Unreal (video game series)

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Unreal is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games. The series is known for its exhibition of the namesake Unreal Engine that powers the games and is available for other developers to license.

Publishing rights for the series have changed hands several times. GT Interactive was the original publisher and would be later succeeded by Infogrames, Atari, and Midway Games.

GamesEdit

Titles in the *Unreal* series
Year	Engine	Title	Platform(s)
Year	Engine	Title	Win	Mac	Linux	DC	PS2	Xbox	PS3	X360
1998	Unreal Engine 1	Unreal	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
1999	Unreal Engine 1	Unreal Tournament	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>\|\|Template:Yes\|\|Template:Yes\|\|Template:No\|\|Template:No\|\|Template:No
2002	Unreal Engine 2	Unreal Tournament 2003	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>\|\|Template:No\|\|Template:No\|\|Template:No\|\|Template:No\|\|Template:No
2002		Unreal Championship	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2003		Unreal II: The Awakening	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2004		Unreal Tournament 2004	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
2005		Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2007	Unreal Engine 3	Unreal Tournament 3	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2014	Unreal Engine 4	Unreal Tournament	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No

AnthologiesEdit

Unreal Anthology (2006) contains Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament, Unreal II, Unreal Tournament 2004, and a bonus soundtrack CD.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> Missing from Unreal Tournament are the improved S3TC textures which came with the original release of the game. Also, the internet connectivity of Unreal in this collection is isolated by having a master server different from that of the original game.

ReceptionEdit

Guinness World Records awarded the series with three world records. These records include, "First Console Game to Receive a Downloadable Patch",<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> "First Console Game to Support Player Modifications"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and "First Game to be Created Using the Unreal Engine".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

Developer Epic Games website
Liandri Archives containing a comprehensive history of the Unreal series

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