UFO ENEMY UNKNOWN & MASTER OF ORION



Condition of Item
The cd-rom is in good condition and will be sent in a slim jewel case to protect it.



Game Description

UFO ENEMY UNKNOWN
In the year 1998, the amount of reports of UFO sightings has been drastically increased. Stories about abductions and alien attacks became more and more widespread. Finally, after various nations of the world have failed to intercept the UFOs, their representatives met in a conference of global importance in Geneva, Switzerland. It was eventually decided to organize a secret paramilitary group, dubbed Extraterrestrial Combat Unit (X-COM). Starting with one base, two fighters, one transport, and a few soldiers, X-COM must locate the aliens, learn about their origins and technology, find out where their base is, and destroy it.

X-COM: UFO Defense (the game's US name) is a strategy game featuring separate but interlinked elements. On the strategic side, called GeoScape, you get a rotating view of the globe, where you see all visible UFOs (those that are within your detection range) as well as major cities and your base(s). You order movements from here, such as sending out fighters to intercept UFOs, transports with soldiers to assault/recover UFOs, and perhaps assaults on alien bases (if you find any). You also control your research, as you must invent better weapons (the Terran weapons are just no match against the alien weapons) quickly, not to mention all the other cool tech you can recover from the aliens. You also need to control your budget, as you can't afford to overextend your reach. Researchers need to be paid, engineers (who build the new toys) need to be paid, base(s) need to be be built/expanded, planes need to be bought/maintained, supplies need to be replenished, and so on.

You can earn money by selling unneeded stuff, and you receive funding from the nations of the world; however, a nation can decrease its funding if it decides you aren't operating efficiently enough within its region. It's even possible that a nation gets so fed up with you that it signs a pact with the aliens and ceases funding altogether.

Once you join a ground battle, the game switches to Battlescape, which is an isometric view of the battlefield with realistic line-of-sight calculations and turn-based combat. Your mission is usually extermination of all aliens on the battlefield, though if you can capture a few it would surely help your research efforts. If you win, you also recover any alien artefacts left on the field, which can then be researched.

In combat, each of your soldiers has a specific number of Time Units. Doing anything (moving, shooting, turning around, rearranging objects in the inventory etc.) costs a number of TUs. Once a soldier is out of TUs, he cannot act any more this turn (he gets all his TUs back on the next turn, though).


MASTER OF ORION
Master of Orion overlaps with Civilization insofar as you are the leader of one of several races. Technological advance, realm expansion and combat are all key elements. Where it differs is in being set in space.

The planet Orion itself is a lush, fertile planet with vast mineral resources. It is guarded by the Guardian - a powerful vessel which you have to defeat in order to plunder Orion's riches.

As you attempt to expand your empire, you will have to trade and steal technologies form rivals, again much like Civ. Your ships can be improved over the game, in terms of engine power, shields, cloaking devices and weapons, and different combinations of these can be integrated. Resource management is largely set using sliders, which reduces the amount of time spent on micro-management.



COMPATIBILITY
This game was designed for MS-DOS and will probably also work on a later OS using a free dos emulator like DosBox, but you need to check on the game forums to find out for certain BEFORE you purchase this game. Unfortunately I'm not a compatibility expert, so I won't be able to help you.
This is a genuine PAL region PC game. I never sell fakes or copies. It will work on any computer in the world with the right set-up.
Refunds will not be given for compatibility problems. It is down to the buyer to ensure that this game will work on their console.



POSTING YOUR ITEM
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Europe and the Rest of the World postage is by Airmail.
2nd class post and Airmail post do not include a tracking number.
I always obtain proof of postage in the unlikely event that your package goes missing.
Free UK delivery usually takes 1-3 working days and International delivery usually takes 3-7 working days, barring mail strikes, closed airports, delays in customs etc.



COMBINED POST
I always charge postage & packing at cost, so buy as many items as you want and then ask for a combined invoice. Send me a message if you have problems doing this and I’ll sort out the problem listings for you.



TRACKING NUMBER
If you want a tracking number then please select:
UK: 2nd Class Signed For or Special Delivery
Overseas: Internationally Signed For postage



CONDITION
New - The item is new and unused.
Mint - The item looks like new (I'm reluctant to describe anything as mint)
Very Good - The item may have 1 or more minor faults e.g. creased pages/case covers, scuffed case, or minor marks on the disc
Good - The item will have several minor faults e.g. creased pages/case covers, small cracks in the case, or minor marks/scratches on the disc
Acceptable - The case may be broken, the manual or case cover may have rips or stains and the disc will be covered in light scratches.