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  Unreal series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Unreal series is a computer game franchise that began with the original Unreal, a single-player first-person shooter computer game which was published on May 30th 1998 by Epic Megagames, now known as Epic Games.
The Unreal game engine, simply called Unreal engine, was seen as a major rival to id Software's Quake engine, and the Unreal game itself was considered to be technically superior to the Quake and Quake II titles which were out on the market at the same time.
Unreal and Unreal Tournament saw sequels released in 2002, entitled Unreal II (developed by Legend Entertainment for the PC and Tantalus Interactive for the Xbox) and Unreal Tournament 2003.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unreal_series   (1786 words)

  
 Unreal engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Unreal engine includes support for a scripting language called UnrealScript, which can be used to quickly modify many aspects of the game without having to delve into the C++ internals.
Unreal Tournament 2003 uses the second generation of Unreal engine, a large improvement in visual quality and ease of development over the previous engines.
The lighting and shadowing is vastly improved, with real-time per-pixel lighting and shadowing techniques such as 16x sampled shadow depth buffers for characters, stencil shadow volumes for dynamic lights affecting the scene and pre-computed shadow-masks for static light interactions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unreal_engine   (1771 words)

  
 Gamasutra - Features - "Postmortem: Epic Games' Unreal Tournament" [06.09.00]
Unreal multiplayer code was very poor, so the team felt that an expansion that improved multiplayer would be ideal.
Unreal was before its time and a lot of the content and code was rushed by the need to ship.
Unreal Tournament should not be seen as a lesson in how to design a game, but as a lesson on how to organize a small team of developers.
www.gamasutra.com /features/20000609/reinhart_01.htm   (1970 words)

  
 GameOver - Unreal (c) Epic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
But in Unreal they continue to fight other bots as well as you, depending on various criteria such as proximity, weapon comparison, etc. It all adds up to a very entertaining game even though none of your opponents are actual humans.
I found Unreal chugging badly when fighting several skaarj and the swap file was a ridiculous 96 megs even though I have 64 ram.
Unreal has power to capture some player, but, unfortunately, it may fall like Duke 3D did, good potential but in the end, just missing that little bit.
www.game-over.net /review/may/unreal   (3653 words)

  
 Unreal for PC Review - PC Unreal Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The difficulty in reviewing a game like Unreal is keeping in mind what has come before it while at the same time allowing the game to flesh out its own sense of style and gameplay.
Unreal intertwines the feel of the medieval Nali architecture and culture with the sci-fi design of the weapons and the Skaarj warriors to create an environment that's a step above other games of its ilk.
Unreal has only six main enemy models, but the design team has done a pretty good job of using different skins to create a variety of opponents.
www.gamespot.com /pc/action/unreal/review.html   (1065 words)

  
 Unreal (PC) - PC Game Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Unreal is a first person shooter, but it is different to most other similar games, it has a realistic touch (well, realistic as in the future but it has a storyline about the planet and things).
About/Type of Game: Unreal is a first person shooter, but it is different to most other similar games, it has a realistic touch (well, realistic as in the future but it has a storyline about the planet and things).
Unreal Tournament is a hugely multiplayer oriented shooter, with a somewhat downplayed single player element.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /pc-game/unreal   (266 words)

  
 Powered By Unreal Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Unreal Engine 3 is a complete game development framework for next-generation consoles and DirectX9-equipped PC's, providing the vast array of core technologies, content creation tools, and support infrastructure required by top game developers.
Unreal Engine gameplay network programming is high-level and data-driven, allowing UnrealScript game code to specify variables and functions to be replicated between client and server to maintain a consistent approximation of game state.
Unreal Engine 3 is based on the Unicode character set, and has full support for 16-bit Unicode fonts and text input, including importing TrueType fonts into renderable bitmap fonts.
www.unrealtechnology.com /html/technology/ue30.shtml   (2703 words)

  
 Game Revolution PC Review Page - Game Revolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
There comes a time in the development of every artistic genre (yes, the first-person 3D shooter is a form of art) when the audience who most closely follows its progression can't help but feel the whole thing is about to come crashing in on itself.
You've never seen graphics like you'll see in Unreal; the monster AI is unparalleled, the sounds are great, the music leaves Quake II's cheese-metal in the dust, and the frame-rate is acceptable with a 3D accelerator and a 200 MMX Pentium.
Unreal is the only computer game I have ever played that made me want to pick up a baseball and head for a real-life park with dirt, grass and singing birds.
www.gamerevolution.com /oldsite/games/pc/action/unreal.htm   (843 words)

  
 Unreal - PC GAMING: The Cincinnati Enquirer
Unreal's graphics set a benchmark for the first-person genre, popularized by such titles as Doom, Quake and Jedi Knight.
Unreal's designers should also be commended for creating detailed, expansive levels that promote exploration.
Of course, if Unreal is any indication of what the future holds for gaming, you'll want to take their advice.
www.cincinnati.com /freetime/games/reviews/unreal.html   (428 words)

  
 Unreal Championship Review - Xbox
The first version of Unreal for the PC was a traditional first-person shooter, with lush environments on an alien world ala Halo.
Unreal Championship utilizes the Xbox Live headset brilliantly, whether you are leading a team to victory or talking trash.
Unreal Championship is rated M for mature with lots of blood, gore, and violence.
xbox.gamezone.com /gzreviews/r18688.htm   (1270 words)

  
 Unreal
Unreal Tournament or UT for short is one of the most innovative and fun first person action games we have played in a long time.
Unreal Tournament brings a great single player and awesome multiplayer capabilities, Over 50 different levels to do battle, over 10 different types of weapons each with dual modes of fire, 300 possible combinations of skins, models and skill levels and much more.
The main feature that makes Unreal Tournament unique from Quake3 is the ability of playing the game with or without a 3D accelerator or the requirement of OpenGL support.
www.computerhope.com /games/games/unreal.htm   (250 words)

  
 GameSpy: Unreal II: The Awakening Review
Unreal II: The Awakening casts the player as intergalactic lawman Dawson, protecting and serving aboard a ship of aliens and, um, one nicely drawn young lady, all adrift in the middle of nowhere.
The interim scenes that carry the story forward are created with the game engine, which only reveals the choppy limitations which detract from their overall effectiveness.
In some ways, the problem with Unreal II is that it tries to wear too many helmets.
xbox.gamespy.com /xbox/unreal-ii-the-awakening/494213p1.html   (726 words)

  
 PlanetUnreal - Unreal
Fortunately, Unreal was finally released on April 30, 1998 after a then unheard of four to five years of development (the exact figure varies, depending on who you ask).
Unreal's original release was marred by a variety of technical problems.
Unreal’s unique editor and powerful UnrealScript language spawned a vibrant, creative amateur game development community that is still active and growing today.
www.planetunreal.com /unreal   (455 words)

  
 Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament 2004 is a multiplayer first person shooter that combines the kill-or-be-killed experience of gladiatorial combat with cutting-edge technology.
Featuring more than twice the amount of content as its predecessor (Unreal Tournament 2003), Unreal Tournament 2004 challenges gamers to develop lightning-fast reflexes and battlefield strategy.
Unreal® Tournament 2004 ©2004 Epic Games, Inc. Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
www.unrealtournament.com /ut2004   (215 words)

  
 GameSpy: Unreal Tournament 2007
Unreal Tournament 2007: New Details Revealed (08/19/05) - Lead level designer Jim Brown gives us a taste of the immersive deathmatch environments we can expect in the sequel.
Unreal Tournament 2007 (03/01/06) - We head to Liandri to take a look at the latest entry in Epic's beloved FPS series.
Unreal Tournament 2007 (05/19/05) - Unreal Tournament is on the move - a new publisher (Midway), a new engine, and we take a look at the new goods at E3.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/unreal-tournament-2007   (233 words)

  
 Games: Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Tournament 2003 is a lightning-fast, no-holds-barred sport of the future, where warriors face off like the Gladiators of ancient Rome to determine the ultimate combatant.
Super human reflexes, awesome weapons and the skill to use them effectively are what separate the good from the bad, the living from the dead, the victor from vanquished.
The Unreal Engine - a tailored piece of code that constantly evolves to push the boundaries of graphics, game play and sound to the next level and beyond, powers unreal Tournament 2003.
www.nvidia.com /view.asp?IO=games_ut2k3   (931 words)

  
 Unreal in Linux - it CAN be done
I was able to run Unreal under both 2.1.130 as well as 2.0.36.
Unreal _MUST_ be run as root if you're going to use the 3Dfx hardware.
Although system specs should be limited only to the system specs that Unreal requires under Windows, here are the system specs that I have running it with Wine: Pentium II 400, 128 megs SDRAM, Creative Labs 3D Blaster Voodoo2.
www.linuxgames.com /unreal   (875 words)

  
 Unreal ANIMATING REAL-TIME TEXTURES manual
Unreal's 'Animating Real-time Textures' technology (working title 'fire engine’;) enables users to create and apply realistic dynamic textures immediately from within the Unreal editor.
Remember to always save the UTX using this exact same name, otherwise Unreal may not be able to find the correct textures.
Unreal's software transparency (and its texture masking in general) uses a form of masking with holes for all color 0 pixels, so generally you would use a ramped palette that fades to fl at color 0.
unreal.epicgames.com /Fire/AnimatingTextures.htm   (3357 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Unreal (Jewel Case): Computer & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Unreal stunned action gamers when it was released, thanks to its lush alien environments, scripted mission events, and over-the-top complement of weapons.
Unreal may be old, but you would never know it by looking at the graphics.
Unreal is UNREAL, and I've been caged playing older generation games such as Quake and Duke Nukem 3D, since I haven't had an upgrade for my computer ina while.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000DMAM?v=glance   (1371 words)

  
 3D Gamers :: Game Listing :: Unreal Tournament Info
Unreal Tournament, the ultimate challenge of competitive game-play.
Unreal Tournament showcases the enhanced, hugely-popular Unreal engine, the benchmark of 3-D graphical excellence and immersive gameplay.
Step into the Unreal arena and stake your life in the pursuit of victory as the Unreal Grand Master.
www.3dgamers.com /games/unrealtourn   (122 words)

  
 GameSpy: Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (02/22/05) - The new union between Epic and Midway cuts to the chase and looks like the FPS to beat in 2005.
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (05/13/04) - The boys from Epic have taken the Unreal series in a bold new direction.
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (04/18/05) - Unreal Tournament meets American Gladiators meets Mortal Kombat in a refreshing break from the FPS norm.
xbox.gamespy.com /xbox/unreal-championship-2-the-liandri-conflict   (640 words)

  
 Unreal Skateshop 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Unreal Skateshop is central New Jerseys number one source for Agressive Inline and Skateboard accessories and apparel.
Since it's inception in 1996, Unreal Skateshop quickly became a staple in the central New Jersey skate scene.
Unreal Skateshop also sponsors a team of inliners and skateboarders from the Somerville area.
www.unrealskateshop.com   (500 words)

  
 MacSoft - Unreal
Once the game is installed, you may play Unreal at any time by double-clicking the Unreal icon in the Unreal folder.
Unreal is designed for multiplayer competition over a network or the Internet.
Unreal for the Mac supports both 3dfx based and ATI Rage Pro accelerators.
www.atari.com /us/support/faq/unreal_mac.asp   (2066 words)

  
 GameSpy: Midway gets Unreal
As Xbox exclusive, Unreal Championship 2 goes the extra mile and takes the battle online in eight-player mayhem, where players will garner a whole new level of intensity with superhuman agility that arms them for battle against deadly characters or readies them for hand-to-hand melee combat.
One of the exciting new Unreal Championship 2 features is the deep melee combat system that seamlessly blends in with the ranged-weapon combat the series is known for, a full story-driven single-player mode, dozens of all new maps, new game modes, and an arsenal of new weaponry.
Unreal Championship 2 is scheduled to arrive on Xbox in February 2005.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/unreal-iii-working-title/534231p1.html   (497 words)

  
 Blue's News: U.S ARMY LICENSES EPIC GAMES' UNREAL ENGINE FOR PC GAME
Many programmers and artists both inside and outside of the gaming industry are drawn to the Unreal engine's advanced toolset, scripting possibilities and flexibility, which makes it extremely beneficial and easy to use for numerous applications, including architectural and historical recreations.
The company is best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games Unreal and Unreal Tournament both award-winning blockbuster hits having each sold more than 1 million copies.
Unreal Tournament has been recognized as the Game of the Year by many leading gaming media outlets including Computer Gaming World, the #1 PC games magazine, and has appeared on PC, Macintosh, Linux, Sony PlayStation® 2 and Sega Dreamcast.
www.bluesnews.com /cgi-bin/articles.pl?show=365   (656 words)

  
 riverfronttimes.com | News | Spring Cleaning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Now that it's spring, Unreal can't help feeling pure bliss just taking a walk down the block, what with the balmy breezes firing up our insides.
Unreal: Everybody scours their cupboards and closets come spring, but you suggest polishing our relationships.
When Unreal learned that Scott "The World's Foremost Expert on Nametags" Ginsberg was living in our midst, we had to give the guy a call.
www.riverfronttimes.com /issues/2005-04-13/news/unreal.html   (828 words)

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