With great visuals and fast paced gameplay this game makes up for one really exciting ride. Lets start of with the graph
The very fast action in UT3 makes it an ideal game to pick up and play. It is a game that is easy to play for like the 5 min before you head on down to the bus or a 5 hour session on a LAN-party. Beeing as fast paced as it is your eyes will be constantly scanning the terrain for approaching enemies/vehicles/guided rockets and your mind will most likely be preoccupied with your next frag/objective etc. So if you start playing it the chances are that you will in fact be running to that bus instead of walking. Since those five minuets will fly by like a ferret on speed. Some other very intressting gameplay is the hoverboard which is avalible in the vehicle CTF. This is just a blast to float around on. Although you might want to stay clear of the water. If you happen to get shot on when on the board you will instantly fall over and be caught on the ground for like 2 seconds or so. Which is plenty of time to get fragged. So be cautious when using the hoverboard. This is also one of my favourite new things in the game. You are actually able to fall over!!
This is especially true if you encounter vehicles like the darkstalker. Which has a secondary fire that lets out a 'scream' that knocks you down and leaves you lying on the ground while it has a fair chance to reaim.
The weapons in the game makes up for some really interesting choices. Obviously we are seeing the reoccurring rocketlauncher and flak cannon. Alongside with a wide array of other weapons. Almost every one can be found in previous UT games. Almost all of the functions are still the same but with some minor changes. Likt the "minigun" which now has a secondary fire that shoots bolts instead of just firing a less rapid but more accurate stream of bullets. The Graphics on the weapons are really well made and they are just really nice to look at. And with the different firing modes you can really alter your strategy according to what weapons you currently carry.
With the addition of vehicles this adds upp to a very complete game in all aspects. It is the same as with the weapons. Almost all the vehicles can be found in previous UT games. But they are really at the next level in terms of graphics. They have also included a really neat "surfing" feature which enables you to slingshot with your hoverboard. This is done by attaching yourself to the rear of a vehicle and then you can basically tag along for the ride. You might want to choose a fast vehicle with a good driver for this task. You don't wanna end up flatfaced on a wall or roadkilled by oncoming vehicles for that matter.
So if you are looking for something with a fast pulse and a insane tempo. I strongly recommend this game. The phrase "easy to pick up but hard to master" absolutely applies to this game. It is also well woth exploring all the different game-modes that are avalible in this game. As each has it's own rewarding gameplay. But also to find which one you are best suited for.