Closing Comments Ghost Recon is not for everyone. It's slow pace, one-hit kills, and ugly graphics may turn off some gamers, but those willing to put some time and effort into the game will find a rewarding first-person shooter. The online play has its fair share of problems, but it is still very playable in most games. Whether any of the problems will be fixed when Live officially launches is unknown, but you never know. Also, the Desert Siege expansion pack is NOT included in the game, though there are some multi-player maps from the pack included. We can always hope for the levels by ways of downloadable content... If you're looking for another Unreal Championship or MechAssault, look elsewhere. If you're looking for something a little different, but just as fun, give Ghost Recon a try. -- the H Wang Presentation There's a pretty cool intro, and the mission briefings are cool, but everything else is just...eh. 7.0 Graphics What happened here. Just plain bad. Good thing the game still plays great! 6.0 Sound There may not be much, but what is there is fantastic. You never really miss the in-level music. 8.0 Gameplay Great, realistic action makes you feel like your life is at stake. Could've used a little more strategy though. 8.0 Lasting Appeal Online play extends the game's stay indefinitely. Plus there's split-screen, link play, and a bunch of single player tasks to complete. 10.0 OVERALL SCORE (not an average) 8.8
Closing Comments I think Unreal Championship is going to help a lot of first person shooter fans get through the months ahead of us until Halo 2 arrives. Like that copy of Purple Rain in your music collection, Unreal Championship feels like an old favorite that's been there all along and we're just getting re-acquainted with it now that Xbox Live is here. But UC is new and I welcome the Unreal universe to the Xbox with open arms because Digital Extremes, Epic Games and Infogrames have shown us that Xbox Live games don't have to be dumbed-down to the point of sterility just because it's a launch title. The game is flat out fun like a good online shooter should be, it's as simple as that. Putting together your own well crafted taunts over the Communicator --with the voice-masking off please-- is a joy I didn't expect to taste so sweet. I can't recommend Unreal Championship to gamers who aren't going to get on Xbox Live even though the bot-play and system link games are still enjoyable because that's just not the strength of this game. For any of you looking for that final reason to get Xbox Live, this should definitely be one of them. And for those of you who already believe in Xbox Live and just haven't picked up your Starter Kit, you're just reading this review to find something to nitpick about! You know you're going to get Unreal Championship and when you do I'll be online waiting for you. Thump's the 'tag. -- Aaron Boulding Presentation Lots of text describing arenas and characters and a few movies here and there to convey the "sport" theme, but not much glitz and glamour otherwise. 7.0 Graphics Very good considering there's no difference between the look of online and offline games. Occasional stutters in framerate. 8.0 Sound Good sound effects from guns, explosions and characters, but annoying game announcing can get to you. 8.0 Gameplay Aim. Shoot. Repeat. But it's done well enough in both the single player and online modes that you will not get bored. 9.0 Lasting Appeal Enjoyable multiplayer game modes and the potential for downloadable content through Xbox Live will keep you and UC fresh. 10.0 OVERALL SCORE (not an average) 9.2
Wel geoptimaliseerd uiteraard, eigenlijk zo : Rainbow Six Engine werd geoptimaliseerd voor Rogue Spear, die engine is weer geoptimaliseerd voor de grotere omgevingen in Ghost Recon. Raven Shield maakt gebruik van de Unreal engine
