

These may or may not have a tendency to malfunction at critical moments though. New weapons are available for your units too to offer more firepower to soldiers. And if the whole scrap aesthetic is grating on you, toggle the ‘fancy’ option on the vehicles for a garish change of scenery! Existing vehicles haven’t been forgotten either with new weapons for the Armadillo, Aspida and Scarab all included in this DLC.

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