• Unreal Tournament 3 (Beta Impressions)

    Unreal Tournament 3 (Beta Impressions)

    Navneet Prakash, Oct 20, 2007 0959 hrs IST

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Death-Match, Team Death-Match, and Duel

You have 2 maps available for both the modes: Shangri-La and Heat Ray. Both are beautifully designed and look great. The level design is very complex with many positions, which is an advantage as well as a disadvantage. You can find a sweet spot to snipe or be caught in a dead end with 3 rockets propelling towards you. The same maps are used for Duel as well with no major changes. There are weapons in abundance, and you're never short of ammunition. U-damage -- or as the layperson may call it: mega damage -- is placed in very hard to reach places, which makes it time consuming as well as dangerous. Both the levels are great to play -- and while Heat Ray is dark (and a tad dull), Shangri-La is more vibrant. In Death Ray, there's a "Drop", which appears after regular intervals. This drop is actually a "Robot" (that's the best word I could find), which can be mounted and used to disintegrate enemies into dust. Although it's very powerful, it's also very slow.



Vehicle CTF

The map used in Vehicle CTF is called Suspense, indicating the suspension bridge used as the battlefield. The map is well designed, and is a great combination of shortcuts and hidden pathways. The map design is simple yet effective; you can either run across the main roads, or climb on top of the bridge or travel from under it. The coolest feature ever in UT3 is the inclusion of hover boards: in CTF, you don't run -- you hover. I found this to be an awesome feature, which makes running around with the flag a little more adventurous. There are all the classic vehicles, which have been redone with some better abilities. All this makes for a good combination of classic gameplay elements with a fresh approach.



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(16) Comments
Thida
,tokyo, on Nov 28, 2007 09:12 PM
Hello
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simha
,KOLKATA, on Nov 26, 2007 05:18 PM
outstanding
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suneeta
,Mumbai, on Oct 26, 2007 10:32 AM
Good Article
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Goddess
,Heaven, on Oct 24, 2007 05:01 PM
Nice Article
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Richie
,Jhansi, on Oct 22, 2007 09:29 AM
UT3BetaDemo doesent have an inbuilt fps check? Sez who? run "stat fps" in the console atleast the reviewers shouldnt mislead people, if u didnt know it, then say that i used FRPAS, y did u need to say "The game has no in-game benchmark, so I used FRAPS"? Oh, and the Robo-Drop in isnt random, as you would know if werent playing the game with real people! You step into the Holographic Projector, the dancing lady one, and you get a Drop! So, u were climbing into other peoples(bots) drop requests! "...score of 50-55 FPS; and on high a score of 30-35 FPS, both at 16080x1050" OMG i want that rig dammit :) and especially that monitor!!! Whatever! Runs gr8 on a 3000+, 7600gt, 1gb @1024X768
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freaking
,surat, on Oct 22, 2007 03:16 PM
i agree with the guy above techtree u guys are making a lot oe errors these days u need better writers/testers for your site if ur gonna sack some dude call me i sure can do a better job job from these lamers
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LOLA
,LOLA, on Oct 22, 2007 05:00 PM
"dude call me i sure can do a better job job from these lamers", -----U can sure can do a "better job from" these "lamers", dude at least use proper english when u blame somebody for writing.
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Dada
,dada, on Oct 22, 2007 05:16 PM
Just becos the guy didnt knw a command u did,makes the review bad? how?, i think its a fine read and there is everything that one would want to knw about a demo, ppl complain too much on TT
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GuiltySpark
,Halo, on Oct 23, 2007 05:48 AM
Hey,Richie. Got the same rig u hav!!
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Roshan "sorcere
,Mumbai, on Oct 22, 2007 07:00 PM
You guys forgot to mention the preset taunting after each kill which is unique to each character. I think what the author was trying to say is that there is no menu option where you can activate the fps counter.
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Puneet
,Mumbai, on Oct 22, 2007 01:41 PM
nice article but please include bigger screenshots next time ..atleast 1024x768 :)
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Ramki
,Chennai, on Oct 22, 2007 04:54 AM
Just for fun
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gammer
,new delhi, on Oct 20, 2007 10:31 PM
Convert gears of war into fps = ut3 same gfx same architecture. But many difference also. Coz its ut any ways.-P
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fenix
,Chandigarh, on Oct 20, 2007 08:26 PM
Nice gameplay.Pretty fast and the graphics are cool . Tried the demo and the full game would be a nice treat too .
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GREENHOODY
,Bangalore, on Oct 20, 2007 03:14 PM
oh, what an awe some game play, by seein just the above image, i bet its rendereded for dx10 to a better fpss game play.
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Subbu
,Bangalore, on Oct 20, 2007 11:23 AM
Can't Wait! I Personally downloaded the Demo few days ago! The Gameplay surely hasn't changed (its as fast as before). Gfx are O.K. on my 3yr old 6800. I wish the stores stock it as soon as it is released! (And I hope there are nearby Ded. Servers to play on :|)
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