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UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3 XBOX 360 REVIEW |
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Bringing the
series back to its roots and moving it in a new
direction all at once, Unreal Tournament 3
reintroduces shooter fans to simpler days, where
weapons are both inventive and immensely out of
this world, and somehow participating cosmic
gladiators, who are quite agile, have no problem
taking a rocket to the face! In a surprising
turn of events, this year’s arrival of Unreal
Tournament 3 employs a storyline that finds its
way into the campaign mode. It is no longer you
and your team battling it out to win a
tournament - instead you’re waging war against
other factions. As the story goes, your colony’s
been attacked by a group of badass called the
Necris, and everyone throws a fist at them. With
this conflict for superiority, it’s inevitable
that a war is going to be waged. What’s amusing
is that this war is really organized multiplayer
games with bots. Needless to say, all the
traditional UT game-types are featured here,
from Team Deathmatch to the all new Warfare
(which we’ll discuss later).
Epic managed to form quite a story out of the
“respawning” concept, by using objects called
respawners and how disabling these particular
items complete the objective of a match, and
you’re getting the congratulatory win in the
process. Winning such matches, whether it would
be single-player or multiplayer offline and
online, are all extremely fun thanks to the
classic gameplay. The Unreal series has always
been about up-in-your-face combat, and Unreal
Tournament 3 is no different. The simple game
flow of spawning, picking up weapons and killing
people by shooting things in their face is still
just as exhilarating as ever. Weapons vary from
dual pistols, to rocket launchers and flak
cannons (the equivalent of a shotgun with
grenade launcher). All weapons have a secondary
fire. For example, the secondary function on the
rocket launcher lets you load up more than one
rocket to fire up to three at once, while the
alternate function on the chain-gun shoots out
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PRODUCT
OVERALL RATING: 8.8 OUT OF 10 |
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One of the
positive aspects of UT3 is that the game remains
balanced despite the massive collection of
weaponries. Let’s say you don’t have access to a
rocket launcher or something else handy, you’ve
still got plenty of options, including a dodge
technique and one-hit kill melee weapon that
teaches those who under estimate an unarmed
soldier. Players can double-jump to reach higher
ledges and pick up power-up items along the way.
By jumping sideways, players will be able to
dodge incoming projectiles though it will give
them less vertical height. (Don’t worry as you
have gained more lateral movement when jumping
sideways.) Some of the well-known game-types
have been removed, but fortunately in their
absence the developer has added a cool feature
called Warfare. A mixture of Assault and
Onslaught, Warfare involves the destruction of
the enemy team’s base while defending yours. In
order to attack your enemy’s base, your team
must connect the nodes on the map by touching
them and building them. After the nodes are
linked together, you’ll be able to attack your
opponent's Core; blow it up and you’ll win the
match.
Returning in this year’s UT3 is two of its
classics: Death-match and Capture the flag.
Besides the fact that these matches are playable
on split-screen, you will be able to ride
vehicles as well! It’s nice to know that
whatever multiplayer features available offline
are provided online. One thing you’ll notice
about the UT3’s gameplay is that it didn’t
change all that much from its predecessors. It’s
running at a slower pace and much simpler than
the 2004 version but what you’ve gained the most
is brutality, which is what the next generation
of Unreal players are looking for. Graphically,
Unreal Tournament 3 is impressive. The animation
is seamless despite the multiple carnages going
at once on the screen. The environments here are
surreal, with large war-torn industrial cities
that convince players that they are in hostile
territories and must keep their guard up at all
times. The game uses plenty of special effects
to relay a brutal message to stay the hell away
from one’s shooting lane or be blown up into
smithereens.
In the audio department, sounds effects are
amazing, delivering an authentic warfare
package, with weapons sending off a merciless
hit. The music, on the other hand, is decent but
upbeat, keeping the pace of the action
relatively high. Some quirks about the Xbox 360
version involve no user-downloadable mods. In
the Xbox Live multiplayer, playing split-screen
with a guest is allowed, but sometimes both of
you end up on opposite teams when you’re trying
to pair up! The controls are fine for the most
part, and those players familiar with Unreal
Tournament should be able to adapt to this game
with no problem. Overall, Unreal Tournament 3 is
an excellent shooter, mainting its legacy as one
of the best FPS shooters. It's another job well
done by Epic, maker of Gears of War, and there
is no doubt it will go down into the history
books as another classic FPS title. This is
definitely an "Epic" shooter you don’t want to
miss out on. |
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