Games

Unreal Tournament

Epic Games

1999•Shooter•ESRB M

Taste attributes: actiondetectiverobots/ai/spacesportsfasttried & testedunsavouryheavysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA rough-edged, uncomplicated shooter: wide-ranging and heavy. Best if you like grit over polish.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

92 / 100

290 ratings

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About This Game

Unreal Tournament is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was the second installment in the Unreal series. It is an arena first-person shooter, with head-to-head multiplayer deathmatches being the primary focus of the game. Other game modes include TDM. CTF, Assault, Domination, Last man Standing etc.

Summary: IGDB

Story

During the Human/Skaarj war, the New Earth Government was formed. Mining was the primary method of financing the war, though was unpopular with the working class, who grew weary of the working conditions and the war. The humans were losing the war, and riots broke out. The Terran system was surrounded by Skaarj forces, but a government team destroyed their mothership, and the Skaarj withdrew. Afterward, mining incidents were on the increase, and efforts to deal with them were unsuccessful. The government then came up with the idea of giving the violence an outlet instead. "Consensual murder"...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionDetectiveRobots/ai/spaceSportsAll consuming questFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Keywords

ArenaRobotsReptilian humanoid

Details

Developer: Epic Games
Publishers: GT Interactive Software, Infogrames, MacSoft Games
Released: 22 November 1999
Series: Unreal
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 10h complete
Age rating: ESRB M
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Source: IGDB

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