BACKGROUND
On the morning of November 28, 1998, top
officials from the world’s most economically
powerful countries congregated secretly at
the UN. The reason for the meeting:
increasing terrestrial UFO activity. Over the
previous 6 months there had been numerous
confirmed sightings, landings and hostile
contacts with super-intelligent and
unpredictable aliens.
After much debate, the decision was made to
establish an independent body to combat,
investigate and defeat the alien threat. This
elite organization was equipped with the
world’s finest pilots, soldiers, scientists and
engineers, working together as one multi-
national force.
This organization was named the
Extraterrestrial Combat Unit — X-COM.
2039.
The last scarred sites of the alien war of 30
years ago are healing and, for all intents and
purposes, the threat to the Earth might never
have happened. Humans sleep easier in their
beds knowing that the evil has gone…
But in the oceans long-silent forces have been
aroused by the conflicts. Forces that have
from time to time made themselves known to
man, but for the most part have remained
hidden. Separated from their stellar cousins
for millennia, these aliens are now aware of
their brethren’s former battles culminating in
the final conflict on Mars.
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