Unreal (video game series)

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.

Unreal
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Developer(s)Epic Games
Digital Extremes
Legend Entertainment
Publisher(s)GT Interactive
Infogrames
Atari
Midway Games
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
First releaseUnreal
May 22, 1998
Latest releaseUnreal Tournament 3
November 19, 2007

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.

Games

Titles in the Unreal series
YearEngineTitlePlatform(s)
WinMacLinuxDCPS2XboxPS3X360
1998Unreal Engine 1UnrealYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
1999Unreal TournamentYesYesYes[1]YesYesNoNoNo
2002Unreal Engine 2Unreal Tournament 2003YesYesYes[2]NoNoNoNoNo
Unreal ChampionshipNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
2003Unreal II: The AwakeningYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
2004Unreal Tournament 2004YesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
2005Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri ConflictNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
2007Unreal Engine 3Unreal Tournament 3YesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
2014Unreal Engine 4Unreal TournamentYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Anthologies

  • Unreal Anthology (2006) contains Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament, Unreal II, Unreal Tournament 2004, and a bonus soundtrack CD.[3] However, 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.

Reception

Guinness World Records awarded the series with 3 world records. These records include, "First Console Game to Receive a Downloadable Patch",[4] "First Console Game to Support Player Modifications"[5] and "First Game to be Created Using the Unreal Engine".[6]

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