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Summary: I wish I could give this game 10 stars
Review: As other reviews of this game have mentioned, Unreal is phenomenal! Of the first person shooters I've played, this one is way better than most. The amazingly rich environments suck you deep into the plight of the peaceful Nali and the cruel world of their oppressors. When you awaken in your cell, you are alone, the bodies of your shipmates bloodied and lifeless. Many are torn in two. Sirens and garbled voice recordings break the uneasy silence, as you crawl through the battered remains of the ship, only to find that you are the sole survivor, lost on a planet full of hostile beings intent on your demise. That is only the beginning, though. Your travels to escape the planet will lead you through many varied locations that are very easy to differentiate from one another, each one more visually stunning than the last. That is definately one of Unreal's strong points. The brilliant designers do not allow for the levels to become tediously repetitive. Each environment has it's own personality. Another strong point, and perhaps most important, is the enemy. Long gone are the days of Doom when enemies would simply stand their ground, and trade fire with you. These enemies are much more cunning than that. They will use cover, snipe at you from high perches, duck fire, dodge and even call for back-up if neccessary. Some of your enemies will even try to draw you into traps and ambushes. As another reviewer noted, this is a first-person-perspective game. It is NOT Tomb Raider. Tomb raider never drew you in to the point where you would actually jump in front of your monitor as an enemy soldier dropped though a sky light, only to land within a few feet of you, guns blazing. With Unreal, you do, it's that enthralling. This game is exceptionally challenging and rewarding, making most shooters pale in comparison. I was most impressed with the dramatic lighting, ambient sound and music, utilized to it's full potential, making this lengthy epic bristle with life and tension. This is an ideal purchase for anyone who does'nt already have this classic in their library. You can take or leave the included expansion pack, as it simply doesn't offer much more variety to the original experience, but don't over-look this title due to it's now ridiculously low price. For unparalleled on-line battle, check out Unreal tournament. But for one-player off-line mayhem, it doesn't get any better than this.
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Summary: It not Half-Life, but it's good
Review: Graphically stunning, but not quite up to Half-Life for gameplay. I very much enjoy the multiplayer aspects of the game, a lot more than the single player. If you're a die-hard FPS player, go for it. If you want to blow up your friends on line, get Unreal Tournament. If you don't care for FPSs, why are you reading this?
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Summary: It not Half-Life, but it's good
Review: Graphically stunning, but not quite up to Half-Life for gameplay. I very much enjoy the multiplayer aspects of the game, a lot more than the single player. If you're a die-hard FPS player, go for it. If you want to blow up your friends on line, get Unreal Tournament. If you don't care for FPSs, why are you reading this?
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Summary: Too GOOD!!!
Review: I bought Unreal Gold a couple of months ago. The graphics were the first thing that I noticed. Beautiful scenery which changes from indoors to outdoors continually. The music changes in light of the scenery and what you would be feeling like if you were actually there, a newly 'released' prisoner on a new planet, surrounded by beauty and the unknown.. The story line kept me hooked. The plot sped up as my skills did and the challenges were rewarded. Each level was better and better. I love the rusted look to the guns. The feeling of age and mystery to the scenes this creates is compelling. The translator messages you get from the people are enough to create the plot and get you hooked into the feelings of the people as they must have been dying, out on a cold planet killed by an unstoppable, unknown alien. It feels like you really are there. It's wonderful.Buy it! I had to go out and buy Unreal Tournament Game of the Year after this. It is also amazing although completely different. I cannot wait until the new ones come out. I am upgrading my PC, getting DSL and getting a new joystick so that I can play UNREAL online, where it is even heavier. ENJOY!
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Summary: Too GOOD!!!
Review: I bought Unreal Gold a couple of months ago. The graphics were the first thing that I noticed. Beautiful scenery which changes from indoors to outdoors continually. The music changes in light of the scenery and what you would be feeling like if you were actually there, a newly 'released' prisoner on a new planet, surrounded by beauty and the unknown.. The story line kept me hooked. The plot sped up as my skills did and the challenges were rewarded. Each level was better and better. I love the rusted look to the guns. The feeling of age and mystery to the scenes this creates is compelling. The translator messages you get from the people are enough to create the plot and get you hooked into the feelings of the people as they must have been dying, out on a cold planet killed by an unstoppable, unknown alien. It feels like you really are there. It's wonderful. Buy it! I had to go out and buy Unreal Tournament Game of the Year after this. It is also amazing although completely different. I cannot wait until the new ones come out. I am upgrading my PC, getting DSL and getting a new joystick so that I can play UNREAL online, where it is even heavier. ENJOY!
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Summary: The DEFINITIVE one player first person shooter
Review: I have been aware of Unreal's existence for quite a while since my roommate had played it and said he enjoyed it, but I only got around to playing it the Fall of 2000. And it debuted in early 1998. So why did I go back and play this when I could have easily picked up a newer title? Simple: this game is AMAZING. I have a fast system (800 Mhz, 256 MB Ram), but when I played this game, I was using a voodoo 3 2000 video card, which is certainly was not top of the line (can be found for around $50). I was able to run this game with 1024x768 resolution and high graphics detail with NO SLOWDOWN. It looked incredible! People would come in and ask if I was using the FSAA on my voodoo 5 (a special graphic enchancing feature on a high end approx. $200 card). It just looked that good! But we all know looks can't make a game fun. This game has some of the smartest AI programmed for adversaries ever. They will strafe, roll, and duck out of the way of your shots, making them tricky to defeat. And in addition, the placement of the enemies made me jump on many an occasion, the sound effects were BRILLIANT and the music changed as the environment around you changed to keep it in the perfect mood. Buy this game, it is an EXCELLENT addition to any gamer's arsenal!
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Summary: This game is "UNREAL"..............
Review: I have never enjoyed playing a game as much as this one. Then, upon playing it, I realized that there were actually two different games on one disc. So, we got two games at a fraction of what it was worth, and I made sure that others in my neck of the woods knew about it. Five of six people that I told about it went out and purchased this game. It was a little difficult in places, or I just wasn't paying attention, but was greatly satisfied with my purchase. I think that you will be also. Plenty of blood, gore, screams of pain, and the dialogue and story line is easy to follow. Need more games like this one.
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Summary: It's..............unreal!!
Review: I love this game! I love it to the point I once actually stopped playing it because I was depressed about the poor Nalis getting slaughtered... This game is a classic that most new first person shooters will be compared to now and in the future. The only problem I really have is that there isn't much variation in enemies, it's brutes, then Skaarj, then Terrans, then Titans, rinse and repeat. Oops! I forgot the serpent people. That's five compared to over 15 in Turok 2. That and the fact that all the weapons have an aged, worn down look to them, for example, the Flak Cannon looks all rusted, whereas in UT it's all polished and shiny. Of course, I suppose it makes sense considering it sat there for god knows how long (hypothetically of course). No matter what though, I still love the game, even after a couple years of intense play. And until Unreal 2, I'll have to settle for this even if I didn't like it.
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Summary: Best fps every.No doubt about that.It kickss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I love unreal.I'll say it again I love it.Everything about it.The gorgeous graphics that I think are better than half-life's.The realistic enviorments.The digital incredible music fitted for the game it'self.The Very, Very intelligent AI.THe incredible gameplay.THe story line.Multiplayer.Singleplayer.All of it is incredible.The weapons actually have rust on it and are dirty, now that's what I call realstic.Unlike in unreal tournament.The weapons in that game are clean and polished.I just love this game.Have the expansion to it and unreal tournament.The entire series.I can't wait till unreal2 come's out.I've looked at some screen shots.Look just as incredible as unreal did 4 years ago.I've been playing unreal for 2 years now!Decided to pick up gold I love it sooo much.Can't wait till unreal championship comes out either.I even got my self and xbox for it(WHat it's for).I reccomend this game for fps gamers.I reccomend at least a shiny new pentium 2 300 mhrz, 8mb 3d video card, directx6, directx7 compatible sound card, at least 8mb free of harddrive space.128mb of pcisdram 100mhrz at least.Anything below that unreal won't run at all or will run like garbage.I reccomend unreal gold, or even totally unreal.Just buy it and enjoy it.Your welcome.
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Summary: Compares quite well to the Quake Series.
Review: I picked up Unreal Gold recently for $10 dollars at a local computer store. Upon loading the game and firing it up I was totally devastated by its graphics and gameplay. In short this game is phat!! Unreal Gold is the retail package that contains the full version of Unreal and its mission pack. For a mere $10 dollars you get one of the best gaming experiences to ever grace the PC. The latest version is patched to 226b, so stability is not an issue. The game is coded to run accelerated on Glide or Direct3D. I'm running the game on a Pentium III 850MHz processor with 256MB of RAM and a 64MB GeForce2 Ultra video card with anti-aliasing enabled. Naturally the game runs smoothly, even with 32-bit color selected and a screen resolution of 1024x768. Which brings me to the system requirements: you'll want to have at least a Pentium II class processor and 64MB of RAM available. The game will run lesser machines but I recommend a 3D graphics card in those cases to handle the video chores. Basically, Unreal puts you in the roll of a prisoner whose crash landed on a world run by reptilian creatures called the Skaarj. Your goal is survival: you run around in one of the most beautiful game engines on the planet and take out the enemy. Unreal has to be seen to be believed. The graphics and gameplay are excellent and anyone whose interested in first-person shooters needs to have this in their collection. Believe me your collection is not complete without it.
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