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Re: It's catching...

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From: David Johnston
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 04:00
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 01:17:42 +0000 (UTC), "gripchimp"
<gripchimper@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>I'm still playing, still having fun, lost USA, Canada, India and one other
>who I forgot :/  October year 1 and I'm still using Avalanchers to down the
>alien craft :(
>I guess I'm researching in all the wrong order.
>
>However, my boyfriend has been watching me play and tonight he loaded it up
>himself.  First comments were 'Ugh' at the graphics but 2 hours later I
>finally dragged him off the PC for my go :)  He's got that look about him
>that says 'I may want the PC tomorrow' :P
>
>This game is truly a classic, yeah it may not have fancy graphics but it was
>light years ahead of its time.  I remember buying a Playstation for this one
>game, I lovedit so much, it's so great to be playing it again.
>
>What's Terror like?  Better than XCom or worse?  Should I be dusting that
>off and firing it up?  All opinions appreciated :)

Terror is virtually identical to XCom save for cosmetic issues and 
an increase to the difficulty of the game because of tougher opponents
and an inability to use some of the best weapons in Terror missions.  
Oddly grenades seem a bit more effective and useful, and there is one
new weapon, the Vibroblade, that helps even the odds.  There are of
course, new maps.  
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