XCOM: Chimera Squad

"XCOM: Chimera Squad does enough to keep fans of franchise entertained while they wait for XCOM 3, but niggling bugs and unforgiving time management elements will put off newbies to the genre."

"Firaxis lets its hair down for a fun, ragtag twist on XCOM&s;s proven recipe of tactics and tension."

"Riddled with many different types of bugs, XCOM: Chimera Squad is a hard sell. If you enjoy the setting and want another strategy title to play, this might be it, but you&s;ll probably want to wait."

"Regardless of the difficulty level, Chimera Squad doesn&s;t let your soldiers die. Too bad, because the game could hugely benefit from this single change. Despite that, this new, mini-XCOM is worth the time. It won’t be as thrilling as XCOM …"

"Chimera Squad&s;s action remains incredibly rich, but the slightly repetitive combat mars the overall thrill"

"By maintaining most of previous XCOMs&s; roots, XCOM: Chimera Squad is a mostly successful entry that emphasizes brisk encounters and a guided narrative through tense battles of strategy."

"XCOM: Chimera Squad is a thoroughly enjoyable twist on the franchise, bringing some fresh ideas to the fore while still retaining the roots of the original game it draws from. There&s;s certainly fun to be had here if you&s;re able …"

"XCOM: Chimera Squad is a good surprise with some interesting good news mechanics.However, it gives the impression of a quick release for stand up Gears Tactics."

"While not all of the wild departures fire on all cylinders, XCOM: Chimera Squad&s;s open-ended difficulty settings allow everyone to bend the strong combat groundwork to their will. Chimera Squad embraces the strange, and is predominately better for it."

"The classic formula gets an energising remix in this standalone charmer."

"Even with smaller stakes, XCOM&s;s strategy shines through."

"Chimera Squad is a kind of XCOM-in-a-box: lighter, simpler, cheaper, and less interesting. Good if you are looking for some quick tactical fun, especially at this price point, but inferior to War of the Chosen in almost every way."

"It&s;s hard to knock a game like XCOM: Chimera Squad considering its price of admission at launch."

"XCOM: Chimera Squad refines the series&s; core tactical strengths to show that sometimes less is more."

"XCOM Chimera Squad is a brillant spin-off which introduces a huge list of fresh new ways to play. AI and difficulty level are not perfectly balanced, but fun is guaranteed."

"Chimera Squad is a great game in its own right, and it has me over the moon to imagine what a proper XCOM 3 is going to play like."

"XCOM Chimera Squad has come from nowhere to be one of the most compelling games of the year"

"Whether you&s;re picking it up at full-price, or grabbing it during the special launch sale, XCOM: Chimera Squad is a fantastic gem, and an excellent spin-off for one of gaming&s;s most celebrated strategy franchises."

"XCOM: Chimera Squad is a worthwhile and rewarding experience that takes the essential elements of the series and puts them under a microscope. In doing so, Firaxis has put a fresh new spin on a genre they were already responsible …"

"XCOM: Chimera Squad is perhaps the best value proposition I’ve seen in video games for a long time."

"Neither a full-fledged sequel nor a cheap cash grab, XCOM: Chimera Squad is a solid spin-off with a smaller scale approach to the XCOM formula."

"In the terrifying aftermath of an invasion from space, a motley band of superheroes must keep the peace in City 31"

"The care of XCOM: Chimera Squad is total despite being a much less ambitious work than XCOM 2 and the only thing that tarnishes its good intentions are a few errors and crashes that can easily be solved in the …"

"More than anything, Firaxis appear to be testing the waters with XCOM: Chimera Squad, and as a field test it&s;s mostly successful. However, it ditches far too much of what makes XCOM so fantastic in the first place."

"XCOM: Chimera Squad is a great game, all told. It&s;s a cheap, fairly lengthy campaign that manages to be both familiar for fans of the series and offer something new and fresh to the XCOM universe."

"I’ll be thinking about my new squad of quirky techs, determined soldiers, and new alien friends for a long time after finishing XCOM: Chimera Squad, like waiting for the next issue of a great comic book."

"Chimera Squad gives XCOM something it needed a lot more of: direction. The stakes are lower, but the execution is smoother."

"Despite its setting, XCOM: Chimera Squad is very much a spin-off from the main series. Its RPG-like characterizations and new mechanics gel well, even if it lacks some of the more defining features of its predecessors. Well worth a look, …"

"Firaxis trades a global war for an urban mission to defend a multicultural, multi-planetary peace. There&s;s a lot to like in this more intimate, experimental spin-off, but the main sequence games are still the ones to beat.Richard Scott-Jones"

"XCOM: Chimera Squad brings together a huge list of fresh new ways to play. Each change introduces a new layer of strategy, and the new turn system completely upends what you know about XCOM. This is a daring new take …"

"Chimera Squad experiments with smaller encounters, more unique characters, and a change in the combat order with remarkable success. Although still weighed down by the traditional issues of the series, Chimera Squad excels in what it set out to achieve …"

"XCOM: Chimera Squad is worth taking a look at given its low price, but veterans may not be happy with some of the many, many changes Firaxis is playing with."

"Fans of XCOM will love it if not for its look into the world post-XCOM 2, then for the new characters and abilities at your disposal."

"XCOM: Chimera Squad plays with some interesting new ideas, but doesn&s;t bring them together into a particularly graceful whole."

"A fine superhero SWAT team tactics game smothered by a little too much admin."