So right away, it’s important to note the biggest difference between the two versions of Enemy Within. I’m so nuts over the series that I’ve bought and played it on multiple systems. Granted, there is a LOT of new stuff to talk about here, and I’ll also mention the differences between the PC and console versions. If you’re all caught up on how this all works, feel free to read on, as this review will cover only the new stuff. As such, it might behoove you read Mark’s review of Enemy Unknown before reading further. But that’s what sequels are for.In case you didn’t know, Enemy Within is the expansion to the best game of 2012. In fact our only real issue is that the enemy artificial intelligence is still not quite as sharp as it could be and the strategy level base-building never quite as involved as the tactical level action. Plus there’s a strange new bug where your soldiers pause for seemingly no reason before firing.īut these are minor problems in a game that is skirting the edges of perfection. The graphics remain a little rudimentary too, and although there are lots more maps now, and rejigged versions of the originals, the problems with texture pop-in actually seem to have got worse since the first game. The multiplayer also continues to be an afterthough, which seems a missed opportunity given the legacy of Laser Squad. However, the promise of localised voice clips (so that someone from Spain actually speaks Spanish) are a little underwhelming as there’s only a handful of languages and no specific British voiceover for English. Also new is a medal award system, which you can customise to bestow perks to specific soldiers. robots have seen an upgrade in abilities and usefulness. The aliens also have their own equivalent of the MEC, while XCOM’s S.H.I.V. Developer Firaxis has clearly been watching to see how people play and the introduction of the invisible Seeker alien (that looks like the robotic squids from The Matrix) is obviously a specific measure to stop snipers camping out at the back of a map.
Too often video game expansions feel like they’re filled with failed ideas that were sensibly left out of the original, but here the additions work brilliantly to change the nature of both the story and the gameplay.
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