Next, let's compare the classic
global alien invasion simulator, X-COM: UFO Defense, to both its modern remake XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and the fan homage Xenonauts.
But instead of relaxing on a vacation, Duke is on the job stopping
a global alien invasion.
As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying
global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics.
Not exact matches
With more ice melting in this era of
global warming, could we have an
alien microbial
invasion on our hands again?
The study, published today in PNAS and led by scientists at Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK - F), the University of Vienna and UCL, analysed a
global database of 45,984 records detailing the first
invasions of 16,019 established
alien species from 1500 until 2005 to investigate the dynamics of how
alien species spread worldwide.
At first he was using elaborate Egyptian /
alien mythologies, then he went down simple yet effective routes like
alien invasion and giant lizard shows up, then he started gettting lazy and decided to just take
global warming and exagerate it beyond all reason.
Global warming is of course a real issue (as opposed to
alien invasions and meteors hitting the Earth, the chances of which are infinitesimally small).
Instead, speculation about
alien invasions (Independence Day),
global warming (The Day After Tomorrow) and the end of the world (2012) are his common topics, focusing on the fanciful over the factual.
Meteor collisions,
alien invasions, super volcanoes, nuclear winter, and
global warming all provide great material for mass entertainment and breathless news reporting.