Unreal Tournament 2004 is Unreal Tournament 2003 with vehicles, and better graphics. I shouldn't say better graphics, just less shiny metal maps and more earthy/natural environments. My biggest complaint with 2003 was the fact that the feel and physics were too much like Quake 3 Arena. In fact; that hasn't changed in 2004. If I want to play Q3A, I'll play Q3A. The feel and physics in the original UT are still superior to 2003 and 2004. If they had bothered to come out with a whole new suite of weaponry, I might enjoy it more. However, I'm back to playing BF:1942 over UT 2004 nine times out of ten. While I do appreciate the addition of vehicles; its just not enough. The instant respawn is idiotic (no death penalty). While defending one point, you can kill the same people 6 times each in a minute until they finally wear you down. So, in other words; requires team work. Any veteran of online gaming knows that relying on team work is like relying on an child to help you carry something heavy; most are just not capable of it. The average online gamer is so busy staring at the sky or griefing to seriously help you in any way, shape, or form. Well, except maybe as a meat shield. Nice try, but no banana.
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