Be sure to check out our review, where we said that XCOM 2 might be the best XCOM game ever made. Spoiler warning: I've tried to keep things spoiler free, Commander, but if you feel that getting your nose bloodied in your first few games is the best way to experience XCOM then it's best you stop reading now. Without skilled troops, humanity is doomed, so here's my best tips for keeping them alive. This turn-based tactical game is a meat grinder, and the soldiers you throw against our alien occupiers just happen to be both your most valuable and your most vulnerable assets.

The XCOM franchise isn't known for pulling punches, and XCOM 2 is no different.