Unreal Tournament 3 (Xbox 360)

Since the spawning of next-generation consoles, First-person shooters have been more popular than ever. Thanks to next-generation graphics and online multiplayer becoming increasingly popular, the FPS has evolved tremendously since the days of games like Quake, Doom and Duke Nukem. The one series that has stood the test of time and is still one of the most popular shooters ever created is the Unreal series. This multiplayer-focused shooter has had dozens of instalments on both PC and consoles and has still remained popular. Last year, PC gamers were treated to Unreal Tournament III which rocked the world, as did the PS3 version did in February this year. It's been a good ...  Read the complete review

Unreal Tournament III was released in July 2008 for the Xbox 360 and is the 8th game in the Unreal series, highly acclaimed as a series to have influence over the way first person shooter games are created and perceived even to this game. The game is created by Epic Games; the same people have brought us the much acclaimed Gears of War series, so needless to say expectations were high before anyone had even got a copy on the game in their machine. The "story" of the game is fairly basic and in fact very little detail is given to the player regarding the background of the missions he or she is sent on. The essence of the game however is to battle ...  Read the complete review

I've never been a great lover of first person shoot 'em up games. I've been an adequate lover, I guess. I remember most birthdays and occassionally take them out for dinner when I'm after something. However, once I found that special FPS, I turned my back on my lacklustre lovin' ways and turned myself into a respectable gentleman player - the kind any game would be happy to call their user. This happened to me last year - after revisiting Doom and Duke Nukem 3D (two flames from my past who were the exceptions to the rule), I took a chance with Half-Life 2. After consuming the entire Half-Life series, I rabidly worked my way through The Darkness, Dark Sector, Gears of War ...  Read the complete review

The Unreal Tournament series has always been based around a few key concepts - accessible online play, silky smooth, highly detailed graphics, cunning bots (computer controlled opponents), and a big variety of different modes and settings. And of course, not forgetting enormous, flashy, futuristic weapons. Tournament fans are in for a treat with this title on the XBox 360. Unfortunately I HAVE to start with a criticism. For me, I have to admit online FPSing has always been a strictly PC-based phenomenon. Back to the days of CounterStrike or even the original Quake, my optimal control setup has been mouse + keyboard. As far as I'm concerned, the ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, let me start off with a few minor niggles with the game, but bear in mind the PS3 had similar issues until a patch was released. * Campaign mode is pretty useless. Good for practicing against bots but will be better going through co-op with some mates. * The chat system is annoying - You have to push and hold a button to speak. Its better now that i've configured the button onto the left stick, so now I can push the left stick in to speak whilst still having both hands on the sticks. * The lobby system isn't as good as on the PS3. For some reason Epic have removed the ping display on the server list and you can't see any of the match ...  Read the complete review