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2012's xcom enemy Unknown put players in command of an elite international organization with one objective defend the Earth from alien invasion spoiler alert they failed XCOM 2 picks up 20 years later with you leading the resistance against the occupying alien force like its predecessor XCOM 2 is a tense turn-based strategy game based on careful positioning keeping your soldiers alive and lining up those perfect shots overwatch is back and better than ever letting your troops lie in wait and attacking enemies unfortunate enough to cross into their line of fire when paired with the new concealment ability that lets your squad secretly maneuver into position and gives the guerrillas a much-needed element of surprise before reigning incredibly satisfying death on their targets packing you can put guys in position and get the advantage on the aliens and do ambushes you are the aggressor and not the defender and you've got no choice but to take the fight to the enemy because they've got secret plans of their own so the aliens have their own victory conditions like they're looking for they may be hunting the Avenger right they may be building facilities they're doing all sorts of different things and all these little projects where the aliens are actually trying to get the jump on you they're trying to achieve victory and they're racing time just like the player is and the new customization options really let you bring your ragtag band of rebels to life there are now hundreds of ways to customize your troops from tattoos to hats to nose rings you can even personalize your squad weapons and armor with modifications decals and custom names XCOM 2 is out for pc and mac on February 5 2016 I'm Luke Lancaster and make sure to check out cnet.com for a full preview and all your other gaming news you