Unreal Tournament (1999)

Unreal Tournament (1999)

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Release Date: November 23, 1999

Action, FPP, science fiction, free-to-play, FPS, co-op, shooters, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet, LAN

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A first-person shooter based on the engine of the bestselling game Unreal. The title was developed by Digital Extremes and focuses on online battles between players on futuristic arenas. In Unreal Tournament the players can compete in several gameplay modes – deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag, domination, last man standing, and assault. Each mode is different from the remaining ones.

Due to the popularity of the multiplayer mode in Unreal, the developers started thinking about a game that would use the same graphics engine but were focused only on multiplayer. Digital Extremes studio took the task and cooperated with Epic Games on the game. The effect of more than a dozen of months of work was a game that started a completely new branch of the Unreal series.

Gameplay

Unreal Tournament for PC and PS2 is one of the classic examples that prove the theory that a good game doesn’t need a great story. The player simply assumes the role of one of the champions who fight on futuristic arenas.

The singleplayer campaign consists of a series of matches against the artificial intelligence-controlled opponents. Getting to the next level requires defeating the opponent. It is not an easy task since the developers of Unreal Tournament created advanced artificial intelligence algorithms. The level of the opponents can be set based on player’s own abilities and preferred game style.

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Last updated on September 12, 2016

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Unreal Tournament (1999) Summary

Game Series: Unreal

Platforms:

PC / Windows

PC / Windows November 23, 1999

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2 October 21, 2000

Developer: Digital Extremes

Publisher: GT Interactive

Unreal Tournament (1999) System Requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

Recommended: Pentium II 266, 32 MB RAM, graphic card

Sony PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

Supports: multitap x 2, mysz, keyboard

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