Reception
Reviews for X-COM: Enforcer were mixed, receiving an overall Metascore of 65. IGN review stated that the game is "pretty much nonstop action" and that it was perfect for "when only got fifteen minutes to kill", giving it a score of 8/10. GameSpot noted that "it's as mindless of a shooter as they come, and you can't help but be disappointed at the thought of this, in light of the series' roots as a mentally stimulating strategy game," with a review score of 6.4/10. Computer Games Magazine was more harsh, giving it two and half stars out of five, and stating: "X-COM lovers will hate this game, and it's clear the label was just tacked on as some lame attempt to cash in on the series' brand appeal." In a 2012 retrospective article, Richard Cobbett of PC Gamer made fun of the relatively high Metacritic score that the game received and called it "one of the worst spin-offs ever squirted out on the PC."
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