Ufo: Enemy Unknown (2024)

If X-COM goes bankrupt, loses all its bases, or fails the Mars mission, the Council of Funding Nations surrenders. In the PlayStation version's defeat cutscene, the aliens violently murder the negotiator sent to discuss terms. Legacy and Continuity

Interrogating high-ranking alien captives reveals that the various species are being manipulated by a master race. The Revelation UFO: Enemy Unknown

The story begins in 1998 following a massive spike in UFO sightings, mysterious abductions, and localized attacks. After individual nations like Japan fail to contain the threat independently, representatives from the world's most powerful nations meet secretly in Geneva on December 11, 1998. They establish the , providing it with funding, base facilities, and a mandate to identify and eliminate the alien menace. The Escalation If X-COM goes bankrupt, loses all its bases,

The ultimate goal is to destroy the Alien Brain , a massive bio-computer that serves as the mastermind and central hub for the invasion. The Endings The Revelation The story begins in 1998 following

The modern XCOM: Enemy Unknown reboots this story for a new timeline. In the timeline of XCOM 2 , it is revealed that X-COM actually lost the war early on, and the "victory" from the previous game was a simulation run in the Commander's mind while they were held captive.

In the original 1994 game (released in North America as X-COM: UFO Defense ), the story unfolds through a mix of scripted events and emergent gameplay as you lead a secret paramilitary organization defending Earth from an extraterrestrial threat. The Outbreak (1998)

Once X-COM develops the (a powerful interstellar craft), they launch a final mission to Mars.