Epic Games' ambitious multiplayer FPS with fast-paced matches, numerous game modes and convincing AI bots for solo play. Somewhat dated today but an undeniable genre reference at the time of its release.
Arena FPS by Epic Games, Japanese edition of Unreal Tournament 3. Published by Capcom, released in September 2008 exclusively in Japan. Reaper human Marine defending Twin Souls against Liandri corporation and alien Necris invasion in futuristic space war, over twelve signature maps covering Deathmatch and Capture the Flag arenas, fast-movement arena FPS gameplay and signature weapons including Flak Cannon, Rocket Launcher and Shock Rifle, over six modes including Deathmatch, CTF and Warfare, online multiplayer mode for up to thirty-two players, Japanese voice-over.
Unreal Tournament 3 review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
The art direction owns an outsized industrial gothic. Massive armors with cathedral pauldrons, vehicles bristling with spikes, arenas built like naves of metal and rock where walkways span chasms of lava or void: everything is sculpted for excess. This aesthetic of brute force, recognizable among all, makes each map a monument raised for the duel.
The announcer's voice is the game's true percussion. Each feat is chanted like thunder: first blood, killing sprees, double strikes, every tier bellowed like a title of glory. This ritual commentary, inherited from the arcade, paces the duel better than the score and turns the match into a sporting ceremony, where the deep voice proclaiming your deeds becomes the reward you seek to trigger.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
An ultra-fast arena FPS, where you leap, dodge and blast your opponents in clashes of crazy intensity. The precision of the weapons, the dizzying speed and pure skill come before everything else. Snappy, demanding and fiercely spectacular, a shooter that celebrates the art of the frag and delivers raw adrenaline every second, ideal for fans of fast versus.
