For those that are interested I have a number of games/mods that could be suggested, Ill put these into point form for less clutter and a link to find them
OpenXcom - http://openxcom.org/ (A mod for the original Xcom worth a look a breathes new fire to a well established game as you guys would know)
Long War for Xcom EW - http://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/88/? (Brilliant mod for a great game, A mod not suited for a faint at heart, It brutal and unforgiving, you're not going to have a free ride with this mod. Its even been praised by the Xcom developers.
UFO extraterrestrials gold GrayFiend's UniMod - http://ufogr.com/ (A mod that makes this very very average game into something spectacular. Bring new life into an otherwise dead game. For those that have horror nightmares from the original, Play this mod and you'll be pleasantly surprised.