The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge

The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge is a cancelled PS2 and PC game from Mythos Games. It was to be a reboot of the original X-COM game.

Plot
The Saurans, an lizard-like alien race, has invaded and taken over Earth in 2003. You lead a small resistance group, the Terran Liberation Army.

All seems lost and hopeless until you detect strange signals coming from Area 51. This is 'Dreamland', which is nearby Freedom Ridge.

It's not just the Saurans to deal with. The Reticulans are enemies of the Saurans but maintain neutrality. The Men In Black are ones to watch out for. It's said they have a hybrid breeding program.

Gameplay
The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge was to be a turn-based squad strategy game. The gameplay stems from building a base and building it up. Intercept enemy vehicles, complete reconnaissance missions, and attack enemy bases.

From your base you can build up your forces. Science labs, workshops, and barracks improves your troops and their capabilities. Studying alien technology and their corpses can yield equipment upgrades.

Your soldiers get stronger with time. They build up experience points which can then be spent on their stats. You can boost their strength, bravery, accuracy or leadership.

You can capture enemy alien vehicles and retool them for your own purposes. You can obtain Scout ships for exploration, Strike ships for interceptions, and Manta Ray Battleships for combat purposes.

Cancellation
The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge was cancelled in late 2001. Titus, their publisher, stopped funding them and looted their assets for Interplay. Mythos Games was liquidated. The staff created a new studio, Codo Technologies.

Altar Interactive purchased the unfinished game in 2002 and reworked it. They released it as UFO: Aftermath in 2003.

Video
Gameplay footage from a 2000 alpha build.