A departure from the original Unreal's story driven first person adventure Unreal Tournament sets the player in as the title suggests a tounament and there is so much that makes Unreal Tournament so great. Graphically obviously things have moved onwards and upwards since the release of U.T. but the graphics still hold up well to give a crisp view and allow immersive gameplay. You can create your own character from a wide selection of different races and appearances since you only really see your character on occasion it wont make much difference to you but it will be how other players see you so it's worth putting some thought into. The weapons are varied and all well balanced and feel great to use right down to the sounds they make when you fire the weapon presentation is flawless right from the old faithful sniper rifle, to the radio controlled mini nuke. Other items also serve to spice up the combat my personal favorite are the anti-grav boots which allow you three super high jumps perfect for leaping over the walls of an enemy fortress to grab thier flag , reaching that high sniping spot or grab that all powerful super weapon. The maps are also sublime there are very few maps you wont like one that still stays with me to this day is a capture the flag map called Facing Worlds....two fortresses a long run over rocky paths between the bases makes this map simple but at the same time brilliant there is no greater joy than sniping an enemy from the roof of your base as they make a run for it with your flag. There are so many game modes the standard deathmatch...team deathmatch...capture the flag and the great assault mode. Assault mode sets you a mission like challenge ...first your team plays attack and you must complete the missions which take you to all sorts of locations...one map sees you running across a speeding train fighting to apply the brakes...another sets you raiding a large ship in an attempt to use its cannons to blast open some harbour walls..another starts you in a submarine where you take a short swim to an underwater lab which you must proceed to destroy. Whatever the mission you must accomplish once you have done it you play defence and must prevent the opposition from completing the mission in a faster time than you did. as well as league play Unreal Tournament allows you to play quick matches against bots of your choosing a variety off mutator factors such as one hit kills..stealth mode and others give it even further long lasting appeal. A great first person shooter that has a lot of features no game before of since has featured and it has aged well too making this an absolute classic title.
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