While the PLAYSTATION 3 has garnered an image of going through rough growing pains through it's first year of launch. It has received a decent share of good gems throughout it's first year of sales. Unreal Tournament is no exception.
For those who are expecting a deep single player campaign, you may be dissapointed. The storyline is pretty basic and to be honest, very bland. However, for those who feel the need to complete the single player campaign, Epic Games did provide a Co-Op mode for campaign mode.
The bread and butter of Unreal Tournament series has always been it's online multiplayer. Unreal Tournament III is no different to this. The servers are very easy to find a game, and the interface is managable. The core gameplay is very fast and ferocius. You will soon find that if you stand still for more than 3 seconds, you will be fragged in an instant. What will turn the casual FPS gamer on to Unreal Tournament is the simple fact that it's very easy to pick up and play. But it is hard to master. With the unreal engine III, gamers are also able to create maps and content and upload to the PLAYSTATION 3 servers. This feature alone can increase the longevity of this game significantly.
The graphics are stunning. Made by the same developers as Gears of War, I wouldnt expect anything less out of Unreal Tournament III. Environments are detailed, textures are detailed, overall it looks as good as it plays.
There are some gripes with the game however. I was dissapointed that in order to have multiplayer on UTIII, you must have more than one PLAYSTATION 3 or you must play online. There is no option for splitscreen play. Which may turn some gamers off from buying this gem in general. Also, it's a hassle to get decent mic support to function. Hopefully this will be fixed with a patch.
A list of the best FPS games that have been released for the PS3 so far.
I like the MAG love, but Killzone 3 isn't on the list? It's by far my favorite Killzone. The online is fantastic with the way they handled the classes and the maps are brilliant. Sure the game options and networking design were a bit of a step back from Killzone 2, they should have made it as good and simple to use as it was in KZ2 but the actual gameplay, classes, map design, etc. are amazing in Killzone 3 and that is why I just fell in love with the game all over again today since the Double XP weekend is going on.
i somehow preferred kz2 online, especially with warzone maps. also i think that making sniper invisible when he is using silent weapons is bit overpowered:)
Resistance 3 and Killzone 3 should be on the list. Both of them were awesome first-person shooters.
Default Prime writes: "It turns out that the people who make Gears of War also make some other game series called Unreal. Or at least they used to. You wouldn’t really know it, considering that it has been five years since they actually released an Unreal game. Killing locusts with chainsaw bayonets is all well and good, but now that the Gears trilogy is done, maybe Epic Games can get back to the franchise that put them on the map in the first place."
The Unreal games are pretty awesome, well, all but Unreal 2. I'm not much of a fan the way they had no ladder in UTIII too, UC2 is also great and backwards compatible on 360.
I always found that Gears was a step back from what Epic previously achieved.
I remember my jaw dropping the first time I walked out of the crashed ship and saw the outdoor landscape.
And also that first time in that hallway when the walls went up and the lights went off one by one. Man what a great game that was
This article describes five behaviors that go above and beyond normal achievement hunting, suggesting a severe Gamerscore addiction.
im nowhere near that bad. did not play kids games (apart from Kung Fu panda that came with my xbox and was NOT EASY FOR ACHIEVEMENTS) and i don't use a robot or play hannah montana.
those 5 signs are BAD.. but i do like my gamerscore
I would definitely say if you find yourself following in the path of any one of these warning signs, you may have a problem, haha.
Gamerscore is a great idea and concept, but I'd love to see it yield more tangible rewards for those who are truly dedicated to it.
It would be nice to gain something in-game from the achievements that constantly pop up.
I still believe that a higher gamerscore tends to tell a bit more about the player than people think. You have to play A LOT of games to get what is considered to be a respectable score...The only way you do that is by playing games outside of the popularity charts as well.
And without a doubt it may be bit tacky to get an achievement for random things in-game but it is also somehow genuinely satisfying.
so many spelling mistakes and not a one fixed...*shakes head*
You sum up very well.
The most disappointing thing is the lack of 4-player split screen or even 2-player split-screen.
But I too would give it a solid 9 as well. Simply because of all the amazing mods and maps you can download straight to your PS3.
Good Review.