XBOX 360 UNREAL TOURNAMENT

Awesome

Unreal tournament III was of course designed for online multiplayer. I am the kind of gamer who prefers offline playing for several reasons, not the least of being all the annoying little kids online. I love a good campaign game, but sometimes I just want to sit down and play a little without having to think at all. That's where this game comes in.First of all, let me say that this game is fantastic for offline gameplay. The split screen mode is polished, the different game modes are all fantastic, and the number of maps is a definite plus. On the subject of maps, each and every one is fantastically detailed and all are really fun while being very diverse at the same time. This keeps the game interesting even after hours and hours of play.Now on to the bots. The bots in this game are really impressive. Most multiplayer bots in games are either so stupid that they just run around jumping, or so good that you can't beat them no matter what. The bots in UT3 are really polished. You can have as many as 15 bots on a map with you. There are eight different skill levels for bots. It goes Novice, Average, Experienced, Skilled, Adept, Masterful, Inhuman, Godlike. Right now I am playing at Skilled (I am relatively good at FPS games, but not as good as many people I know). The bots are smart, but not to smart. The only fault I have with the bots is that in large open maps, they are ridiculously good at very very long distance aiming. Other than that the bots are perfect.The modes are Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, CTF, Vehicle CTF, Warfare, and Duel. Warfare is pretty interesting, mixing in elements of games like Star Wars Battlefront or Battlefield 1942. You have to capture nodes by destroying and replacing them with your own and make a chain of these nodes to the other team's base. Once the chain is established, you have to go in and destroy the opponents Power Core. Once the power core is down, you win. It's much much harder than it sounds, and the more bots you have playing with you the harder it becomes.The vehicles in the game are really impressive. Although they aren't in many of the deathmatch maps, they are really cool. My favorite is a glowing ball with tentacles that it can use to walk (the visuals are incredible) or attack people with. I find the programming and graphics coming together in this masterful piece of art beautifully. As you jump off of the ground in it, trying to land on a higher platform, it's tentacles will identify the surfaces you wish to grasp and catch them, allowing it to move over just about any terrain. Incredible graphics.All in all, this game is fantastic even for the offline gamer like myself. This is by far the best deathmatch mode in any game I've ever played (Yes, I have played Halo 3, COD-MW2, etc) for offline play. If you're on the verge, definitely order it. Well worth my money.

One of the best video games ever made! I wish it was compatible with modern systems.

It's fantastic. Ranging from graphics, to good old Unreal gore effects.The story is good, explained and can be frighteningly hard at times - depending on your difficulty setting.If you get bored of the story though, or you beat it, go ahead and pop into instant action. I noticed some new things such as new mutators like: Kills Slow Time (every time you kill someone, the game goes slow-mo for a couple seconds, making it easy to dodge incoming fire to return fire, etc.) Weapon Replacement (pick a weapon and have it replaced with another weapon on the map) and more.The graphics are what you'd expect. Nicely designed and detailed maps and characters. The list of character selections is also quite long, numbering over 40 if I'm not mistaken. There's plenty of multiplayer modes, numbering at 8? which ranges from normal and team Deathmatches and CTF to 1v1 Duels and and new system called Warfare.The Bot AI is ridiculously good, and if you play on the hardest difficulty - insane - it will be a tremendous challenge.I recommend buying it.

100% satisfaitMerci