ah no, I never tried any of the other Xcom games. I certainly loved the game aLOT, I just distinctly remember loading it up again a few years later, excited to dive in to the mechanics, and then saw that ship screen and was just like, you know what....forget it! But I admit thats more because im lazy and fussy....im actually a big fan of that game and theres nothing technically wrong with the management aspect. I just dont want to do it! lol