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Incredible AI, incredible game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: December 03, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Although it might not be as "fun" as Quake 3: Arena in a strict Deathmatch sense, Unreal Tournament is the best game I have ever played. It has stunning graphics and amazing bots, especially in the teamplay "Domination" game. In team play you can order your bots to cover you, hold a position, search and destroy, or freelance with their own tactics. The weapons are well-designed and vary greatly, although they are probably not as well balanced as in Quake 3: Arena. Unreal Tournament is definitely more of a technofreak concept that Q3, which is more organic, if that makes sense. On my Mac G4 400 with ATI 128, UT performs extremely well- over 30fps all the time at 640x480 at maximum detail. I like how UT dynamically reduces graphic detail to meet my minimum desired framerate of 30fps. Q3 does not have as advanced an interface as Unreal Tournament either. If the final game is as good as the demo version, Mac gamers are in for a world-class game that will finally be the Quake 2 killer. Whether it kills Quake 3 is still a topic of intense debate. Currently, my vote goes to UT for requiring some form of strategy and for being more fun than Quake 3, which too often can turn into a mindless frag fest.

The FPS networked game to play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: July 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you're into first-person shooters, use Macintosh, and want networked play, there are two big choices for you. Do you go with Quake 3 Arena or with Unreal Tournament?

Which one is most fun to play on the network? Both games will have hundreds of people in open Internet games at any time. (If you want to play with thousands of other people, you have to go with a PC and one of the Half-Life mods like TFC.) Network performance for both is great: low ping times, gracefully degrading performance. UT behaves better when the net connection goes away entirely. UT's interface for finding networked games is just light-years beyond Q3's. Q3's is terrible. UT's is a window with tabs for picking game types and panes that show info about who's playing the game now and other game status. The nod goes to UT here.

How about people without big network pipes? I pick UT as the better game for single-player play, hands down. UT has four different game modes: standard deathmatch, capture the flag, domination, and assault. Q3 has deathmatch and more deathmatch, and has nothing as interesting as assault. UT's bots are also way more interesting than Q3's. UT's bots will follow orders and genuinely help you in teamplay. I pick UT.

How about the graphics? This is a matter of taste. Both games have great graphics. Q3 has more eye-candy, more of the cool-looking GL effects. UT has better modeled levels and more interesting organic textures. Q3 is more science fictiony, UT more gritty-urban.

How good is the UT Macintosh version? Excellent. Westlake Interactive did the Mac port and did a bang-up job. And what's more, they continue to support the game with fast turnaround time applying patches. All the mods, mutators, and models available work on the Macintosh version. Download, run the included mod installer, and you're there. UT also has excellent support for third-party 3D accelerators like the Voodoo3. (Quake3 is an OpenGL game, and until recently OpenGL drivers for the Voodoo were questionable.)

I've played both, and I recommend UT to you.

Best Multiplayer, EVER.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 07, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is an absolute masterpiece. I don't think that I've ever come across a piece of software more polished than this. The ammount of content that ships with this game is absoultely astounding! It may not be very well suited for younger audiences, but for 15+, this is excellent.

Not just for multiplayer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 09, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Don't let the multiplayer aspects of this game fool you. There is some very serious single player fun to be had here! The bots are the best AI I have ever fought against. The fact that you can adjust the AI adds a whole new area of gameplay. For fun try fighting about 12 bots but make them complete novices, or the other extreme try it against one or two at the "godlike" setting. Multiplayer is smooth and problem free, We are running on a two machine 10 MBPS ethernet network and have had nothing but fun.

Two thumbs way up!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 25, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Okay, granted, I haven't played the full version yet, since it hasn't come out for the Mac yet, but I've played the demo, and it's pretty cool! I don't usually get into this type of game, but playing the demo, I've spent hours at it. My husband and I both love it, and give it two thumbs up!

Buy this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game I have ever played - period. The concept is interesting. The graphics are awesome. This game holds my interest! This is what a video game should be. Most games leave you asking why did'nt they include... or should'nt they have... This game satisfies the most demanding gamer's every wish, then it spoils the gamer by blowing away all other PC-based games. I wish I could give it 10 stars!

Cool!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I think I've already written a review for this, but I wanted to add that the engine is much improved over the origanal. In the first unreal I got an average of 10-20 fps DURING gameplay and 50 or so max (not using timedemo 1 during intro) and in UT I get 40-60+ average and even 100+ max. This game has been so incredebly improved that I get higher frame rates with better graphics!

Quake 3 take this!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is probably the best 1st person shooter for the MAC. It is just awesome. Graphics, sound, and gameplay are all top notch. Great Game, worth the money!

Awesome! Violently Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have been a mac user for several years now but never really had any interest in 'PC' games(games on a computer rather than a console). I recently purchased a new graphics card to speed up the work I do and decided to get a game to see how well the card performed. I was amazed! I have never enjoyed a first person shooter as much as I have enjoyed UT. I highly recommend this title to any mac user looking to shed blood with their friends at work (over the network of course).

Definitely worth the $30.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I recently bought a G4/500 laptop and decided to buy some games for it. Being a fan of Quake 2 for the Mac, I asked my friends whether I should buy Quake 3 or Unreal Tournament. Regardless of what their reasons were, they recommended UT, and I bought it.

It is a really fantastic game with a whole lot of user support, in addition to bonus packs and upgrades supplied by epicgames for free.

The game play is wonderful. I am not so much into the deathmatch and gore-for-the-sake-of-gore killing as I enjoy the capture the flagand domination games.

An important note to make here. As far as getting speed out of this game, your processor is not nearly as important as your video card. This game is actually *faster* on my G3/400 with an ATi Rage Pro card than it is on my G4/500 with an ATi Rage Mobility card. So make sure that your video card can handle it, and your processor should be good to go.

This is a game that is definitely worth buying. And dont be fooled by the gore. There is actually some strategy and team play involved.

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