Unreal Tournament Game Of The Year (Jewel Case)

by Atari

Product Features

• The 3D shooting action in the strange and mysterious world of Unreal is here, in a special edition
• Navigate your way through a hostile new world, full of strange threats and stranger geography
• Game Of The Year version features raging multiplayer games you'll enjoy new games
• Try out the Rocket Arena - no power-ups, extra ammo, or armor -- just you and whatever you've got, against everyone else
• Chaos lets you cut your way through enemies armed with only a sword

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007JDR7
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,394 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The thrills and action of Unreal Tournament keep on coming! / Rated M: Mature

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent value, January 27, 2004

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Kyouryuu (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unreal Tournament Game Of The Year (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

If you enjoy first-person shooters and have yet to experience the Unreal series, make sure you pick up the Unreal Tournament Game Of The Year Edition CD-ROM. This is easily one of the PC's best games.

Set in the future, the Liandri Mining Corporation sponsors a bloodthirsty tournament to determine who is the most powerful hunter in the universe. Across scores of diverse arenas - from derelict space stations to gothic cathedrals - combatants duke it out.

This 2 CD set comes packed with over 50 awesome maps, several gameplay mods, and some of the best multiplayer action available anywhere. On most modern computers, the framerate is solid. The additional OpenGL patch also enables mipmapping and other neat graphical effects. Most of the game's environments are comprised of a very low number of polygons, and yet appear extraordinarily rich and detailed. Even the music is great and quite listenable outside of the game!

Gameplay is simple with the typical WASD + Mouselook control scheme. Most of the game's weapons have dual-fire modes and some, such as the Shock Rifle, allow you to create deadly combo attacks. You'll pick up the controls in no time.

Plus, they throw in the amazingly comprehensive UnrealEd map editor so you can create your own maps! The designers of the game have clearly dedicated themselves to giving the Unreal community many tools to create new Unreal experiences. All over the Internet, there are tutorials, forums, and archives of great user-made content. From hundreds of additional maps to lengthy single-player campaigns replete with storylines, you can spend coutnless hours exploring all of the free additional content available on the Internet.

Unreal Tournament 2003 was the successor to this game and although it brought vastly improved graphics, I think that the original UT still has better gameplay and a more solid feel. Try it for yourself and see what you think.

The only real con to this game is that it takes a while to set it up properly, but this is due to the sheer amount of content that exists for it. Not only is there a patch to fix gameplay bugs, but there are also four excellent "bonus packs" of textures and maps you can download for free. The UMOD installer system, however, makes it very easy to install these and other add-ons. Simply click on the .umod file and UT will take care of the rest. When playing multiplayer, mods and maps you don't have are automatically downloaded for you.

I was a latecomer to the Unreal scene, but I instantly fell in love with this series after buying this title on impulse for ten bucks. It truly is one of the most fantastic games I've ever played, which says a lot considering I own dozens. For hours of non-stop enjoyment and entertaining, you simply cannot beat this game. Worth every penny and then some.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Awesomeness, July 25, 2004

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Jeff (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Unreal Tournament Game Of The Year (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Unreal Tournament has to be one of top 5 games that I have ever played--you'll see what I mean. I have played Quake III, Serious Sam, Rogue Spear, Swat III, you name it--those games are basically a footnote compared to UT. In UT you can explore levels that take you from deep outer space asteriods to an underground water treatment facility to the spooky haunted house thousands of feet up--seriously the levels are that good--eye-appealing backgrounds with polished textures are the best I've seen. Meanwhile, you'll be blasting your opponents around bloody murder with any weapon of your choice--from double enforcers to the obliterating redeemer. Such weapons are equipped with special alternate fire modes, which definitely gives UT a lot of umph. The techno-rock music with its upbeat and intense rhythm tends to put a lot of the excitement into the game while your trying your darndest to blast your enemies. From Assault to Last Man Standing, you can expect to have some of your greatest battles in this game. The assault is one of my favorite modes in which you must complete objectives successfully--but it's incredibly fun to order your team to attack and just watch all the rocket launchers go off! Also, I have an NVIDIA MX/MX 400, about 3 or 4 years old and Unreal Tournament works amazingly smooth. Unreal Tournament is definitely worth your bucks, whether you played UT2003 or 2004, or even just beginning! A very addictive game indeed and probably one of the best out there!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In some ways still the best, December 30, 2003

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This review is from: Unreal Tournament Game Of The Year (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

It was better then Quake III back in the day, and it still has some things that make it the best (better sniper rifle then 2k3, and facing worlds I & II rule III) For someone looking for a sweet lanparty game, that'll probably run even on the folks machine, this is a total classic!