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Korrigan · Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:42 pm

I must confess, I never completly got over UFO 1.

I spent hours on this tactical game, wonderfull mix of tactical RPG and strategical base management...

"UFO 2: Terror from the deep" never really caught me. Recently, I bought "UFO: Aftermath" (only 6€), and I did not the feel the thrill neither (to say the least).

Only Jagged Alliance brought me as much fun as UFO...

What would be your advice for a recent game which could match with UFO?

Kotik · Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:50 pm

There is a freeware version of UFO, here is a link: http://ufo.myexp.de/?id=media

i haven't tried it but it looks good.

Korrigan · Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:37 pm

Thanks for the tip! :nuts:

However I'm unclear if this game is at playable beta phase or just in development?

Ardie · Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:07 pm

Does this UFO work? Is it playable? Are there any changes?

Loved the game and I have both Amiga and PC-Dos versions, never had time to finish it though.

Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:36 pm

I play from time to time X-Com apocalypse. Sure the graphics are difficult to read, but it is still enjoyable.

PDF · Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:33 pm

Oh my, I remember having passed endless hours on UFO1 ! Never get caught with the 2, maybe because it was more of the same but underwater, which led to strange effects..
I still have XCOM Apocalypse also, the 3rd game, which was very fun too, I remember my raids on some alien-lovers sect which was a real cash cow :niark:

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Didn't try the latest reincarnations under UFO franchise since then, reviews were very bad....

Pumba1968 · Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:58 pm

Just a question: is X-Com Apocalypse compatable with XP?

Regarding UFO: Aftermath and Afterschock, those games are so crappy that I am still wondering why I have purchased them... :tournepas

PDF · Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:52 pm

Pumba1968 wrote:Just a question: is X-Com Apocalypse compatable with XP?

I don't know, didn't reinstall it since I installed XP. I think it was a W95 game though, so compatibility mode *maybe* works :sourcil:

PDF · Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:19 am

I did reinstall XCOM-Apoc under XP, and well, now it works, but it's quite a chore to get it working - It was a DOS game vaguely W95-compatible, and doesn"t work at all under XP and neither under DosBox !
All instructions and patches/tools are here : http://www.xcomufo.com/x3dl.html
The site also offers files and patches for the other UFO games.

Pumba1968 · Wed May 03, 2006 12:08 pm

I get X-Com Collector's Edition and IIRC it was working perfectly under Win98 SE at least for Apocalypse. Don't remember for the first two sequel, probably not...
I currently need to find another way making this game work as I was using a dual boot (XP/Win98SE) with two hard drive (NTFS/FAT32). Unfortunately my FAT32 hard disk crashed and have not proceeded to its replacement yet. :bonk:

BTW thanks for the link, it should resolve my dilemna even though I'm not an IT specialist... :niark:

PDF · Wed May 03, 2006 4:44 pm

Pumba,
There's also some small XP compatibility problems with the UFO1/2 Gold (graphics, timer going too fast...), but there're fixes on the same site - just simple dll/exe files to replace. It's just Apoc which is weird ant totally XP-unfriendly :fleb:

vLabz · Tue May 09, 2006 3:23 pm

Me too, I enjoyed soooo much UFO that I'm still looking for a similar experience. OMG, discovering those aliens practices on earth was freaky :8o:

I also finished Terror from the Deep after a while, which was not that bad (although a bit disapointing since it was the same engine, very slightly enhanced with the exact same mechanics).

Apocalypse bored me, I don't know why.

The only game that got close to UFO (and better in some ways) is Jagged Alliance 2. I've also got the expansion Unfinished Business. I should try the latest version of JA2 which is said to be tougher.

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