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   So it didn't come out in 2005, like supposed to, and it even missed the entire 2006 by a long shot. But after years of underpaid development over at Chaos Concept, UFO: Extraterrestrials was finally proclaimed "Gold" today by its publisher Tri Synergy, and the final version is now prepared to launch on May 1. The game will first be made available for digital download from Matrix Games (.com) at that time, and a boxed version is set to follow in stores during the second week of May.

   In celebration of this wondrous moment (as in, it's a wonder they actually finished it), Tri Synergy presents us with a new batch of screenshots and the game's opening cinematic that you can download / stream here on Playfuls. Sure, it lacks a whole lot of production value, but that's to be expected from an indie dev team. What counts here is the gameplay, and from this point of view UFO: Extraterrestrials closely resembles the classic UFO: Enemy Unknown (X-COM: UFO Defense). Let's just hope that it retains the same quality, as well.

   Again, for those of you who haven't been following this game, here's what it's all about:
"Set on the distant planet Esperanza in 2025, the player is thrust into the tough position of leading the defense of this isolated planet against a never-ending assault of hostile alien invaders. UFO: Extraterrestrials will please tactical and strategy fans alike all while including an immersive sci-fi setting. When waging war against the enemy on the ground, advanced artificial intelligence will challenge the player's tactical mettle while fully destructible environments will grant unprecedented free form of gameplay. There's no one correct way to approach any tactical situation! Take all this and couple it with weapon and technology advancement at the player's home base that allow for new and improved weapons, armor, vehicles and more to be developed, and UFO: Extraterrestrials will provide gamers with addicting gameplay that always leaves them coming back for more!"    That said, we're still waiting for Irrational to make our X-COM dreams come true...