![]() Generations later, they developed into an all-female species who have grown to dominate and utilize their environment. In order to survive, they resorted to their own experimental genetic alterations. ![]() When the Star Union collapsed, a group of bio-engineers were trapped on an untamed planet. ![]() This ability to manipulate life extends through all aspects of Amazon culture, they see each world as a canvas, ready to be painted into a paradise. What befell the men of the expedition is a tightly kept secret, but the Amazon now rely on biotechnological methods to procreate. After the fall of the Unions, a Terratech expedition was trapped on a remote world. The game also thinks it’s being clever by allowing up to 42 units (spot the nerd reference) in a battle, but that’s just too much and the bigger fights become bogged down and overlong.ORIGIN: The Amazons originate from the Terratech BioTech & Terraforming Company that prepared newly conquered planet for habitation by the Star Union. Once you’ve a few battles under your belt though that doesn’t really matter and you can start to enjoy the differences from XCOM, which include a much greater variety of units, including vehicles, and mechanics like being able to stagger an enemy to stop them using a special attack or still doing a lesser amount of damage with a missed shot. ![]() Even though most of the systems, like taking cover and preparing overwatch to fire at enemies during their turn, are very similar everything always seems to need just a couple of extra button presses to get working. As with everything else, you do get used to the controls eventually but it’s interesting just how fussy and unintuitive everything seems compared to XCOM on consoles. ![]() The turn-based combat takes place on a hex-based grid and works very much like XCOM’s more introverted brother. ![]()
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