XCOM 2 Collection 17+

Excellent!

I just wanted to do a quick review after the first mission. I also own this on the Switch. Graphics look great and the cut scenes are terrific too. The sounds and voice overs are exactly the way they should be. It’s the complete game with all DLC included. The interface works great and the tutorial teaches you everything you need to know. Even though I have a Controller I started the game using finger gestures and it worked very well. Compared to the Switch the larger screen is nice and playing it on the go will work out great. It totaled a little over 8 gb on my iPad. It plays fantastically and nothing took me out of the experience. Yes I know it was just the first mission, but I’ve played further on the Switch version and this version on the bigger portable screen rocked. I’ll update my review after a few more missions. By the way: Feral Interactive who released this game do absolutely fantastic work. Look at their awesome library of games on the iPad. I own them all and they are all superb. And no they didn’t pay me to say this the games are just that good. Update: I’m two more missions in and it plays great. No problems so far. It’s smooth and plays like X-Com should. Great cut scenes, voice over and graphics. Highly recommended. By the way I’m playing on an iPad 10.5 inch from 2017. Everything you’d want in a portable X-Com on your iPad is here.

Big Fan

I am a big of XCOM series from the first series to XCOM Unknown. I own all copies from iOS, PC, Switch, and PS4 (Big Fan). In comparison from all my experiences, playing XCOM Unknown is truly an amazing experience to be able to play anywhere you want. With the help of Feral, they did such an incredible job to port XCOM Unknown to iOS, this statement is based on comparison with the Switch version. Contrast of visual and optimization between iOS and Switch, you can see a difference between the work that have been done by Feral. Visually, surprisingly looks better on iOS, they flush out a lot of the graphic to make the game more visually appealing and control friendly to operate the game. Optimization is where I give Feral the most credit, because the game on Switch suffer many bugs, glitches and purple arms which suffer at launch and still some part exist. On iOS with Feral help, I experienced zero negative drawback from a demanding game like XCOM Unknown. Feral really did a great job on this one and I will continue to look forward on other games Feral decide to pursue.

Just buy it!!

This is the 5th time I have bought this game. Pc, Xbox, ps4, switch, and now iOS. Pc is no doubt the best way to play this game from the controls to mods. However I believe iOS is a close 2nd compared to the other console versions. The load times are almost not there where as on my Xbox I would be waiting 2 minutes to start a mission. And the controls for touch screen are amazing, definitely prefer them over a game pad. And don’t listen to everyone complaining about the double tap to move being difficult. There is a setting you can turn on that will place a “move” button on the screen. Overall blown away at how well it runs and very happy with my 5th purchase of this amazing game. My only gripe however is I have been unable to find a “make all utility items available button” on the dispatch screen. Maybe I’m just dumb and can’t figure it out but if that’s my only complaint then that should tell you how great this port is.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your purchase of XCOM 2 Collection.

To clarify on your one query: all items, including equipped weapons and armour, will appear in the list on the pre-mission screen. If they are used by another solider you will see this indicated by their face in a small box on the item.

If you have further issues or feedback on this, please get in touch with our support team via Options & Support → Support → Email Support, either from the main menu or the pause menu.