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The game was pretty good, but the single player story line mode got stale rather quickly. Unfortunately the single player story really was nothing more that a bunch of deathmatches against COM players all linked together. Totally rad, right.
It started out pretty good, but then quickly went into a very short rotation of ideas. Overall the graphics looked pretty good, and you got to play around with some cool vehicles so that added some value. There was a standard capture the flag mode, straight deathmatch and a mode where you must advance while maintaing control of previously captured zones.
Another installment of Unreal. This seemed like a good idea in theory, but in practice it just wasn't doing it for me. I wouldn't say this game is a buy, but throw it on your Gamefly Q and frag the hell out of your friends over a weekend, then return it when it gets boring.
Well kinda. I like the idea of there being a story line if you want something a little more that just straight deathmatch.
I,m not a big fan of those type of games, but I relly thought of baying one for my self. My brother loves war games, and sooting as well.
You still can't crouch, the mutators are the same and your character doesn't have any new abilities of any kind. If it doesn't feel original or special then how is it going to stand up against the over-crowed FPS market that make the TOP TEN. One of my old favorite weapons, called the "Ripper" never made a comeback (strike two). On top of that, half of the maps and game modes were cut out of the 360 version (which other versions contain).Unreal Tournament is just an average game. The environments are dingy and wartorn because of the alien invasion, which makes sense storywise but I found visually unapealing in comparison to the high tech looks of the original Unreal Tournaments. First I should mention that I've been a long time fan of the Unreal Tournament series, ever since its first appearance on the PC many years ago.
The firing mode for the mini-gun has been changed from rapid fire to burst fire for the secondary mode (which truly sucks). The answer: it does not impress anyone and it remains an average game. I loved everything about it: the innovative weapons, the dual fire modes, the fast pace multiplayer, the beautiful level designs with futuristic backdrops, excellent sound effects and amazing BOTS, which seemed almost human at times.Flash foreward several years to the present and Unreal Tournament III for the XBOX 360 has remained for the most part unchanged. And although the game mechanics are exactly the same as they have been for a long time, it bothers me that Epic Games did nothing to add to the series. At the full retail price you are getting ripped off, but if you find it at the bargain bin, then it might be worth checking out.PROS:+amazing BOTS+excellent graphics+fast paced action+good multiplayer optionsCONS:-campaign sucks-crappy story-weak sound effects-level designs -less maps-less game modes-no new abilities-feels out dated But several modifications in visuals and sound effects and the lack of content (in comparison to other versions) make it a less than great experience.First of all Epic Games, changed the sound effects for all of the weapons; they sound weaker and crappier.
And level designs have taken a gritty dark turn, which looks similar in style to Gears of War (same developer), which I also didn't fancy.
Some of the game modes are a bit on the annoying side, but it is a fast paced game and quite different from anything else on the 360 right now. The single player game is nothing more than the game teaching you how to play the game. I was gonna pass on this one since Gears 2 is already out and I did not want to drop 40 on this game. It reminds me of counter strike in terms of game modes. The real meat is online, so check it out if you are interested in fast paced deathmatch type games. I found it discounted to 20 and picked it up. I have to say, it is quite a fun game.
Vehicles are present on some maps, but they feel like a weak stab at Halo3. Back in 1999, there were three things the PC gaming world cared about: Y2K, Quake III: Arena, and Unreal Tournament. Unreal Tournament was fast as well, but had more game modes, including an absolutely bar-setting Capture the Flag mode and a unique Domination mode.Well, id Software has long since fallen off the charts (Quake4 put too much emphasis on its mediocre campaign, and Doom3 was nothing more than a giant technology demo for an engine that demanded more than it performed), but Epic has kept the Unreal franchise alive, and after some mis-steps with its sequels, is back for more with Unreal Tournament III. It's old-school, but if you're old enough to remember when old-school was new-school, you'll get a kick out of it.
Additionally, while Microsoft nixed the game's map and game mode editors sadly, the game does come packed with some 50 different maps (50)., and the caliber of the map design overall is outstanding. While the fast-twitch nature is better suited to the keyboard and mouse, the controls are good, and the UNREAL engine looks especially fantastic, seriously toasting both Halo3 and Quake4 visually. UT3 does, however, offer a fast, frag-style gameplay that's not really seen anymore, especially on the Xbox360, where Call of Duty and Halo rule. And finally, that amazing Assault map, where one team would defend a beach while the other tried to storm up it into the base (seriously, think a futuristic D-Day) is nowhere to be found.
Even from the main menu, it's clear the game is trying to go old-school, with the original UT's music. UT always had sleek, futuristic and spartan environments with gorgeous lighting; these environments feel too lush by comparison. Quake was all about colorful, super-fast-twitch death. The game's iconic weapons are all present, but the art direction is too heavily insired by newer games like Halo and Gears of War.
But ironically, they don't go back far enough. Available for the first time on the new generation of consoles, UT3 goes for its roots and a less is more approach and jettisons most of the crazy crap that cluttered its predecessors (FPS hand to hand combat.). Maps like Facing Worlds (a UT CTF classic) are back, and everything from the game's background score to the announcer bellowing "HEADSHOT" will give anyone who played the original serious deja vu in the best of senses.
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