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The best choice in First Person Shooter Multiplayer games!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 35 / 48
Date: October 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is simply a must have for any fan of the Console First Person Shooting genre,as well as anyone who loved Halo's multiplayer game.Unreal Championship will take the multiplayer experience to the highest levels found in a console game yet.Here are the reasons I think Unreal Championship will be really fun and a great experience for XBOX owners- OPTIONS!!!- 16 player online action on XBOX Live,the Broadband only online gaming service offered to XBOX owners by Microsoft, that features the voice communicator-a head set microphone device that lets you talk in real time to your friends and opponents online,and has an optional voice masking feature that makes your voice sound like a number of characters-robots,kids,monsters,cartoons,etc. There is also an optional ignore and mute feature.-Unreal Championship gives you the option to play up to 16 player games offline as well,via linking 4 XBOXes together.You have the option for 4 player splitscreen games on 1 XBOX.- Custom soundtrack feature.Unreal Championship allows you to play music from your own CD collection that you have saved to the XBOX Hard Drive as you play the game!-Fully customizable controls.Unreal Championship allows you to change the controls of the game to anything you like. You can set the aiming sensitivity higher or lower,choose what button does what,etc. Like Halo's controls? Make it just like Halo. You can also turn on,or shut off "Auto Aim",a feature that is usually disliked by skilled gamers. You can also choose this as a server side option on XBOX Live.-Computer controlled opponents called "bots"with almost human artificial intelligence.Digital Extremes,the creators of this game, have given XBOX owners the option of playing computer controlled opponents during matches with friends,or just by yourself when no one is around to play offline. The Computer controlled "bots" increase in difficulty as they fight you,in game. You also have the option to adjust the bots' intelligence before a game,setting their difficulty.Even if you don't plan on getting XBOX Live, or don't have access to BroadBand,this feature ensures that you will still get the full quality experience this great game offers.-Over 25 characters to choose from 6 different alien races.Unreal Championship has truly unique characters. You can choose from characters that look like Japanese Anime style robots,Heavily armored humanoids,Egyptian style warriors,Goth Warriors,etc. Variety is the spice of life,and UC has flavor! - Beautifully detailed fighting environments.This game has breath taking visuals,and cleverly made levels to fight in,that will provide hours of play. This game simply takes the greatest parts of the XBOX hardware,and uses them well.The bottom line, is that every XBOX owner that enjoys multiplayer games owes it to themselves to buy this game. This is what you bought an XBOX for.The visuals,the gameplay,the options. That's Unreal Championship.

Less, but also More, than it appears

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: May 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game when it first came out, expecting to be able to just jump into dozens of arenas, handle a huge arsenal of the usual weapons, and enjoy some good split-screen deathmatch after tiring of Halo. (I don't have Xbox Live, so shoppers needing details on that should look elsewhere in these reviews).

My first reaction was disappointment. It is complicated to set up a character and to figure out how to play splitscreen. Most of this is due to a patchy instruction manual. The action was also very frenetic, almost too chaotic for me after months of playing the more moderately paced Halo. The graphics were pretty good, but I'd heard only glowing things about the characters and maps, and it just didn't look that good to me. Most disappointingly was a seeming lack of cool arenas for deathmatch -- only about eight or so. I wasn't interested in playing the other game styles, like capture the flag, double domination, and bombing run. I would have only given the game about three stars based on that experience.

That's where my mistake lay. I recently launched into the single player mode, which takes you through all the various kinds of matches. To my surprise, I discovered they are much more fun than I had imagined. There are seven or eight different arenas for each kind of match, and the outdoor ones really shine. Also, in the full-screen single-player mode, the graphics rock. The textures, detail and colors are great, and easy beat Halo in my estimate. I've also gotten a chance to get used to the weapons, and when you learn the ins and outs of them, it becomes fun to frag opponents in new and inventive ways.

A couple complaints still remain. It is hard to tell some of the weapons apart, so sometimes I'm not sure what I'm using until I fire it a couple times. And I still haven't fully masterd the arsenal yet -- it shouldn't be this hard to get a handle on the weapons. Though I may just be dense, I haven't fully figured out the health/shield/adrenaline power ups. I just pick up every power up I see, but don't really have a sense of how they are applied.

I wish I could play this on Xbox Live -- the awesome full-screen single player experience really makes me pine for some live opponents and teammates. But as a standalone shooter it actually plays a lot better than I orginally thought.

XBox Live is Where This Shines

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: February 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Unreal Championship for the XBox takes the great gameplay of the PC version and adds in better graphics plus XBox Live lagless gameplay!

We have Unreal Tournament for the PC, and in general it's a fun game. You have great graphics and fast-pace gameplay. The single play mode can get boring, but really it's just a training ground for the real challenge - on line play against real humans.

The problem is that on line games can be pretty laggy, and it can be a challenge finding a game that's really fun and not frustrating.

In comes Unreal Championship for the XBox. Again, single play is OK, but it's really all a training mode. It lets you get used to the wide range of characters (male, female, black, white, alien), the types of weapons and maps available. Once you're SURE you're comfortable with that all, it's time to step up to the plate. You take the game on line on the XBox Live.

Choose your type of game, the number of players you want to go against. You can join a game for novices if you're just getting started, or against the skilled warriors of the world if you're experienced. You can put mutators on the map, go for deathmatch or capture the flag or other gaming styles.

It's great! Play just with friends you know, or play against gamers around the world. You can even download new maps, skins and more as they make it available on line.

Highly recommended for any first person shooter fans.

If you don't got Live, its not worth your [$$]!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: November 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Many people will tell you that this game is 100 times better than the original UT, but after playing it for 2 seconds, I quickly came to the realization that this game was completely different. Lets start with weapons. There is no sniper rifle (only this stupid laser thing you can zoom in with but doesn't inflict as much damage), all the guns look cartoonish (as well as the rest of the game) instead of deadly and threatening, the rocket launcher explosions are smaller than ever, and where is the trusty Enforcer!! Also, the dude that yells "Multi Kill!" isn't as dominant as before. You can hardly hear him! More things seemed to be taken away from the game instead of added on. Anyway, levels next. No classics are on this game which stinks, and they are all too boxed in, not a lot of out in the open environments such as LavaGiant or Facing Worlds in UT orginal. The only thing that made me put 2 stars is the Xbox Live feature. Its always fun playing online, even with a game like this. The start and in-game menus are hard to scroll through and provide lots of annoyances (such as changing your profile every two seconds, whats up with the profile, guys at Epic!!) Anyway, take my advice for what its worth, and I suggest renting it before you buy, to see how you like it.

Get it, and get Xbox Live

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 19
Date: November 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I hate it when people review games that they don't own or haven't even played. Write that in your diary. No one cares how good you think a game will be. This and Halo are the best games I've ever played on any console or PC. The maps' graphics are as good or better than Halo's; however, the characters detail and animation isn't quite as nice as Halo's, which was pretty much flawless. This is simply because the characters move extremely fast and jump high. It's hard to make that look natural. This game is very fast paced.

Xbox Live is a must with this game. The in-game voice with Xbox Live is much cooler than it sounds, though the masking is kind of annoying. I played a 16-player game online this morning and it was seamless. For you Xbconnect-ers, no more going back and forth from the PC to the Xbox to find a game that doesn't lag. You can always find a game with a good ping rate on Xbox Live.

The rankings are constantly updated. They are specific to the different game types (Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Bombing Run, etc.). This is a pretty cool feature. I'm 392nd in Team Deathmatch baby! Where's my trophy?

Everyone who owns an Xbox should own this game and should be on XBL. PS2 is for women and children.

Only for Xbox Live

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: December 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

On Xbox Live (or probably over a network), this game is great. Lots of multiplayer action. And I like the fact that there are bots even in multiplayer (so when I'm outclassed I can run and hope the bots distract my opponents).

But on a single Xbox machine it is useless. I was hoping that it would be close to as fun as 1 player Halo, or cooperative-mode Halo, or Halo deathmatch (on a single Xbox). Problem is, you can't play deathmatch or cooperative play on a single Xbox! So all you're left with is fighting a bunch of bots.

If you have Xbox Live and you like deathmatch type games, then you'll probably enjoy this.

If you don't have Xbox Live, save your money for Doom 3 or Halo 2 (if you don't have Halo, go buy it NOW).

Choose Wisely

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 22
Date: October 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

From someone who has actually PLAYED the game. (I dont' understand how someone who hasn't played it can review it one way or the other).

In any event, the games is good. Very good. If you're familiar at all with the Unreal Tournament/PC series, you will feel right at home here. The player models, game types and some of the maps for UC are the same as UT2003/PC, but the graphics are not as good. To be fair, pumping the graphics on UT2003 makes it look incredibly pretty, but the game begins to chug, even on my high-end PC. I haven't played UC Live or Multiplayer yet, maybe tonight. But the single player experience looks pretty darned good so far.

Does the game suffer from anything??? The same thing all fps type games suffer from on consoles . . . NO MOUSE/TRACKBALL SUPPORT. Moving, looking and shooting with the thumbsticks is an imprecise study in frustration. Why oh Why hasn't a third party developer come up with a simple trackball type device. It would DEFINITELY make games like this more enjoyable and reduce the learning curve for people coming over from the PC world.

Don't expect much of a story line here. There isn't one. UC is a sport where you kill the other guy, or take his flag, or toss the ball into his base thing (bombing run). That's all you need to know.

If you're an action gamer who is used to the fps control scheme, GET THIS WITHOUT HESITATION. If you had a choice between UC/xbox and UT2003/PC *I've got both :), I'd say go PC simply because of the possibilities of new user maps/mods/skins and such. That's what made the original UT so good.

The biggest letdown ever

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Most of us who are into deathmatch games such as Counterstrike and Halo have been waiting for this game since we heard about it. We've talked about it, dreamed, and couldn't wait for it to come out. Then when it does, it's a huge letdown. They should have just remade the original UT and put it on Xbox. It seems things have been taken away instead of added to the game, the biggest reason I call this a let down.

It's a lot faster then Halo, so people who play Halo like mad over a LAN (like me) needed a few minutes to get used to the speed of the game, but even then, the game just didn't seem as good. Even over a LAN, it doesn't even compare to Halo. You HAVE to play against bots, even if theres a lot of people, you can't customize the bot skill, you can't customize the bots.

Bottom line, rent it before you buy this one, if you like it then buy it. Don't waste... on it from the start, I'm not the only one who said this game... compared to Halo.

Not a good game.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: December 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I only rated it two stars because I thought that, otherwise, you'd discount my opinion as biased. A horrible game. One dies so randomly, it doesn't count as a 'frag-fest' anymore. No, now it is called 'chaos'. And that isn't fun. No-one likes to just die, instantly and randomly.

online its great but single player is lacking...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a wonderfully detailed futuristic shooter. You play in arenas with certain objectives. You may have to capture the flag, control 2 points at once, or just plain out kill the other team. This game has a very limited single player mode. All you do is cycle through all of the different games types until you beat them all. It can't take more than 4 hours to beat the game. However, what makes this game a gem is its Xbox Live features. As I write this review, Return to Caslte Wolfenstein has just come out. I think this game blows it away online. Unreal gives you the ability to create "profiles" that you can use online. Once you are online, you can do just about anything. Make a private game with just your friends, go kill some 'bots, or just go play Deathmatch, an every man for himself (or herself) all out fragfest. The online replayability is infinite. You can almost never get bored of this game. I would only recomend this game if you have Xbox Live. The single player is ok at best, but it becomes too easy to beat the AI. There is nothing like playing a human opponent. If you have Xbox Live, and don't own this game...What are you waiting for?

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