I was really never a first person shooter fan. Sure I'd play Quake
and Doom. I found it enjoyable enough, but I would never buy the
games. I just thought the replay value was too low for me. Then my
friend let me borrow Unreal Tournament. Boy, did first person
shooters evolve since I lived under that rock. The game was great.
I think I'm addicted now.
Graphics
The Dreamcast does a good job of replicating what the PC did for
this game. The environments although some were scaled down due to
memory constraints, are very refreshing compared to the Quake levels.
They are open and very detailed. Especially when I'm sniping somebody.
The character models are top notch and animate very well. Of course
there's always slowdown to hamper the fun a little, but it's just
nature in a game with lots of characters on the screen. One thing I
loved about this game was when I shot a character near a wall, the
blood would splatter on the wall. Very cool trick there.
Sound
The music fits the game well. It's dark and very atmospheric. Especially
the dungeon levels and the castle levels. The urban level music sounds
great too. But you'll be too busy blasting to really even notice.
What you will notice is the sounds of the weapons you'll be using. Each
has a specific sound like the chainsaw and the flak cannon. Plus the
sound of the characters splatting on the wall is also really gruesome.
But hey it's just a game
Gameplay
The control is easy to get used to. A novice could pick this up
and blow people away. Once practice sets in, stalking somebody with
a sniper rifle and shooting their head off will be very easy. Great
controls for a first person shooter. I just wish Outtrigger had controls
like these.
Overall
I haven't really played Quake 3 for the DC, so I can't compare
this game to it. But Unreal Tournament is fabulous game that just
might get you addicted to first person shooters.
--Alvin (Waiting for Soldier of Fortune on July 5th)
Graphics: 9.4
Sound: 9.0
Gameplay: 9.4
Satisfaction: 9.1
Overall: 9.6
