X-COM: Interceptor
            (STRATEGY/ACTION)
                                                                         
   
   MicroProse's original X-COM: UFO Defense is one of those games that
   always seems to pop up in those "remember the good old days"
   conversations that inevitably occur when a group of old-school gamers
   gets together. Perhaps it was the game's simple but overwhelming
   premise, its addicting mix of research discoveries and tactical
   combat, or maybe people just enjoy blowing the hell out of aliens with
   ridiculously overpowered weaponry. Whatever you think, you've got to
   appreciate just how hard it is for MicroProse to capitalize on the
   game's success.
   
   Without ever really understanding what it was that made the
   original game so popular, MicroProse released X-COM II: Terror from
   the Deep, which was criticized for being too much like the original,
   and X-COM: Apocalypse, which, although it enjoyed some critical
   success, was ultimately forgotten for being too different. Now, in a
   move that has surprised both press and fans alike, MicroProse has
   stepped away from the strategy genre altogether in order to produce a
   game that is almost completely and totally unlike anything yet seen in
   the series. In doing so, it may have stumbled on to what players have
   been looking for all along.
   
   The new game, titled X-COM: Interceptor, takes you off of the
   battlefield and puts you behind the controls of a sleek spacecraft
   designed with only one function in mind - killing aliens. While this
   might seem like an overwhelming departure from the formula that made
   the game great, it only takes a few minutes to realize that this is an
   X-COM game, complete with eerie autopsies, rapid technological
   advancements, and loads of fighting. 

   The guys at Microprose seem to have had a broader idea in their minds
   when they made this game. I for one wouldn't be surprised, if this leads
   to more sequels of the same type. As long as they stay interesting as
   Interceptor, I'd just say...."guys keep 'em coming".