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X-COM: Enforcer is the sixth game in the X-COM series, but takes place in a time line separate to that was established by the first four games of the series. Enforcer is an action third-person shooter without the strategy game elements of previous games. It was the last game released in the series until Firaxis Games' 2012 reboot.
In single player mode, the player assumes the role of the combat robot named Enforcer. The game takes place from a third person perspective and uses both the keyboard and mouse as controls. The aim of each level revolves mainly around killing aliens and rescuing hostages. Each kill results in "data points" being dropped by the deceased aliens, which Enforcer can pick up and use between missions to accomplish research. Enforcer can also pick up "Unresearched objects" which expands the available research paths resulting in new weapons and armor. The aim of majority of the missions is to destroy alien transporter drones to prevent them from teleporting into various sites around the transporter. Some mission has the player to survive from alien waves, protecting important facilities, and fighting bosses. Puzzles which present themselves in the game are simple and the focus of gameplay centres on continual action and continual masses of aliens.[3]
Plotedit
The game is set during the First Alien War in 1999. Unmentioned in the storyline as played out by UFO: Enemy Unknown, funding was being provided to a program tasked with creating the ultimate robot warrior and led by a Professor Able Standard. However, owing to funding cuts by nations involved with the X-COM program, they were forced to abandon the project. Professor Standard refused to stop the project, carrying it on in secret in the Nevada desert. On completion, Enforcer was unleashed on the invading alien hordes.[4]
Set during the first alien war, the game follows Enforcer as he defeats alien forces throughout the United States, including several special alien creations aimed to destroy him. In the end, Able Standard discovers the alien mothership, which is behind the recent attacks on Earth. It is about to unleash an attack on Earth, and only Enforcer can stop it. Even though the professor is mortally wounded by aliens, he, in his last moments, sends Enforcer through a teleport right to the mothership. Eventually this leads to a showdown with a cloaked alien leader known as "High Ethereal", who taunts the Enforcer, and after the Ethereal is defeated the mothership self-destructs and Enforcer is jettisoned into space, with the scientist's dying words echoing through its mind before fading to black.
Developmentedit
When launching production of the game, Hasbro canceled two other X-COM games that were in production at the time: X-COM: Alliance and X-COM: Genesis. Given that Hasbro Interactive went out of business shortly after the release of X-COM: Enforcer, it used Alliance and Genesis resources in order to quickly make something with the X-COM brand.[5]
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6] Steve Butts of IGN stated that the game is "pretty much nonstop action" and that it was perfect for when [one has] only got fifteen minutes to kill".[3] Greg Kasavin of GameSpot was more cautious, noting that "it's as mindless of a shooter as they come, and you can't help but be disappointed at the thought of this, in light of the series' roots as a mentally stimulating strategy game."[10] Jason D'Aprile of Computer Games Magazine was even harsher, stating: "X-COM lovers will hate this game, and it's clear the label was just tacked on as some lame attempt to cash in on the series' brand appeal."[7] Jason Samuel of NextGen said that the game was "fast and furious, but ultimately too shallow for the price."[13]
Retrospective reviews have been far more negative. On August 14, 2021, Richard Cobbett of PC Gamer made fun of the relatively high Metacritic score that this "crap" game has received and called Enforcer "one of the worst spin-offs ever squirted out on the PC."[16]
Referencesedit
^IGN staff (April 2, 2001). "News Briefs". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^Walker, Trey (August 31, 2000). "Exclusive X-COM: Enforcer Screens". GameSpot. Fandom. from the original on October 24, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ abcButts, Steve (April 13, 2001). "X-COM: Enforcer". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^This can be seen in the game codes with some enemy model names having the X-COM: Alliance alien Ascidian tags on them, as well as what was seen to be a room of the Patton spaceship being used for the scientist's hideout instead (a keen eye can spot the Alliance armor hung on the sides).
^ ab"X-COM: Enforcer". Metacritic. Fandom. from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^Asher, Mark (August 2001). "Aliens Abduct X-COM Franchise! (X-COM: Enforcer Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 205. Ziff Davis. p. 70. (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^Sanders, Shawn (May 2001). "X-Com Enforcer [sic] Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^ abKasavin, Greg (April 23, 2001). "X-COM: Enforcer Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^Eccles, Allen (May 9, 2001). . GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^Pilou (October 25, 2001). "Test: X-Com: Enforcer [sic]". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ abSamuel, Jason (July 2001). "X-COM Enforcer". NextGen. No. 79. Imagine Media. p. 89. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^Smolka, Rob (July 2001). "X-COM Enforcer". PC Gamer. Vol. 8, no. 7. Imagine Media. p. 73. from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^Hill, Steve (August 2001). "X-Com: Enforcer [sic]". PC Zone. No. 105. Dennis Publishing. pp. 62–63. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^Cobbett, Richard (August 14, 2021). "Crapshoot: X-COM Enforcer, where you're a robot for some reason". PC Gamer. Future plc. from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article April 2013 X COM Enforcer is the sixth game in the X COM series but takes place in a time line separate to that was established by the first four games of the series Enforcer is an action third person shooter without the strategy game elements of previous games It was the last game released in the series until Firaxis Games 2012 reboot X COM EnforcerDeveloper s Infogrames Interactive Hunt Valley Studio 2 Publisher s Infogrames InteractiveDesigner s Will GeeSeriesX COMEngineUnreal EnginePlatform s Microsoft WindowsReleaseNA April 17 2001 1 EU October 26 2001Genre s Third person shooterMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editIn single player mode the player assumes the role of the combat robot named Enforcer The game takes place from a third person perspective and uses both the keyboard and mouse as controls The aim of each level revolves mainly around killing aliens and rescuing hostages Each kill results in data points being dropped by the deceased aliens which Enforcer can pick up and use between missions to accomplish research Enforcer can also pick up Unresearched objects which expands the available research paths resulting in new weapons and armor The aim of majority of the missions is to destroy alien transporter drones to prevent them from teleporting into various sites around the transporter Some mission has the player to survive from alien waves protecting important facilities and fighting bosses Puzzles which present themselves in the game are simple and the focus of gameplay centres on continual action and continual masses of aliens 3 Plot editThe game is set during the First Alien War in 1999 Unmentioned in the storyline as played out by UFO Enemy Unknown funding was being provided to a program tasked with creating the ultimate robot warrior and led by a Professor Able Standard However owing to funding cuts by nations involved with the X COM program they were forced to abandon the project Professor Standard refused to stop the project carrying it on in secret in the Nevada desert On completion Enforcer was unleashed on the invading alien hordes 4 Set during the first alien war the game follows Enforcer as he defeats alien forces throughout the United States including several special alien creations aimed to destroy him In the end Able Standard discovers the alien mothership which is behind the recent attacks on Earth It is about to unleash an attack on Earth and only Enforcer can stop it Even though the professor is mortally wounded by aliens he in his last moments sends Enforcer through a teleport right to the mothership Eventually this leads to a showdown with a cloaked alien leader known as High Ethereal who taunts the Enforcer and after the Ethereal is defeated the mothership self destructs and Enforcer is jettisoned into space with the scientist s dying words echoing through its mind before fading to black Development editWhen launching production of the game Hasbro canceled two other X COM games that were in production at the time X COM Alliance and X COM Genesis Given that Hasbro Interactive went out of business shortly after the release of X COM Enforcer it used Alliance and Genesis resources in order to quickly make something with the X COM brand 5 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic65 100 6 Review scoresPublicationScoreComputer Games Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Computer Gaming World nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 GameRevolutionD 9 GameSpot6 4 10 10 GameSpy73 11 IGN8 10 3 Jeuxvideo com12 20 12 Next Generation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 PC Gamer US 57 14 PC Zone68 15 The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 6 Steve Butts of IGN stated that the game is pretty much nonstop action and that it was perfect for when one has only got fifteen minutes to kill 3 Greg Kasavin of GameSpot was more cautious noting that it s as mindless of a shooter as they come and you can t help but be disappointed at the thought of this in light of the series roots as a mentally stimulating strategy game 10 Jason D Aprile of Computer Games Magazine was even harsher stating X COM lovers will hate this game and it s clear the label was just tacked on as some lame attempt to cash in on the series brand appeal 7 Jason Samuel of NextGen said that the game was fast and furious but ultimately too shallow for the price 13 Retrospective reviews have been far more negative On August 14 2021 Richard Cobbett of PC Gamer made fun of the relatively high Metacritic score that this crap game has received and called Enforcer one of the worst spin offs ever squirted out on the PC 16 References edit IGN staff April 2 2001 News Briefs IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on November 4 2022 Retrieved February 26 2024 Walker Trey August 31 2000 Exclusive X COM Enforcer Screens GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on October 24 2001 Retrieved February 26 2024 a b c Butts Steve April 13 2001 X COM Enforcer IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on September 7 2021 Retrieved February 26 2024 X COM Enforcer game manual This can be seen in the game codes with some enemy model names having the X COM Alliance alien Ascidian tags on them as well as what was seen to be a room of the Patton spaceship being used for the scientist s hideout instead a keen eye can spot the Alliance armor hung on the sides a b X COM Enforcer Metacritic Fandom Archived from the original on February 26 2024 Retrieved February 26 2024 a b D Aprile Jason June 19 2001 X COM Enforcer Computer Games Magazine theGlobe com Archived from the original on February 11 2003 Asher Mark August 2001 Aliens Abduct X COM Franchise X COM Enforcer Review PDF Computer Gaming World No 205 Ziff Davis p 70 Archived PDF from the original on November 3 2022 Retrieved February 26 2024 Sanders Shawn May 2001 X Com Enforcer sic Review GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on October 12 2015 Retrieved September 8 2021 a b Kasavin Greg April 23 2001 X COM Enforcer Review date mislabeled as May 17 2006 GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on October 4 2016 Retrieved February 26 2024 Eccles Allen May 9 2001 X COM ENFORCER GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on February 11 2005 Retrieved September 8 2021 Pilou October 25 2001 Test X Com Enforcer sic Jeuxvideo com in French Webedia Archived from the original on September 8 2021 Retrieved February 26 2024 a b Samuel Jason July 2001 X COM Enforcer NextGen No 79 Imagine Media p 89 Retrieved September 7 2021 Smolka Rob July 2001 X COM Enforcer PC Gamer Vol 8 no 7 Imagine Media p 73 Archived from the original on March 15 2006 Retrieved September 7 2021 Hill Steve August 2001 X Com Enforcer sic PC Zone No 105 Dennis Publishing pp 62 63 Retrieved September 8 2021 Cobbett Richard August 14 2021 Crapshoot X COM Enforcer where you re a robot for some reason PC Gamer Future plc Archived from the original on October 17 2012 Retrieved September 7 2021 External links editX COM Enforcer at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title X COM Enforcer amp oldid 1210460403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
