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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

2012 video game
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Summary

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown received the Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): Mac Game of the Year[3].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown received the Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year[4].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown received the Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Strategy[5].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's instance of is recorded as Enemy Unknown — instance of (P31): video game[6].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's composer is recorded as Enemy Unknown — composer (P86): Michael McCann[7].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown was published by Enemy Unknown — publisher (P123): 2K[8].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown was published by Enemy Unknown — publisher (P123): Feral Interactive[9].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's genre is Enemy Unknown — genre (P136): turn-based strategy video game[10].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's genre is Enemy Unknown — genre (P136): science fiction video game[11].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's based on is recorded as Enemy Unknown — based on (P144): UFO: Enemy Unknown[12].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's based on is recorded as Enemy Unknown — based on (P144): X-COM[13].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown was followed by Enemy Unknown — followed by (P156): XCOM 2[14].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's developer is recorded as Enemy Unknown — developer (P178): Firaxis Games[15].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's developer is recorded as Enemy Unknown — developer (P178): Feral Interactive[16].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's part of the series is recorded as Enemy Unknown — part of the series (P179): X-COM[17].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's designed by is recorded as Enemy Unknown — designed by (P287): Jake Solomon[18].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's operating system is recorded as Enemy Unknown — operating system (P306): Android[19].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's operating system is recorded as Enemy Unknown — operating system (P306): iOS[20].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's platform is recorded as Enemy Unknown — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[21].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's platform is recorded as Enemy Unknown — platform (P400): Q48263[22].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's platform is recorded as Enemy Unknown — platform (P400): PlayStation 3[23].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's platform is recorded as Enemy Unknown — platform (P400): macOS[24].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's platform is recorded as Enemy Unknown — platform (P400): iOS[25].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's platform is recorded as Enemy Unknown — platform (P400): Android[26].
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown's platform is recorded as Enemy Unknown — platform (P400): Linux[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Enemy Unknown — publisher (P123): 2K[8] and Enemy Unknown — publisher (P123): Feral Interactive[9].

Publication

XCOM: Enemy Unknown was published on October 9, 2012[28]. Languages include Enemy Unknown — language of work or name (P407): English[29], Enemy Unknown — language of work or name (P407): German[30], Enemy Unknown — language of work or name (P407): French[31], Enemy Unknown — language of work or name (P407): Italian[32], Enemy Unknown — language of work or name (P407): Korean[33], and Enemy Unknown — language of work or name (P407): Spanish[34]. Genres include Enemy Unknown — genre (P136): turn-based strategy video game[10] and Enemy Unknown — genre (P136): science fiction video game[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Enemy Unknown — part of the series (P179): X-COM[17]. Recorded distribution format include Enemy Unknown — distribution format (P437): optical disc[35], Enemy Unknown — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[36], and Enemy Unknown — distribution format (P437): digital download[37].

Subject and Themes

XCOM: Enemy Unknown's part of the series is recorded as Enemy Unknown — part of the series (P179): X-COM[17].

Reception

Awards received include Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): Mac Game of the Year[3]; Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year[4]; and Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Strategy[5], a video game award[38], founded in 2004[39]. Reviews include 89/100[40], 90/100[41], 91/100[42], 9.5/10[43], 89.22%[44], and 86.68%[45].

Adaptations and Inspiration

XCOM: Enemy Unknown was followed by Enemy Unknown — followed by (P156): XCOM 2[14].

Why It Matters

XCOM: Enemy Unknown has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

What awards did XCOM: Enemy Unknown receive?

Honors received include Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): Mac Game of the Year[3], Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year[4], and Enemy Unknown — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Strategy[5].

Related Entities

2K Android Argentina computer keyboard computer mouse Feral Interactive Firaxis Games France gamepad Germany iOS Linux macOS Microsoft Windows optical disc PlayStation 3 Take-Two Interactive touchscreen United States

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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