Unreal (1998 video game)
| Unreal | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) |
Epic MegaGames Digital Extremes Legend Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | GT Interactive |
| Producer(s) | Jason Schreiber Greg Williams |
| Designer(s) | James Schmalz Cliff Bleszinski |
| Programmer(s) |
Tim Sweeney Steve Polge Erik de Neve |
| Artist(s) | Tim Sweeney David M. Carter |
| Composer(s) |
Alexander Brandon Michiel van den Bos Andrew G. Sega Dan Gardopée |
| Series | Unreal |
| Engine | Unreal Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| Release |
Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 88.58% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |   |
| CVG | 9/10 |
| Edge | 8/10 |
| Game Revolution | B+ |
| GameSpot | 8.4/10 |
| IGN | 9/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 94/100 |
| PC Zone | 9.3/10 |
| GamePro | |
| Thunderbolt | 9/10 |
Unreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames, Digital Extremes, and Legend Entertainment and published by GT Interactive in April 1998. It was powered by an original game engine that now bears the game's name, and had been in development for over three years in founder Tim Sweeney's garage before the game was released.
Since the release of Unreal, the franchise has had one sequel and two different series based on the Unreal universe. One official bonus pack, the Epic-released Fusion Map Pack, can be downloaded free of charge. Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali was released in June 1999, and added 17 new missions to the single player campaign of Unreal. Unreal and Return to Na Pali would later be bundled together as Unreal Gold. Additionally, the games were updated to run on the Unreal Tournament version of the game engine.
The player takes on the part of Prisoner 849, aboard the prison spacecraft Vortex Rikers. During transport to a moon-based prison, the ship is pulled to an uncharted planet before reaching its destination. The ship crash-lands on the lip of a canyon on the planet Na Pali, home of the Nali, a primitive tribal race of four-armed humanoids. The Nali and their planet have been subjugated by the Skaarj, a race of brutish yet technologically advanced reptilian humanoids. Skaarj troops board the downed Vortex Rikers and kill the remaining survivors, except for Prisoner 849, who manages to find a weapon and escape from the ship.
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