The makers of the game said it was based on the series. This was when the 1994 original was released
Marc
(A different one)
From: SimonG
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 8:02 PM
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Subject: [SHADO] From SHADO to XCOM...
The closest any of us will get to head up an organization like SHADO is through a PC/video game like XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/10/08/xcom-enemy-unknown-review?utm_source=Monday%20newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10.9%20Dynamic%20Newsletter_English_FNAME_8215_419215_419260&utm_content=6235685Certainly, when i played both the original series of games about 20 years ago and the last PC version 5 years ago, i always gave my in-game character as Ed Straker instead of my own name. Which almost never happens...unless it's a female character!
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