Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition

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This game never gets outdated... [Posted on 2005-01-08]
It's already some time ago when this game appeared for the first time. The graphics were cool, game play was outstanding, great sound and you had a hell of alot fun with it. Now 5 years later (?) nothing changed to that, although it's a bit less fun nowadays wich is normal after 5 years...
Yeah, nowadays you got UT 2004, but it can't compete with this one, the first remains to be the best first-person shooter ever made. You also don't need alot of space or an amazing videocard to run this game. Online-mode is hard, 'cause all the die-hard-fans stayed in UT 1 and they are difficult to beat. I'm not going to say more, but if you're into first person shooter, this is the mother of all first persoon shooters!

GENIAL [Posted on 2005-03-30]
Amazing game ... used to play it too much in 2000 ... 5 years later we started playing again .. it's still the same fun !

One of the best deathmatch FPS for weaker PCs [Posted on 2005-05-01]
Today, with the arrival of Unreal Tournament 2004, the original seems almost obsolete. However, there is one advantage the original has over its bigger brethren. The system requirements.

A PC required to run UT today would probably run you less than $300. Even at this price range, the system requirements would probably still be over the needed limits. How times change, huh? I know some people who remembers that UT was actually kind of difficult to run at the time of its release (I was only a console gamer at the time, so I didn't know). Imagine years from now when Doom 3's requirements would be considered nothing...

Anyway, as I've said before, the biggest advantage to this is the low requirements. If you have a weak PC, then you could simply opened up UT and get a quick fragging game on. You could play at maximum settings and still get 60fps (for those who don't know, that is EXCELLENT speed). As UT is meant to be a fast pace game, this is extremely important.

Speaking of which, that is probably the main appeal of this game. The ultra fast pace of the game adds tremendously to its gamelength. Supposedly, UT was released as a competitor to Quake II, but I had a chance to play Quake II later and I thought it was horrible compared to UT. Hell, I played Quake III later and thought it was horrible compred to UT. If you've played Quake before, then just take that and give it a few bottles of steroids.

While the pace is comparable to Quake, it is how you play it that makes it so much better. Whereas many of Quake's stages are often confining, UT gives you large stages that lets you roam around with a shaky trigger finger. The stages add tremendously, especially when you play Deathmatch. That reminds me, the game modes are GREAT! While there are many game modes, the two which are the best is probably Deathmatch and Capture the Flag.

Now, the speed and modes are great, but there is more. Online play and maps. There are ALWAYS people fragging online, so you never have to worry about lack of people to play with. This is great for when you have insomnia and want to stay up killing strangers online. Secondly, the downloadable maps are GREAT! Have a map from another game that you want to play? Search for it online and you might find it!

In conclusion, all of the aforementioned parts of UT gives it an extremely high replay value. Highly recommended for people who likes fast pace games and like to have a quick fragging round every once in a while. Not recommended for anyone who is disturb by mass bloodshed, but for those who don't mind it, go ahead and enjoy!

THIS GAME ROCKS [Posted on 2005-09-24]
This game is very fun to play. And is very easy to configure. I have not found a video card that would not play it. The graphics where way ahead of everything at the time of its release. If you want to play Unreal Tournament 2003 but your computer is not capable of playing it. This game is for you. It’s almost the same as 2003. 2003 just has better graphics and few different guns. I have both and I play this one more than the other because over all it was better made. It is much simpler to configure. Game play is smoother and weapons fire is more precise. This game will always be one of my favorite games. It most definitely was the game of the year.

Solid Gold. [Posted on 2008-05-29]
This is the only game I am willing to rate 5 stars for fun and for overall gameplay. This game is still #1. It has the most exciting gameplay, the single player is still challenging and the online gameplay is alive and well after NINE YEARS!! Nine years later video game makers haven't beaten this game, and nothing beats playing Assault and storming the beaches of Normandy. 5 stars, two thums up.

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