XCOM: The Base Assault

After a climactic and harried battle with the aliens, my X-Com team unearthed a massive alien base in Siberia. I hesitated, wondering if it was the end of the game or not. After building up my air force and ensuring I was properly equipped with plasma weaponry and decent armor, I made the jump.

XCOM: The First Turn

You've just landed six X-Com soldiers on an unknown patch of land deep in the Black Forest, stepped away from your Skyranger, and can't mark out where the downed Muton UFO is. Your first-turn placement can be the difference between victory and a total loss of the six dudes in a dropship standing between aliens and the annihilation of the human species.