X-Com: Interceptor Official Strategies & Secrets

Who better to write a strategy guide than the game's designer? David Ellis, the creative mind behind Microprose's X-COM Interceptor, provides some key insights into the game and its many intricacies. For example, not only do you get extensive strategies and walk-throughs for each type of mission in the game, but you'll also find out exactly how the game universe is generated each time you start a new game. The book also goes to great lengths to describe the game's complex resource management and research elements. The various interceptor models and weapon systems at your disposal are described in detail as well, typically with plenty of specification charts and statistics to accompany the text. In fact, this book is awash with stats and specifications--for everything from monetary exchange rates to interceptor weapons loadouts. The guide closes with some interesting behind-the-scenes information on the making of X-COM Interceptor. --Michael Ryan