Unreal
the word it self explans the game, in Unreal, you are a prisoner aboard
a ship en route to a penal colony. The ship crashes on a mysterious
planet where the mystical Nali race is being subjugated by the crueland
technologically advanced aliens (Skaarj). As you journey through the
many environments on the planet, you must find a means of escape from
the planet and help the Nali defeat their enemy. The levels are so detailed
and the game is high tech stuff, each level is completly different that
you know one level from the other.cCombining an alien world with weapons
that seem alien themselves from the choice of ten weapons you can go
balistic.In Unreal, each opponent attacks with its own style, using
a combination of melee and ranged attacks. One of the most impressive
experiences (if not the most aggravating) was seeing a well-placed rocket
shot miss because a Skaarj dodged it at the last second. Another eye-catching
sight was watching different enemies power up shields to protect themselves
in the midst of battle. As far as problems go, there are some, but they
don't hurt gameplay enough to reduce the overall experience.The
first is there are only six main enemy types, but the design team has
done a pretty good job of using different skins to create a variety
of opponents. Lastly, the weapons are pretty cool, but there's no simplicity
in design. Each gun takes some practice to understand its use and benefits,
but in the end, you spend too much time learning. Rather than give you
instinctual weapons (like a basic shotgun or machine gun), Unreal's
unusual weaponry forces you to adjust the way you play, without much
Unreal is a truly great single-player game. It's hard to say whether
it will stand the test of the first-person action-shooter wars and become
a classic in and of itself. It will definitely have to overcome the
lack of a decent Internet experience if it wants to obtain any more
accolades, but, apart from that, it offers as much as you could possibly
want from a game in this genre. added benefit of weapon ferocity or
visceral gratification.
By Shane Cameron Writen on 5/1/99
Players: 1-16Developer:
Epic MegaGames Publisher: GT Interactive Released: 05/98 Requirements:
Pentium-166, 16 MB RAM, 2X CD-ROM, SVGA w/ 2MB, mouse, sound board,
Windows 95; Windows NT
Unreal
the word it self explans the game, in Unreal, you are a prisoner aboard
a ship en route to a penal colony. The ship crashes on a mysterious
planet where the mystical Nali race is being subjugated by the crueland
technologically advanced aliens (Skaarj). As you journey through the
many environments on the planet, you must find a means of escape from
the planet and help the Nali defeat their enemy. The levels are so detailed
and the game is high tech stuff, each level is completly different that
you know one level from the other.cCombining an alien world with weapons
that seem alien themselves from the choice of ten weapons you can go
balistic.In Unreal, each opponent attacks with its own style, using
a combination of melee and ranged attacks. One of the most impressive
experiences (if not the most aggravating) was seeing a well-placed rocket
shot miss because a Skaarj dodged it at the last second. Another eye-catching
sight was watching different enemies power up shields to protect themselves
in the midst of battle. As far as problems go, there are some, but they
don't hurt gameplay enough to reduce the overall experience.The
first is there are only six main enemy types, but the design team has
done a pretty good job of using different skins to create a variety
of opponents. Lastly, the weapons are pretty cool, but there's no simplicity
in design. Each gun takes some practice to understand its use and benefits,
but in the end, you spend too much time learning. Rather than give you
instinctual weapons (like a basic shotgun or machine gun), Unreal's
unusual weaponry forces you to adjust the way you play, without much
Unreal is a truly great single-player game. It's hard to say whether
it will stand the test of the first-person action-shooter wars and become
a classic in and of itself. It will definitely have to overcome the
lack of a decent Internet experience if it wants to obtain any more
accolades, but, apart from that, it offers as much as you could possibly
want from a game in this genre. added benefit of weapon ferocity or
visceral gratification.