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X-COM: UFO Defense

The UFOs are invading our skies! Reports of human and bovine abductions are increasing daily! Cities are terrorized! Something must be done! XCOM, or eXtraterrestrial COMbat unit, was founded as an international force to combat the alien menace. Start with one base, two fighters, one transport, and a few soldiers, you must stop the alien threat... once and for all. X-COM- UFO Defense is a strategy game featuring separate but interlinked elements. On the strategic side, called GeoScape, you get a rotating view of the globe, where you see all visible UFOs (those that are within your detection range) as well as major cities and your base(s). You order movements from here, such as sending out fi...

Genre: Strategy
Year: 1995
Developer: MicroProse Software, Inc
Publisher: MicroProse
Players: 1

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Achievements

61 achievements · 540 total points

Alien Containment Protocol Construct an alien containment facility in one of your bases.
2 pts
Invasion of the Human Snatchers Interrogate an alien to understand why they are here.
3 pts
The Martian Interrogate a Leader to understand where the aliens are coming from.
5 pts
The Vikings Were Right Interrogate a Commander and learn how to get to the alien's home base.
10 pts
War of the Worlds Research the Avenger to prepare to face the aliens on their home turf.
10 pts
And Yet, They Live Defeat the alien threat.
25 pts
X-COM vs. the Space Mutants In one session, start construction on a facility in your base, buy or sell something from the black market, equip your Skyranger with extra soldiers and equipment, and begin research on a new technology.
1 pts
Laser Technologies Research all laser weapons and laser defense technologies.
5 pts
Plasma Technologies Research all plasma weapons and plasma defense technologies.
5 pts
Fusion Technologies Research all fusion weapons and fusion defense technologies.
5 pts
Armour Technologies Research all armour technologies.
5 pts
Flight Craft Research all flight craft technologies.
5 pts
Psionics Technologies Research all psionics technologies.
5 pts
Hyper-Wave Decoder Research the Hyper-Wave Decoder.
5 pts
Equipment Worthy Of An Army Research all of the other technologies in the game.
5 pts
Classic Alien Fully research a Sectoid alien.
5 pts
CyberDisc For Only 299.99 On Cyber Monday Fully research a Cyberdisc alien.
5 pts
Big Green Guy Fully research a Muton alien.
5 pts
He's Very Slowing Floating Away! Fully research a Floater alien.
5 pts
Reaper of Souls Fully research a Reaper alien.
5 pts
Snake Oil Salesman Fully research a Snakeman alien.
5 pts
Oh No Fully research a Chryssalid alien.
5 pts
What the Hell Is That? Fully research a Celatid alien.
5 pts
Purple Mass of Cells Fully research a Silacoid alien.
5 pts
The All Knowing Fully research an Ethereal alien.
5 pts
Sectopods! Transform! Fully research a Sectopod alien.
5 pts
What Do We Do Sarge? Get a soldier to rank Sergeant.
3 pts
Aye Aye, Captain Get a soldier to rank Captain.
3 pts
Colonel, Colonel Get a soldier to rank Colonel.
5 pts
Commander, But Not Chief Get a soldier to rank Commander.
10 pts
The Great Unknowns of Alien Research Complete the Alien Research category in the UFOPaedia.
10 pts
Give the Humans the Weapon of the Enemy. Complete the UFO Components category in the UFOPaedia.
10 pts
You Sunk My Battleship! Complete the UFO Ships category in the UFOPaedia.
10 pts
It's Some Kind of Alien Artifact Complete the Alien Artifacts category in the UFOPaedia.
10 pts
The Aliens Strike... Prevent the aliens from attacking one of your bases by using base defenses or by intercepting and downing a fast approaching Battleship.
5 pts
The Aliens Strike Back Successfully defend one of your bases from alien retaliation.
10 pts
Night of the Living Aliens Win a terror mission to slow down the threat of the aliens.
5 pts
Earthship Troopers Successfully raid and destroy an alien base.
10 pts
UFO Successfully raid a UFO ship.
5 pts
Grav Shields Up Construct a Grav Shield in one of your bases.
5 pts
Hyper-Wave Decoder, Constructed Construct a Hyper-Wave decoder in one of your bases.
5 pts
Maintaining the Tradition Win a terror mission that takes place in an American city.
1 pts
They Will Be Sore Tired, By Night and By Day Win a Terror mission by taking 26 soldiers into battle.
3 pts
Anti-Gravatational Fuel Obtain some Elerium-115.
3 pts
Take That, Alien Scum Kill an alien with reaction fire.
3 pts
A+ on the Assignment, Bradford Obtain a monthly rating of excellent from the Council of Funding Nations with a score of over 500.
5 pts
Another Roswell Incident Intercept and shoot down your first UFO.
3 pts
Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate Kill 7 or more enemies on Veteran or harder in one turn.
10 pts
Cmdr. Worldwide Complete the game with at least 13 of the 16 nations still aligned with X-COM on Veteran or harder.
10 pts
Knights of Cydonia Equipping your Avenger with only stun rods, complete the final mission by scavenging weapons off aliens on Veteran or harder.
25 pts
We Come in Peace From the start of a mission, use panic or mind control to force all aliens that can to throw their weapons to the ground. Do this without any alien dying and you cannot do this on a UFO sized small or very small.
10 pts
Don't Worry, You're Safe Now Win a terror mission whilst losing fewer than half of the total number of civilians without loading an in-progress save on Veteran or harder. A minimum of one civilian is required.
10 pts
The Aliens Continue to Make Progress ... Wait, Wrong Game Win any mission on Earth with 6 or fewer soldiers on Veteran or harder.
10 pts
Military Industrial Complex Sell at least 10 million dollars worth of equipment on the black market all at once.
10 pts
X-COM, Going Dark Win a raid on a landed UFO ship, sized Medium or larger, from start to finish and in the middle of night without using flares or creating fire, on Veteran or harder.
10 pts
Hey, You Got a Smoke? Win a mission from start to finish whilst ensuring every X-COM operative is in a tile of smoke at the end of each turn.
10 pts
Aloha, My Alien Friend Defeat the aliens whilst only constructing one base on any of the islands of Hawaii on Veteran or harder.
25 pts
There And Back Again Defeat the aliens from start to finish in one session by only completing one mission on Earth on Veteran or harder. You are allowed to save and load, but you can only save during a battle.
50 pts
Projection: If Intruder Organism Reaches Civilized Areas ... Keep the alien activity in Antarctica under 682 points for a 1 year period or until you defeat the aliens on Veteran or harder.
10 pts
Pretending I Am a Superman Defeat the aliens on Superhuman difficulty.
25 pts
The Realistic Scenario Defeat the aliens without researching any new technologies besides essential technologies to beat the game on Superhuman. Alien corpses and the alien rooms are acceptable to research.
50 pts

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X-COM: UFO Defense frequently asked questions

How do I play X-COM: UFO Defense online with a friend?

X-COM: UFO Defense (PlayStation) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play X-COM: UFO Defense on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find X-COM: UFO Defense in the PlayStation library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does X-COM: UFO Defense netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does X-COM: UFO Defense have achievements?

Yes, X-COM: UFO Defense has 61 achievements worth 540 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play X-COM: UFO Defense for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play X-COM: UFO Defense on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.