This weekend at a PAX East panel, Firaxis announced that it is in the process of porting its critically acclaimed strategy game XCOM: Enemy Unknown to iOS and that it will be available sometime this summer.
While speaking with Joystiq, XCOM: Enemy Unknown Lead Designer Jake Solomon said that gamers can expect a similar experience to the console and PC versions of the game.
“It is a straight port. We have not made any gameplay exceptions,” XCOM: Enemy UnknownLead Designer Jake Solomon told us. “You play the exact same game [as on PC or consoles], it’s just now fully playable on an iPhone or an iPad.”
Solomon also said that the game would include the Elite Soldier DLC and that the “full game” is being ported over to iOS devices. This would be a relatively major milestone for iOS gaming, as it represent a full port of a high-profile console and PC game that was released just six months ago.
The move comes a month after the game was announced for Mac with a launch date of April 25. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a re-imagining of the classic 1994 strategy game “X-COM: Enemy Defense” and was developed by Firaxis and published by 2K Games for consoles and PC.
In the game, players are tasked with leading secret government organization XCOM to defend the world against aliens. They oversee base management in addition to combat strategies while maintaining relationships with countries to fund their organization and save the world.
Although no price has been announced, Soloman said that it will be at a “premium price point,” which would likely put it in the $15 range.
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