X-COM - ENEMY UNKNOWN
Official Title  X-Com Enemy Unknown
Common Title  X-Com Enemy Unknown
Serial Number(s)  SLES-00054
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Strategy 

Developer  MicroProse Software, Inc.
Publisher  MicroProse Software, Inc.
Date Released  15 November 1995
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-00054
Serial Number In Disc SLES-00054
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 13
( 1 Data Track &
12 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
629 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc 544 MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
329 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  5015352186321  - 
     

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English

French

German

Italian

Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-5 (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish).

After an outbreak of UFO sightings and alien abductions, panic spread like wildfire across the globe. What exactly was happening? Have aliens come to take over Earth? Realizing the need to address the situation, delegates from the world's superpowers gathered in Geneva to decide on a plan of action.

An agreement was reached to form a secret group to investigate this potential alien threat, and if necessary, use deadly force to stop them. This covert organization would be called the Extraterrestrial Combat unit (X-COM for short), composed of the most talented pilots, troops, scientists and engineers the world had to offer.

X-COM: UFO Defense is based on the 1994 PC game originally developed by Mythos Games Ltd. The player assumes control of the X-COM task force, building bases and tracking various UFOs on a 3D map of Earth. Once a UFO is spotted (represented by a red cross), you must try to intercept it so that it crashes over dry land. You'll then need to send your heavily armed squad to the site, where you'll witness the downed craft and surrounding terrain from an isometric perspective.

Moving your troops is accomplished through a point-and-click interface with each side alternating turns. Your three goals are to (1) engage the aliens face to face, (2) either stun or kill them, and (3) retrieve whatever technology or weapons you find so your scientists can replicate them. After all, you have to fight fire with fire! The PlayStation version supports both the mouse and memory card, with the latter allowing you to save the game at any point (as long as you have five blocks free).

  Manufacturer's description:

You are the commander of X-COM; a multi-national defense force formed to defeat aliens, who threaten mankind's very survival.

COMMAND DEADLY CLOSE-COMBAT BATTLES
After shooting down UFOs you must send your finest soldiers into action against the aliens in an attempt to recover their technology, weapons or bodies!

RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURE ALIEN TECHNOLOGIES
Use your scientists to analyze captured alien items and then get your engineers to copy their technology so you can fight on equal terms.

DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO SAVE THE EARTH
You will not defeat the aliens simply by blasting them out of the sky. You'll have to think carefully about your every action.

In X-COM - UFO Defense action and strategy exist side by side.

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCI-FI & Aliens themes.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  5 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 Mouse compatible
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.7.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.7.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only) (Mouse compatible).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 GEOSCAPE CONTROLS:
  Move crosshairs:  D-Pad
  Confirm choice:  X Button
  Grind:  Triangle Button
  Switch between highlighted buttons:  Circle Button
  Return to previous screen:  Square Button
  Zoom-in or zoom-out:  Triangle or Square Button
  Cycle through modes:  Select Button

 TACTICAL CONTROLS:
  Move 3-D Box:  D-Pad
  Confirm choice:  X Button
  Use object in left or right hand:  L2 or R2 Button
  Arming screen inventory:  Circle Button
  Map screen:  Triangle Button
  Rotate soldier 45 degrees right:  R1 Button
  Rotate soldier 45 degrees left:  L1 Button
  Scroll map:  Square Button + D-Pad
  Select next visible alien:  Square + Select Button
  Select next soldier:  Select Button
  Select or leave icon bar:  Start Button

 UFOAEDIA CONTROLS:
  Move highlight around buttons:  D-Pad
  Select highlighted areas:  X Button

 ARMING SCREEN CONTROLS:
  Move object around:  D-Pad
  Pick up or put down object:  X Button
  Unload weapon:  Triangle Button
  Move ground area:  Circle Button
  Select arming locations:  L1 or R1 Button
  Select troops:  L2 or R2 Button
  Exit arming screen:  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:
  Lower payroll -   Transfer all scientists and engineers to another base just before the end of the month. If they are in transit at the end of the month, they will not be paid. 
  Quick money -   Investigate a crash site, then research "Alien Alloys". Manufacture a large amount at $3,000, and sell it for $6,400. Sell all alien bodies except for one. Research the body, then sell it to receive $20,000. 
  Save men -   Note: This trick requires a memory card. Save the game after starting a mission. Play through your turn without losing any men, then save the game after the alien's turn. Continue game play until one of your men dies. At that point, abort the mission and load the saved game. Use a different strategy from your last attempt to complete the mission. 

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 NTSC-J:
  • X-Com - Michinaru Shinryakusha [SLPS-00257]  - 
     
 NTSC-U:
  • X-Com UFO Defense [SLUS-00141]  - 
     

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