Ĭonsole ports of XCOM 2 were officially announced on the 7th of June 2016 Firaxis partnered with developer The Workshop to produce the ports. XCOM 2 received 'Best Strategy Game of 2016' awards by PC Gamer and IGN. Victory is the goal, but that's just an afterthought here - it's the complex journey that counts.' It's compelling, even though we often lose. GameSpot gives it a rating of 9 out of 10, calling it 'exhilarating, even in the face of failure. GameWatcher gave it a score of 9 out of 10, saying 'Could we already have a Game of the Year contender? Let's see if we remember it come December, but right now every fan of XCOM: Enemy Unknown should pick up XCOM 2'. XCOM 2 has been largely well received by critics with a current Metacritic rating of 88% based on 82 reviews. XCOM 2 is a turn-based strategy game sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown by Firaxis Games, released on the 5th of February 2016 on Windows PC, Macintosh and Linux.
