It would be very nice if every good game had a high-quality sequel. In this case, it is exactly so, which is incredibly pleasing.
We are given command some time after the victory in the first part. Well, how to say victory, it depends on how you look. But no interesting story is complete without such twists.
We are again at the forefront of the fight against the alien threat, again tactical battles with familiar mechanics await, again all sorts of mutons with snake people will go against the heroes of humanity.
However, now everything is not so, because we are not an army of liberation, which with a proud step makes the uninvited guests shudder, we are resistance. Therefore, the system and regular forces, coupled with new types of enemy weapons, are against us.