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fixed the problem its the ability to rotate the screen on XP i disabled it on the graphics control panel and the game opens normally now.

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Coincidentally, the last thing I did before checking to see if anyone had replied, was put my monitor on its side. The menus are still squished together though.

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Intel® Q35 express chipset family

My resolution is 1680x1050

I found another thread mentioning the same problem, and that thread mentioned yet another thread with an answer for it, but i could not find it.

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Version 18

playing on windows xp and the when I launch the game it loads up sideways and the mouse control is horrible. Any clues?

The mouse is actually sideways as well lol.

[Xenonauts vs Xcom Enemy Unknown]

In the game I am playing right now I have one guy I named Andrei Orlavski who refuses to die and wins missions on his own. Mans a tank. Which is funny because I named him after watching the 3rd Universal Soldier movie which went straight to dvd. Was a beast in the movie too.

[Xenonauts vs Xcom Enemy Unknown]

Hmm, yeah, but there is that with smaller squads, you can't use rookies as canon fodder for your veterans. It forces you to play tactically in order to minimize casualties as losing one squad member isn't small deal anymore.

but that was half the fun. weeding out those who deserved to live from those who deserved to die. I always loved having a guy with like 43 firing accuracy earn a special place in my heart by taking 3 shots to the head and then reaction firing to get a kill. Thats how you become the type of soldier I will risk every other soldier to save, and that was made the game so much fun.

[Xenonauts vs Xcom Enemy Unknown]

aww really.... just when I think the decision is made. What may I ask is UFO 2: Extraterrestrials?

[Xenonauts vs Xcom Enemy Unknown]

Xcom had so much for you to do, but Final Fantasy Tactics was epic. Its impossible to choose between the two and I still have to play through both every few years.

At this point I am ecstatic to have found Xenonauts and cannot wait to play but I am excited for Xcom:EU because it will offer a new experience, and hopefully it doesnt suck.

[Xenonauts vs Xcom Enemy Unknown]

I have come to the conclusion I will be getting both games and playing X-Com:EU first, as it will be the experience I am less accustomed to and therefore more deserving of an open mind. Then regardless of how it turns out I will have Xenonauts to play for hours upon hours of fun.

[Xenonauts vs Xcom Enemy Unknown]

Well now I am very excited for both games

[Xenonauts vs Xcom Enemy Unknown]

Alright so I found out yesterday Firaxis is making a new Xcom called Enemy Unkown that is supposed to be very close to basically the best game ever, 94's UFO Defense.

So I become ecstatic, after figuring out how to download and setup the original and a few hours of that I started thinking about the choice of PC vs Console, which led me to do more research on the game, which led me to Xenonauts. Another Xcom: UFO Defense type game.

SO my question is whats up with that? I am getting the impression that Xenonauts is going to be a very close replication of the original with a different story line and a bunch of different proper nouns. Firaxis's game seems to claim to be going for a replica while slighltly simplifying the game (only one base, 4-6 man teams, no time units, which they may be able to make work).

I seem to be able to find more information on Xcom: Enemy Unknown though, so could you guys help me out and give me a detailed response comparing the two?