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The "golden" collection of a great shooter.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 73 / 76
Date: October 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Sure it's a violent shooter game. So what? It's still fun, and isn't that all that matters? Unreal Gold collects together the original Unreal series: the original game, the expansion pack "Return to Nai Pali", and a bonus feature on the semi-sequel, Unreal Tournament. The original game is absolutely astounding. Set in a distant future, you are a prisoner on board the prison ship Vortex Rikers, en route to a prison colony. Along the way, something happens and your ship crashes onto a distant planet. As you make your way through the game, the plot begins to take shape. Apparently, sometime ago the peaceful Nali, the original inhabitants of this planet, were enslaved by the glactic thug species known as the Skaarj. Nai Pali is the planet version of the Bermuda Triangle, as many other ships have crashed here besides your own. Escape becomes your goal, as the Skaarj posess the only shuttles that can escape the planet's gravity. The graphics are simply mind-blowing, so I recommend a 3DFX graphics card, like the Voodoo 2 or better. The gameplay is intense, so be sure you have a good processor for this. It was released a few years ago, but if you have a recent computer you won't have any troubles. Another plus to this collection is that if you bought the two games seperately, it would cost double what you pay for the collection, and who doesn't like saving money? In short: if you like hardcore action gaming, Unreal Gold will not dissapoint.

It ain't no "Unreal Tournament"--it is an "almost"

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 21
Date: December 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The main difficulty I have with Unreal Gold is certainly not the low price, but the low graphics. See, I have to run it in Software Mode. Sure I "only" have a two year old Pentium II DELL R350, with 128 SDRAM and an S3 Graphics card with 32 meg, but this game should have a patch for this game to run in something other than software mode. My suggestion: Stick with Unreal Tournament--an awesome single or multiplayer game and avoid this Unreal Gold--which ain't real gold, only fool's gold.

The DEFINITIVE one player first person shooter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: January 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been aware of Unreal's existence for quite a while since my roommate had played it and said he enjoyed it, but I only got around to playing it the Fall of 2000. And it debuted in early 1998. So why did I go back and play this when I could have easily picked up a newer title? Simple: this game is AMAZING. I have a fast system (800 Mhz, 256 MB Ram), but when I played this game, I was using a voodoo 3 2000 video card, which is certainly was not top of the line (can be found for around $50). I was able to run this game with 1024x768 resolution and high graphics detail with NO SLOWDOWN. It looked incredible! People would come in and ask if I was using the FSAA on my voodoo 5 (a special graphic enchancing feature on a high end approx. $200 card). It just looked that good! But we all know looks can't make a game fun. This game has some of the smartest AI programmed for adversaries ever. They will strafe, roll, and duck out of the way of your shots, making them tricky to defeat. And in addition, the placement of the enemies made me jump on many an occasion, the sound effects were BRILLIANT and the music changed as the environment around you changed to keep it in the perfect mood. Buy this game, it is an EXCELLENT addition to any gamer's arsenal!

OH MY GOD!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 16
Date: January 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

seriously guys... this is the BEST- i mean- BEST game you can buy. The graphics and AI of the enemies are incredible. The way water (there are countless types (everything from murky to clear) reflects off walls and torches glow, the sounds, the sky is breath taking. (if you could see the cliff in level two you'd understand) everything is simply amazing. I couldnt get enough of it. The story line is simple, but good enough, and you move through TONS of different environments including castles on cliffs, underground, villages, outer-space, canyons, broken-down and spaceships. Another added touch mentioned over again is the complexity of the enemies. They dont all die or act the same. It depends where you shoot them and there are tons and tons of variations of how the bad guys act.

Many people think Unreal Tournament is better, it is good, but cant be compared because the games are so different. Tournament is a multiplayer-type game. Unreal is a run through levels to get out type game. They are both excellent.

Back to Unreal, I had heard about this game from some gaming magazine before it had come out and it talked about how it was going to be the BEST game ever dealing with graphics and such. I had it set on defaults so it would run smoothest and it still was truly the most amazing thing i had ever seen on a computer screen. Adding the special graphics not set in defaults made it even better. I seriously could not get enough. It has absolutely awesome guns (flak cannon rules) and some really wicked bad guys that are actually hard to kill (dodge bullets, run to get friends) and can think, unlike most games (doom, duke nukem)

There is only one downfall, that may not even be a downfall. It is in first-person view-you only see the gun. I absolutely love Tomb Raider based soley on the fact that it is in third-person. As a result, you cant climb on stuff ect. I would never play tomb raider if Unreal was in thrid-person.

That aside, it really was amazing. All i can say is buy it at any cost. I got it right away when it came out for 40.. it is now 10 i think.. pocket change. Get it.. you will not look at anyother game the same again.. i guarentee it.

I wish I could give this game 10 stars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: February 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As other reviews of this game have mentioned, Unreal is phenomenal! Of the first person shooters I've played, this one is way better than most. The amazingly rich environments suck you deep into the plight of the peaceful Nali and the cruel world of their oppressors. When you awaken in your cell, you are alone, the bodies of your shipmates bloodied and lifeless. Many are torn in two. Sirens and garbled voice recordings break the uneasy silence, as you crawl through the battered remains of the ship, only to find that you are the sole survivor, lost on a planet full of hostile beings intent on your demise. That is only the beginning, though. Your travels to escape the planet will lead you through many varied locations that are very easy to differentiate from one another, each one more visually stunning than the last. That is definately one of Unreal's strong points. The brilliant designers do not allow for the levels to become tediously repetitive. Each environment has it's own personality. Another strong point, and perhaps most important, is the enemy. Long gone are the days of Doom when enemies would simply stand their ground, and trade fire with you. These enemies are much more cunning than that. They will use cover, snipe at you from high perches, duck fire, dodge and even call for back-up if neccessary. Some of your enemies will even try to draw you into traps and ambushes. As another reviewer noted, this is a first-person-perspective game. It is NOT Tomb Raider. Tomb raider never drew you in to the point where you would actually jump in front of your monitor as an enemy soldier dropped though a sky light, only to land within a few feet of you, guns blazing. With Unreal, you do, it's that enthralling. This game is exceptionally challenging and rewarding, making most shooters pale in comparison. I was most impressed with the dramatic lighting, ambient sound and music, utilized to it's full potential, making this lengthy epic bristle with life and tension. This is an ideal purchase for anyone who does'nt already have this classic in their library. You can take or leave the included expansion pack, as it simply doesn't offer much more variety to the original experience, but don't over-look this title due to it's now ridiculously low price. For unparalleled on-line battle, check out Unreal tournament. But for one-player off-line mayhem, it doesn't get any better than this.

Truly Wondrous!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: February 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Wondrous is the word that best describes Unreal! Showcasing the best 1st-person engine of its kind and graphics that totally blew away anything of its time,Unreal stands as a monoment to what the PC can do.

Never before have I played a game with such an immersing storyline without a single word being spoken to me. That's it! There are no NPCs! There is no interaction! Yet you totally become your character. IT is amazing how much detail from the glorious outdoor scenes like the paradise waterfall to the minute detail of prisoners in their cell.

With each hallway, corridor, ravine, and door, you are pulled onto the edge of your seat and not released as you fight your way through the planet filled with legitimately scary alien races who take utter glee out of torturing and destroying other races. It is very intense!

This is a must for people who like games! If you like 1st person shooters, this will top your list! If you don't like 1st-person shooters, YOU WILL LIKE THIS ONE!

A total success. Bravo!

Compares quite well to the Quake Series.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: April 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I picked up Unreal Gold recently for $10 dollars at a local computer store. Upon loading the game and firing it up I was totally devastated by its graphics and gameplay. In short this game is phat!!

Unreal Gold is the retail package that contains the full version of Unreal and its mission pack. For a mere $10 dollars you get one of the best gaming experiences to ever grace the PC. The latest version is patched to 226b, so stability is not an issue. The game is coded to run accelerated on Glide or Direct3D. I'm running the game on a Pentium III 850MHz processor with 256MB of RAM and a 64MB GeForce2 Ultra video card with anti-aliasing enabled. Naturally the game runs smoothly, even with 32-bit color selected and a screen resolution of 1024x768.

Which brings me to the system requirements: you'll want to have at least a Pentium II class processor and 64MB of RAM available. The game will run lesser machines but I recommend a 3D graphics card in those cases to handle the video chores.

Basically, Unreal puts you in the roll of a prisoner whose crash landed on a world run by reptilian creatures called the Skaarj. Your goal is survival: you run around in one of the most beautiful game engines on the planet and take out the enemy.

Unreal has to be seen to be believed. The graphics and gameplay are excellent and anyone whose interested in first-person shooters needs to have this in their collection. Believe me your collection is not complete without it.

The Best PC Game Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome.Unreal will almost make you believe that it is Unreal.The story starts when your prsoner ship, Vortex Rikers, crashes on an undiscovered planet called Na Pali.At first your goal is to escape.But then,you must help save the Nali from enslavement and there aggressors,the Skaarj.You progress the planet looking for a craft.When the adventure concludes,you must defeat the Nali's missile launching Demonlord,Daimon,at Nali Castle.Then you progress to the Mothership to assassinate the Skaarj Queen and use her private escape pod to flee the planet.

Return to Na Pali was pathetic.Your escape pod is recruited by the crew of Bogeda Bay, another spaceship.You are forced to find a crashed ship and recover the elusive weapon logs from the wreckage.When you call for backup, they send in Marines to kill you because you are a security risk to the weapon project.You elude your killers and must progress the planet once more to find a nearby Marine post,and their space shuttle because it is your only escape.In the end,you get awaywith the logs,and Bogeda Bay is destroyed by one of their own missiles.

Altogether a great game...

This game is "UNREAL"..............

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have never enjoyed playing a game as much as this one. Then, upon playing it, I realized that there were actually two different games on one disc. So, we got two games at a fraction of what it was worth, and I made sure that others in my neck of the woods knew about it. Five of six people that I told about it went out and purchased this game. It was a little difficult in places, or I just wasn't paying attention, but was greatly satisfied with my purchase. I think that you will be also. Plenty of blood, gore, screams of pain, and the dialogue and story line is easy to follow. Need more games like this one.

Best bang for the buck

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Most enjoyment I've had in a long time for just a few bucks. If you like first person shooters, buy this, you'll like it.

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