While it has been reported that the combat will remain faithful to the original games, it was also stated that there would be some real time elements implemented in as well. The real time talk comes in the form of a global strategic view. Players can research alien technologies, manufacture equipment, wrangle finding from world governments, send jets to take down UFOs, recruit and train squad members, and trigger missions by dispatching squads.
It is worth noting that the plot of Enemy Unknown will take place in the same canon as 2K Marin’s shooter XCOM, but in a different period of time yet unknown. Look for XCOM: Enemy Unknown on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in the second half of 2012.