Unreal II: The Awakening - Special Edition

[Goodsport]

Unreal II: The Awakening - Special Edition will be hitting stores later this week. It will include the single-player version released earlier this year plus the new Expanded Multiplayer (XMP).

For those of us who already have the single-player version, the XMP will be available as a free download starting on Tuesday (12/9/03).

I've already played the demo of XMP several times, and it's fun! You don't need the single-player version installed to play the demo, but you do need it to play the full-version of XMP... so either buy the single-version of Unreal II while it's still in stores and download the XMP for free, or buy the Special Edition.


-G

 

[Goodsport]

The free download of the full-version of XMP for current owners of Unreal II is now available!

The Special Edition should be in stores next week.


-G

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

How is the single-version aspect of the game? I never played the original one, I just played the Tournament variant. Would you think it's as good as something like Half-Life or System Shock?

 

[Welverin]

How is the single-version aspect of the game? I never played the original one, I just played the Tournament variant. Would you think it's as good as something like Half-Life or System Shock?

Based on every review I've even glanced at the answer is a big fat NO.

Do a search at Game Rankings if you want to read more on it yourself.

 

[Goodsport]

How is the single-version aspect of the game? I never played the original one, I just played the Tournament variant. Would you think it's as good as something like Half-Life or System Shock?

Unfortunately, I've never played Half-Life or System Shock (so I would know how it compares to those two), but the single-player aspect of Unreal II is very good. The graphics are great, the missions are fun and the bickering between the ship crew is pretty funny.

The only real complaint I've heard (besides the one from fans of the first game, which I just recently found and started playing as well, is that Unreal II isn't Unreal... a complaint I generally dismiss since I usually judge a sequel on its own merits rather than whether or not it's exactly like its predecessor) is that it's too short - I wouldn't know whether or not this is a valid complaint, though, as I'm only in the middle of the single-player campaign.

Not only is the single-player game fun, but it also expands the scope of the Unreal universe (as the first game only took place on a single planet against a single enemy alien race) by introducing more background history, new planets, new aliens, new corporations (friendly and hostile), new weapons, etc.

Additionally, XMP is a heck of a lot of fun too!


-G