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Can't play at all--crashes three different computers

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: February 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Be warned: I can't get past the initial screen on three different high-end computers--the game crashes with no useful information. I've wasted lots of time updating various drivers (and I'm generally knowledgable about PCs). To judge from the included help files, many problems seem to be caused by very aggressive CD copy protection (you're even supposed to update your cd-rom drivers in some cases--what a waste of time!). If I'd known about these problems, I would never have considered purchasing this game.

Flashy graphics destroy the gaming world

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I would just like to say that I'm a gamer all the way
and I play most of them. I pre-ordered this game and I'm
so sorry I did.

The reason I did this is because, probably just like yourself,
I got carried away with the flashy graphics. Once you take
these away, absolutely nothing remains.

The most disturbing thing was the fact that I finished it twice
in a weekend, and now it's lying on my shelf. This is
outrageous when you compare it with others like Baldur's gate 2
which offers over 300 hours of gameplay.

I must conclude that although it was fun to play, it was way to
short, doesn't offer anything new and even got boring at some
times. I hope someone on this planet can convince you to NOT
buy this game, and continue your search for a game that can
thrill you at least for a couple of weeks.

Sincerely yours,
Niels

The only thing that's UNREAL is how terrible this game is...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: June 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have to be honest... I never finished this game. It was horrible. In fact, I'll be bold enough to say it was one of the worst games I've ever seen and played. In a day and age where we have truly innovative shooters such as Halo and Half Life, why, tell me why would someone release this drivel?

First of all, allow me to quash some of the statements that various folks made above: This game is NOT polished. The cookie cutter environments are bland in design and are chock full of those invisible barriers that plague so many FPS games. And the animation is awful; next time you play any game try blinking your eyes really fast while looking at the screen. That's what enemies look like when they move/attack/die in Unreal 2.

I can't stop laughing at the guy above who said "Stop with the complex plots. People want simplicity!" Did you have a hard time following the story, buddy? Don't speak for me or anyone else. I don't want simplicity. I like to play games that don't talk down to me.

In all seriousness, this is one of the most linear, watered down bargain basement action titles that I've ever subjected myself to. What happened to you Atari? I have a suggestion for your new slogan: "Atari. Games For Stupid People."

An Utter Disappointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: October 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game right when it came out for full pop, expecting the rich storyline, innovative gameplay and mindblowing graphics innovations of the first one.

What I got was a poorly written jumble of FPS cliches tied together with a pretty attractive gaming engine. The game felt like it wanted to be Halo without the talented writing and edge of your seat gameplay.

The single replay value I found in the game was the level where you are defending against an onslaught of enemies, and get to plan your defense. That was not only fun and challenging, but offered multiple paths to success. If only the the developers had focused on that sort of gameplay instead of rehashing every bad FPS cliche from all the game of the past 5 years, this might have been a game worthy of the kind of replay the first Unreal has seen (I've played through it over a dozen times, usually when I upgraded my machine).

As it stands Unreal II will fade into the past as not a terrible game (Daikatana stands at the top of that heap, or perhaps its bottom) but as a mediocre game that could have been great.

Horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: May 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let's make something clear.... I think everyone needs to know this, especially the people who make games like this: Games are not movies, and games are meant to be played moreso than they are watched. In this game, the emphasis is taken away from gameplay and put towards graphics, cinematics (which you HAVE to watch and you can't leave, and they're very long), and plot. I just bought this today..... I watched about an hour's worth of cinematics, I had to "search" for something (what is this, "Myst"?), and I never even got to play the game because it crashed, despite the fact that I have a brand new Dell. All I can say is, I was already fuming by the time. When it crashed I just took the CD out, bent it in half until it broke and then threw it in the trash along with the other crap that came with it. That's the problem with these new games, it's all about graphics and not the game itself.

Moral of the story: GAMES ARE NOT MOVIES! AND STOP WITH THE COMPLEX PLOTS! PEOPLE LIKE SIMPLICITY!

TO SHORT

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I could have seen 8 movies for the price of this game, and I would have gotten twice the entertainment time. Graphics are "nice" game play is "ok" BOSSES are worthless. NO ONLINE PLAY. ADDS UP TO LOWEST PLAY/$ VALUE GAME I'VE EVER OWNED.

Disappointed for Sure

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was waiting for this game to come out for some time and bought it the same day it was in the stores. The problem comes in that I finished it in the same day. With no multiplayer this game was a poor value and I feel cheated that they would use that Unreal name for such a terrible game. The weapons are alright but the story line was marginal at best. From ready other gaming sites these comments are the norm I am glad that some many people here were so happy with the game but all of the high ratings are misleading to most gamers and I think that most will be disappointed as well.

The game does not work!!! don't get it!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: August 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The game does not even work! I have a good computer, but I cannot even install the game! Perhaps, there is something wrong with my CD. Anyone has suggestions what to do with the game!

Not nearly as good as UT2003 or the first Unreal

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Don't waste your money on this game! I bought it yesterday, played it, and sold it to someone today. If you're looking for the mind blowing action, smooth graphics. and awesome rag-doll physics of Unreal Tournament 2003, keep playing UT2003. The engine in Unreal 2 is not as polished, and the aliens don't adhere to the innovatice physics system (humans do, but they tend to float off the ground when they die). Instead, the aliens just fall over when they die, and it looks cheap. And the story, well, if you don't mind talking to a bunch of bad voice actors for the first half hour, get this game. If you want to jump right into the action (the original unreal lets you do this), don't buy this game.

Yes, the graphics and sound are good, but in comparison to some other games out there, don't even bother. I'm actually thinking of replaying the first Unreal, this gave me such a bad taste in my mouth! My heart is broken, because I thought this game was going to be great.

Don't buy this pile

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I seriously expected a really excellent game when i got this. I was expecting...well...more Unreal. Instead I got this weak Half Life-UT hybrid that is really pretty boring. I was not blown away by any of the graphics, and the soundtrack was nothing special. Certainly not as good as the original Unreal game, which I HIGHLY recommend. In this one, I never had the desire to keep playing. It was one more dead horse mission after the other.
This game got too much hype for what it's worth. It has no replayability either. I beat it in 3 days of non-steady playing. I don't think i can sit through that predictably awful storyline one more time. I'd wait for this thing to hit the bargain bin if I were you.

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