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After over 3 years of waiting, Epic Games released Unreal Tournament 3(UT3) in late 2007 for the PC and PS3. Never fear 360 players, UT3 has just recently been released for the 360 as well. For this review, I have been playing the PC version of the game. Simply put, Unreal Tournament 3 is a huge upgrade from Unreal Tournament 2004 in every way.

Graphics: UT3 is using the Unreal Engine 3 for some crisp next generation graphics. The downside being that for PC gamers this may mean a pricey graphic card upgrade.

Gameplay: The gameplay is hands-down fun and intuitive. The gameplay formula hasn’t changed since the last Unreal Tournament game, but there have been some very nice features that have been added for UT3. Transportation has been made easier by the addition of the hover-board and a slew of new vehicles. There is also a new mode, Warfare, in which players capture nodes and trigger events to defeat the opposing team, but a good chunk of the modes from UT2004 have been dropped from UT3.

Story: When I first started up the game I immediately went to the Campaign mode to get a feel for the game and was startled to be greeted with a cinematic. A cinematic in Unreal Tournament?! Yes, players, Epic finally added more story elements to the series for better or for worse. The cinematics are expertly done and the characters are well developed. The story itself is a bit spotty in places as it tries to explain why you are competing in each match, but it’s a decent effort.

Multiplayer: It’s been a while since release, so there is a distinct lack of players on at any given time. With that being said, you can still find a match to join even at off hours. I would have liked to see an achievement or ladder system for replay value.

Overall: I’m giving the overall game a 7 out of 10. It’s a fun game to play, but it has little replay value. This is not a game you’re going to get addicted to, but it’s a good FPS for blowing off some steam.

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