October 12, 2007
Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo
Available Today on GameZone at 3 PM ET
Midway and Epic Games announce that
the beta demo for Unreal Tournament 3, the highly anticipated
first-person-shooter, will be available for download today at 3 PM ET. Click
here to download the beta demo of
Unreal
Tournament 3. The beta demo consists of three different action-packed
Deathmatch and Vehicle Capture the Flag maps: HeatRay, ShangriLa and Suspense.
All maps in the demo can be played locally against bots, or online against human
opponents. Unreal Tournament 3 is currently slated to ship in November for PC.
Get ready to get your frag on!
HeatRay (Deathmatch): This
battle takes place in a night-time urban setting. Players battle over who gets
to use a Dark Walker super weapon after it is spawned by a passing drop-ship. If
you manage to get it, be sure to rack up the kills quickly since everyone will
be gunning for you. The Dark Walker is like a giant piata — when it dies it
drops a U-Damage and a Berzerk power-up. If you want to stay hidden from the
Dark Walker keep an eye out for the Invisibility power-up.
ShangriLa (Deathmatch): A
stark contrast to HeatRay’s moody setting, ShangriLa is a sunny, tranquil map
set high in the Izanagi Mountains. This map is designed in the traditional style
of big Team Deathmatch maps, so it should please the most hardcore UT Deathmatch
players. Fight over the U-damage in the central courtyard, or try to control the
Shield-belt alley. You can find jumpboots in a vulnerable spot at the end of a
dock, but the risk is worth the reward as they will go a long way toward helping
you control the map.
Suspense (Vehicle Capture the
Flag): Set on a massive suspension bridge deep in Axon territory, this map
is a playground of gameplay possibilities. It’s a favorite in Epic office
playtests because you can find almost all the Axon vehicles, as well as the
Redeemer super-weapon. Whether you are sniping from the bridge towers, camping
with the tank, towing hover-boarding flag-runners from your Raptor, controlling
the redeemer from underneath the bridge, bombarding from afar with Hellfire SPMA
artillery, or doing fast attacks with Manta’s and Scorpions, everyone will find
something they love doing in Suspense.
Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return
of the world’s premiere first-person shooter to the PC, and its debut on the
PLAYSTATION® 3 computer entertainment system. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the
full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay, and challenge to a
whole new level. Players engage in intense battles with other human players
online, or against Unreal artificial intelligence that sets the industry
standard. With the most powerful futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this
is FPS action at its best!
