UT2k3

[Raedon]

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OMG

[digitalpress]

How about a full-fledged review?

I played it a bit at E3 and it was one of my TEN BEST OF SHOW. Really impressive game. Also if you're online we should hook up and frag the hell out of each other.

[Griking]

I just got home with the game, I'm actually installing it as I write this. My first impression though is that I'm disappointed that they didn't even include a jewelcase. The 3 game CDs were in plain envelopes. There is a small case sized instruction manual that will fit in a jewelcase in you want to get one yourself.

On a possitive side though the game was $39.99 which while not cheap is better than the $59 that Warcraft came out at.

[BenT]

Graphics are better. Pretty darn nice.

Gameplay is stagnant. Pretty darn uninspired. In some cases, it's regressed. For example, the running speed has taken yet another hit. Why do FPS games get slower and slower?

Bombing Run is a nice new mode, but other than that... UT2k3 is MOTS. Hopefully mods will make it more interesting.

[Raedon]

Looks great, but there is some bug in the game that causes my computer to reboot :( gameplay is exacly the same as any other death sport FPS out there except for:

1) adrenaline - get 100 adrenaline from picking up pills and you can do a special move ala fighting games. press forward 4 times get speed, left right left right get invisability and stuff..

2) double jumps and wall jumps

So worth the 39.99 I paid (one day deal, is 49.99 tommorow) but has a lot of bugs for such a big title, the tech support forum reads like a horror story. Seems everytime the game loads a level it checks the CD for copy protection. That's all fine and dandy except that anyone forcing ASPI gets rebooted.. and there is an issue with Nvidia Gforce cards and windows XP that causes the game to freeze for 10 seconds every once in a while.. which is funny because the game starts with a Nvidia Advertisement (shameful.)

get used to the packaging, all Atari games now come in small boxes with a manual just big enough to advertise the Prima Statagy guide and some paper CD sleeves. At least NVNights came with a cloth map.

They get the bugs out and the map creators get on this asap this game will be just as long lasting as UT. The graphic engine is really impressive on my GF4ti4200 128meg. Impressive like DOOM was when you first saw it. Though I bet it looks like crap on any GF2 cards just for the lack of all the DirectX 8.1 tricks they don't get to see.

[buttasuperb]

got it yesterday, and its great fun. i was definately pissed about there being no jewel case, what the hell is up with that. i played online for a bit and only found one room that was lag free. still got killed a lot. hehe. we should definately get something going online, how many people do we have here at the boards that have the game?

[Griking]

I have it.

I've only been playing single player so far till I get a feel for it.