Unreal Tournament

by Atari

Product Features

• A white-knuckle SINGLE PLAYER experience like no other! Guide your team of configurable 'bots' (virtual teammates) against the deadliest gladiator bots in the galaxy and become the Unreal Grand Master.
• The most spine-rattling online and offline MULTIPLAYER action ever. Take on bots and/or humans in new games like CAPTURE THE FLAG, ASSAULT, DOMINATION and new DEATHMATCH variantions that DO NOT REQUIRE INTERNET ACCESS.
• With 50 LEVELS OF BATTLE, each one a work of art. A gtalleon ship, Egyptian tombs, submarines, speeding trains, space castles and much more! Playable online or offline in single player and multiplayer modes. These levels raise the standard of 3D action environments.
• REALITY BENDING graphics and sound. With high-resolution textures and painstakingly detailed game worlds. Support the latest 3D accelerators but DOES NOT REQUIRE A 3D ACCELERATOR CARD!
• All-new enhanced BIG-BODY COUNT WEAPONRY guaranteed to send giblets flying! More than 10 weapons - each with dual modes of fire - are at your disposal.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001XDKO
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (178 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,987 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC | Edition: Standard

Amazon.com Review

First-person combat has never been bloodier or faster paced than in Unreal Tournament, a game that pits you against computer-generated bots or online opponents in a kill-or-be-killed free-for-all. With weapons upgraded from its predecessor, this game offers scores of options for play. Games range from the simple Deathmatch to team options such as Capture the Flag. As the player, you can go it on your own against the toughest the galaxy has to offer or direct a group of hard cases against a similarly well armed foe. During play you can be fragged (killed) several times, respawning to take up the fight again--though without the rocket launcher or other guns you have carefully stockpiled.

Unreal Tournament has some amazing features, most particularly the tournament maps, which are complex, varied, and interesting. Initially a seemingly indecipherable maze loaded with weapons and health boosters, the geography of these spaces begins to make sense as you run from shootout to shootout. After getting fragged a couple of times, smart players will find themselves using these environments to their fullest advantage. Ducking down narrow chutes, for example, to leap out on unsuspecting enemies is very satisfying. The playing fields offer hazards of their own, of course--the danger of falling into toxic slime or hard vacuum is always present. Another nice aspect of the game is that online play runs with very little lag, allowing an intense multiplayer experience.

Don't be fooled by the word Tournament in the game title, though--Unreal Tournament has nothing to do with old-style chivalrous combat. Ambushing your enemies, ganging up on them, and blasting them to bits from behind is all part of the milieu, and if that's not enough, you can taunt your victims as you blow them away. The bots in the solo player mode have a wide range of nasty, misogynist taunts, even if your character happens to be female. These can be shut off in the options menu, but with the language and the gore this game really lives up to its Mature rating. It may appeal less to women or players looking for sportsmanlike diversion. --Alyx Dellamonica

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38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unreal Tournament is king! Buy this game NOW!, December 11, 1999

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"the_ninja" - See all my reviews

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

This is far and away one of the most addictive, hands-down BEST games I've played in quite awhile. The game design is incredible, and the game runs spectacularly even on low-end systems! The internet code is fantastic, and the weapon balance and enviroments are mind-blowing. This game is king of the multiplayer first-person shooters. Team Fortress 2 remains to be seen, but unless it makes a lot of improvements over it's brethren (Tribes for example) it may not last long. As for Quake 3 . . . from the demo, it looks like Unreal may be the winner. It really depends on your preference - if you want deathmatch until you die on far-out worlds battling as strange unhuman characters, you'll probably be leaning towards Quake 3 when it comes out. If you want lots of options, realistic enviroments and mind-bogglingly great gameplay, graphics, and other stuff, buy Unreal Tournament right now! It also has beautiful graphics and incredible sound. The character models are great and flawlessly animated. You can enjoy this game without even setting foot in an online game as well - just play against the very-well designed bots. To close, Unreal Tournament is a must-have game for everyone.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too bad UT comes out so close to final exams..., November 22, 1999

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Corey Baron (Houtson, Texas) - See all my reviews

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

I downloaded the latest Quake3test and unreal tournament at about the same time. So far, I've spent about 1 to 1.5 hours playing the Quake3test. I've spent 70+ hours playing UT. I'd say that quake3 gives UT a run for its money visually, but UT is so much more fun. UT is so many games in one, deathmatch, team deathmatch, CTF - which Quake3 has, but also domination, Last Man Standing, and my personal favorite InstaGib! In the full version of UT there is also an Assault game, (i.e. Saving Private Ryan). Plus it keeps a detailed database of stats for your player names and the bots you compete against. There are plenty of adjustable features like gravity, how many powerups, respawing, etc. Playing against bots even is fun, and UT seems so much more alive when you have live chatter flying back and forth between bots, etc. To sum it up, you'll still be playing UT long after your other deathmatch games begin collecting dust on the shelf.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Runs under Linux, too!, December 15, 1999

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Ray Dawson (Van Nuys, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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

First, in the System Requirements for this game, Amazon fails to note that this game *will* run under Linux, as well as Mac and Windows machines. I play it under Linux myself.

That being pointed out, I'm not real big on these Quake/Doom types of games. I'm more the Tomb Raider or RollerCoaster Tycoon type of gamer. But, this Unreal Tournament is something special. I never expected to like it. But, looking for something new to play under Linux, I decided to give it a whirl, and, WOW! what a game! It's tough at times, but incredibly addictive and graphically beautiful. system requirements are too high. I play it on a now-lowly Pentium II 400, and it runs great. No problems at all. Plus, unlike Quake 3, this game has a great single-player mode, important to me because I'm not a 'Net gamer. All-in-all, a great FPS game. What Quake 3 should have been. Highly recommended.

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