Unreal Tournament 2004

by Atari

Product Features

• Limited edition 2 DVD set version of futuristic gladiator blood sport battles
• Includes a Logitech Internet Chat Headset for use with the game's exclusive voice over IP (voice chat) technology
• New weapons and battle arenas unique to Unreal Tournament 2004, including land, air, and space vehicles
• 150 hours of Video Training Modules that teach how to create custom game content
• For 1 player or multiplayer over LAN or Internet connection

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000DZG1N
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 16, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,502 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC | Edition: Special

This software is BRAND NEW. Packaging may differ slightly from the stock photo above. Please click on our logo above to see over 15,000 titles in stock.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Create your own Unreal Worlds, March 19, 2004

By 

Jason (NC, USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Unreal Tournament 2004 Special Edition (CD-ROM)

I've been waiting on unreal tournament 2004 for a while now.... mainly because of the unreal training videos and of course the awesome unreal engine. Basically you can think of buying this as a small investment in learning an immense package that can bring you countless hours more fun. Now onto a review about this game

Playing this game on my topped out gaming rig (3 gigahertz HT p4 over clocked, radeon 9800 pro etc...) I can max out the settings to max and the resolution to 1024x768 and experience no slow down at all. With a gig of ram the load times are small ( 10-30 secs max ) with 512 megs its around 20-45 ). However when I put in an older 64 Meg card ( ati radeon 8500dv 64meg ) the performance took a major hit! I had to run it at 800x600 and use low settings and it still took around 40-120 seconds to load ( longer on massive multiplayer ).

The Graphics are great, I'm running the new ATI 4.3 drivers and the unreal engine really gives my machine a workout! The in game sound is nice as well.

The included headset/mic combo is kind of cheap but it gets the job done. It's purple and small but fits well. ( Chances are if your using a high tech sound system you would be best off using an external mic for use for in game 3d chats )

The Metal case is similar to the terminator 2 Ultimate edition DVD with the silver case.

This package also includes the unreal editor ( used to create levels ) upaint ( used to paint - think similar to 3dpaint ) and of course Maya 5 ple and a plug-in so you can export your models to unreal.

If you want to create your own games this is the version you must buy. Also you can run this on Linux instead of just windows which are nice as well however Maya ple 5 won't run on Linux.... Also since the game is on 1 DVD instead of 6 cds you have less to keep up with and the install is more streamlined. The Amazon listing says 150 hours of training but it's more like 60. The videos are second to none, they teach you everything from learning Maya to modeling, rigging, and most importantly exporting to unreal. They also include INDEPTH unreal scripting courses so you can learn to program physics and learn about the karma engine (beats reading the instructions from unreals developer website!)

And if you are buying this mainly for the game design supplements I would highly recommend buying some more books on Maya as well as concept drawing - maybe some how to draw manga or comics - for character designs ( how to draw anime and game characters series is a great set ) or for free drawing and character help you can check out howtodrawmanga.com, and 3dbuzz.com also has some drawing videos for free ( their artist Derek Stevens uses a deformed manga style and has a video on showing how to convert a front drawing pose to use in Maya for 3d modeling and ultimately to export out to unreal tournament! )

And finally if you wish to purchase this game your best bet is if someone on Amazon posts it to sell or on eBay and if I didn't already own a copy of it I would most def be ready and willing to pay over 100+ for it because the training material is more than worth it alone. - And of course I have no affiliation with any of these companies -

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Confusing name/price explained, April 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Unreal Tournament 2004 Special Edition (CD-ROM)

There is the original CD version for $40
There was a "Special Edition DVD" in tin box with Logitech headset,and editor tutorials for around $100
On april 13th, a "special" DVD Edition (not to be confused with "Special Edition") was released with the tutorials for $39. No tin box. No headset

Atari marketing may have dropped the ball on that one - but it is still an awesome 5 Star game.(...)

23 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Over 30 hours of video training., December 23, 2003

By 

Verbal007 (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unreal Tournament 2004 Special Edition (CD-ROM)

As a prior student of Jason Busby (3DBuzz.com), I have to say that this DVD combo will be incredible. He's created 23 new VTMs just for this special edition. To get a feel for his style of training, you can download VTMs that were created for UT2003 on his website... FREE.

For those of you that are fans of UT2003, just wait till you see what's in 2004... although I'm sure you've been following the developement of this game quite closely. The only thing better than playing a wicked game, is to actually develope mods for the game.

I bought a DVD drive for my PC, just for this special edition release.

2115|R28ELJHRP1WUB3;2115|RRTDZ4PJ96E4U;2115|R3HAPBUPNK6Z6K;