The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – green men attack again. 10 Games in Which USA Saves the World

We mostly associate the XCOM franchise with strategy games, and that's not surprising. In recent years, the cycle's been reinvigorated with two great installments – the mentioned Enemy Unknown and Enemy Within. In 2013, 2K Games tried to take the series in a slightly different direction – they made a TPP shooter with elements of strategy called The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Production faced a rather cool reception, which clearly contrasted with the excellent reviews of the XCOM from Firaxis Games. The idea was eventually abandoned after one game – and that's a pity because it wasn't so bad after all.

The Bureau shows the origins of the organization that we lead in other games from the franchise – then, the agency was known as, simply, the Bureau. It was obviously established by the United States' government to fight the commies. Everything changes when alien invade Earth, and the Bureau becomes the only force able to protect our planet from their aggression. The American character of this production is also apparent in the location design – some places look as if they were taken from a photo album signed Texas, 1965.