X-COM UFO Defense is the PS1 port of Mythos Games' legendary tactical strategy game. Defending Earth against alien invasion, resource management and tactical turn-based combat. Exceptional strategic depth. One of the finest PC strategy game ports on PS1.
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Tactics1 player12+
Description
Japanese Mythos Games variant of X-COM Enemy Unknown, released under the X-COM Michinaru Shinryakusha title. Created by Mythos Games and MicroProse, released in 1996 in Japan under the X-COM Michinaru Shinryakusha title. Two-phase strategy with global base strategic management and turn-based tactical combat, over forty tactical missions, over fifteen alien races, scientific research with UFO reverse engineering and mysterious ambient soundtrack. Japanese edition under the X-COM Michinaru Shinryakusha title.
X-COM - Michinaru Shinryakusha review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Punishing"
A turn-based strategy that became legendary, it blends base management, research and tactical missions where every soldier can die for good. The tension springs from the unknown: invisible foes, night ambushes and counted resources force you to weigh every choice. Pitiless but rare in its depth, it still fascinates with the rigor it imposes and the freedom it grants.
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,52 GB📅30/05/1997
Published by MicroProse
X-COM - Michinaru Shinryakusha (PS1) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
Japanese edition of the PS1 X-COM UFO Defense port, titled Michinaru Shinryakusha and released in 1997 by MicroProse. Mythos Games' tactical classic targeted a narrow Japanese audience, giving it a modest NTSC-J run that makes it the scarcest PS1 version. Loose and CIB stay affordable, but sealed stock rises sharply on the title's territorial rarity.
Is X-COM - Michinaru Shinryakusha still worth playing in 2026?
A port of the Mythos and MicroProse masterpiece, X-COM blends strategic management of Earth's defence against an alien invasion with turn based tactical combat of exceptional tension. The technology research, the base management and the constant fear during night missions form a loop of rare depth and replayability. The pad adapted interface is less supple than on PC. A peak of strategy for fans of demanding tactics and anxious science fiction.
