The game is backwards compatible with the majority of Unreal multiplayer maps. Many contain features such as elevators (lifts) and teleporters, and obstacles such as water and lava. Levels are set in a variety of environments, including spaceships, outposts, and buildings such as castles and monasteries. Items such as Body Armor (which reduces damage taken), health packs (which heal players), and Damage Amplifiers are scattered across levels. A special weapon is the Redeemer, which causes a very large and powerful explosion. Each weapon has two firing modes which have different effects: for example, Rippers can also fire non-ricocheting blades which explode on impact.

Weapons include Enforcers, Rocket Launchers, and Rippers, which fire ricocheting blades. Also available are 'mutators' which drastically alter gameplay aspects, such as 'InstaGib', the use of which makes players compete with instant-kill weapons instead of the normal ones. Match settings (such as score and time limits) can be customized. Also available is a Practice mode, in which, as its name implies, the player practices a match. The player moves up the tournament ladder in order to challenge the current champion, Xan Kriegor, a mysterious being with exceptional skill. The single-player campaign is a series of arena matches played with bots, where the player competes for the title of Grand Champion. Unreal Tournament is an arena first-person shooter, with head-to-head multiplayer deathmatches being the primary focus of the game. The design of the game shifted the series' focus to competitive multiplayer action with the releases of sequels Unreal Tournament 2003 in 2002, Unreal Tournament 2004 in 2004, and Unreal Tournament 3 in 2007.Ī typical game of Domination in progress. Powered by the Unreal Engine, Unreal Tournament received universal acclaim, often being considered one of the best video games ever made, with reviewers praising the graphics, level design, and gameplay, though the console ports were noted for having limitations. Free expansion packs were released, some of which were bundled with a 2000 re-release: Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition. The PC version supports multiplayer online or over a local area network. Players compete in a series of matches of various types, with the general aim of out-killing opponents. The second installment in the Unreal series, it was first published by GT Interactive in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, and later released on the PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast by Infogrames in 20, respectively. Unreal Tournament is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes.

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