X-COM: Interceptor
They're back...only this time the heinous aliens are out to destroy Earth and rule the new frontier. As X-COM commander, it's your sole duty to protect humanity and the prized mining operations in outer space…
X-COM: Interceptor is a real time strategy (rts) developed by MicroProse Software, Inc., released 15 June 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What X-COM: Interceptor is
X-COM: Interceptor is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by MicroProse Software, Inc. and released in 1998. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
They're back...only this time the heinous aliens are out to destroy Earth and rule the new frontier. As X-COM commander, it's your sole duty to protect humanity and the prized mining operations in outer space. You must strategically equip your X-COM fighters, amass a formidable arsenal and then fulfill your mandate by going head-to-head with the devious element. The action is fast. And the opposing forces are wicked. But if you are smart, diligent and quick, you will prevail in a masterfully fought campaign to save our planet from perilous collapse.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the X-COM series
X-COM: Interceptor is the fourth of 27 entries we hold in the X-COM series. It arrived 11 months after X-COM: Apocalypse. The next entry was X-COM: em@il Games in 1999.
What it launched against
X-COM: Interceptor launched on 15 June 1998, within three weeks of Banjo-Kazooie, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Radiant Silvergun and Colin McRae Rally.
Released around the same time: Banjo-Kazooie, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Radiant Silvergun, Colin McRae Rally.
Official trailer
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