Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

10 to 20 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Immersive"

Having played Unreal Tournament and Unreal Tournament 2004 for a long period of time I decided to go back and explore the roots of the Unreal franchise. I purchased a copy of the game and instantly fell in love with it. The first level was the perfect introduction to the game, with the controls being familiar under my fingertips I thought I could do know wrong, however the well scripted events and sounds trigged a warning in my brain that taught me to be cautious. After leaving the metalic introduction of the prison ship I entered Na Pali, a place that felt so familiar as I crawled my way through the games expansive yet exititing level. The levels of ammo and health pickups were all well spread out for the optimum experience and the well placed enemies and suprisingly efficient AI made fights exhilarating. The game is one of my favourites for all the above reasons, but mostly for it's atmosphere; as your playing through it feels as the places your exploring actually exist.