10 Awful Video Game Spin-Offs That Insult The Original
3. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Originally intended to be an FPS reboot of the revered '90s strategy series, the negative reception that 2K's revival attracted for forgoing the series' roots resulted in it scarpering off to tone down the obvious BioShock influences that had seeped in during development.
The new and improved version eventually released in 2013 adopted a third-person perspective and included a strategy-based pause option to satisfy old-school fans, but ultimately, Declassified launched to tepid reception, unable to decide what exactly it wanted to be. Perhaps if 2K had stuck to its guns, the outcome might have been different, but alas, the damage had been done.
For whatever reason, 2K neglected to reveal that Enemy Unknown, a more loyal interpretation of the series' roots, was also in the works and ended up launching first, no less. By the time Declassified had rolled around, every original XCOM fan had what they wanted already. The version made by committee launched with little to no fanfare and faded into obscurity shortly after.