Is it just me or does this seem like UT 2K4 with a new wrapping?
User Rating: 7 | Unreal Tournament III PC
Even though I'm giving it an 7 doesn't mean its what a normal 7 is. What I'm trying to say is that the game is Unreal Tournament 2004 with better graphics and only one side of new vehicles. There are also things that they took out of UT 2K4 like Assault mode, and Bombing Run ( one of my Favs). Another annoying thing that they did was try and turn the Story Mode into an actual Story. The previous method was very enjoyable, with the tournament and all. And to do it they made stupid rationalizations like the respawn point system in war, and FLaGs...i mean come on, Field Latus Generators....Another annoying thing was, if they 're going to re do one of their games, at least leave the good stuff. What I'm talking about was the weapons. The only all purpose weapon of UT 2K4 was the mini gun, but they replaced only that with a slower, less affective Stinger. My current bashing doesn't mean i hate the game, there are plenty of things i like about it, many of the new vehicle designs are quite useful, the only bad one is the SPMA (Useless). Another interesting improvement is the Hover-board which allows you to cross the field of play quickly. The reduction of characters, however, is a bit disappointing. But on the continuing upside the introduction of the "Orb" in Onslaught...sorry "Warfare" is nice and can help speed the game and give it a more strategic type of play. Also many of the levels are interesting and offer a changing scenery, meaning that each side is different. A good example would be Corrupt, the Asian style level of CTF, It offers a similar yet different landscape per side. Now to get down to the end of this boring, one sided review with a few technical specs. Number one, the game seems to require decent graphics to look nice, nothing in the range of an 8 series Nvidia but a decent card should get the job done with everything on high ( i myself have a 7950 GX2 and everything on high at 1280 X 1024, Runs great). The biggest thing to worry about would be space, the game requires 8GB of free space, a little on the heavy side, don't you think. There is also the processor issue, well its not really an issue, but if you bought a computer in the last 2 - 2.5 years you should be fine in that Dept. however it would be nice and run great with a dual core setup, not saying it won't run with a really good single core, but just to be safe find your self a dual core, it helps with other games as well. The bottom line is that with some visual tweaks and some new stuff ( and lack there of stuff), Unreal Tournament III is Unreal Tournament 2004. My rating is a 7 because even though some game-play from UT 2k4 is missing (Bombing Run :( ) some of the good stuff remains, and there is a much better Multiplayer system. I would recommend this game for its mulitplayer, graphics, and for the fact that its UT 2K4's younger brother! Enjoy the Game!
P.S. If you've seen the commercial on TV, it's not that epic...at all 
