Incredibly, XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been converted for play on your mobile phone and its available right now…
The title is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and not only offers a console-like experience on the smallest of screens, but also takes full advantage of touch interaction.
President of 2K, Christoph Hartmann, is amazed by what has been accomplished here. As are we…
“Bringing a game of XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s size, depth and quality to a mobile platform isn’t something you see often, but we’ve accomplished just that. We’ve been very pleased with the success of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and we expect that to continue as we bring the full experience to this exciting new platform.”
This is the full console and PC/Mac game, but also includes GameCenter support and uses iCloud so save files can be transferred between devices.
2K have also announced that head-to-head multiplayer will be added to the game at a later date as a free update.
Jake Solomon, lead designer of XCOM at Firaxis Games, explains what inspired this decision in the first place
“Turn-based strategy games are a natural fit for a touch interface, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown takes full advantage of this on iOS devices. We’re thrilled that gamers have yet another platform to play the game on, especially one that allows XCOM: Enemy Unknown to be played anywhere, anytime.”
XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS is available now for £13.99 from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Please be advised, only the following devices are currently supported…
iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad mini, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th Generation.
This has to be truly seen to be believed. So, to prove this is a real thing, here’s a video…