95BANG SCORE
X-COM: UFO Defense
banger · strategy · 2008
A lot of game for the money: about 38.7h, $4.99 (~$0.13/hr), 95% positive.
Better value than 97% of strategy games
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $4.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.13/hr over the 38.7h main story, $0.07/hr if you 100% it (71.7h).
Advertised
38.7h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
71.7h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.13/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$4.99
Reviews
95%
3,969 reviews
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2008
What drives the score
Value$0.13/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews95% positive
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DeveloperMicroProse Software, Inc
Publisher2K
Genrestrategy
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