Saturday 2 August 2008

Unreal Tournement 3

Today i bought UT3 which has kept me salivating for some time.
Gladly its very satisfying. The multi player is solid as ever, if you've played an unreal before you know what to expect. this time though the maps and weapons are beautifully rendered and the vehicles are innovative. Ive fallen out of favor with the series since 2004 as my PC isnt good enough to run any powerhouses, so im not sure how much is new.
Warfare Challenges you to capture a set of strategic points along the map in order to make the enemy's core vulnerable. These points are prime nodes. There are also supply nodes which offer bonuses such as turrets weapons and vehicles. In one stage it bestows a mighty leviathon on you, meaning pure 0wn4g3.
You got you death match Team death match CTF and VCTF. All standard except for VCTF which mixes things up by giving each team a whole range of Machines to slaughter with. All of the above are great fun and well, satisfying.
The single player however is ripped straight from the multi player which is a real shame as there could've been a great storyline and some truly fun missions. Also the bots are annoying, not stupid but annoying. Your team will mindlessly stick to one objective no matter what, the enemies are psychic and are far better organized than your team. however this is a minor flaw and with some careful ordering can be overcome.
Oh and a special mention to the redeemer which is basically a portable Nuke that is my favourite weapon for along time.

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