Tiny insects buzz around rocky landscapes, busted equipment hiss loudly and thick red fumes rise over lava plains. And check out those lens flares!Īnd that’s exactly what they did. The Unreal Engine had some great light and shadow effects. While software rendering will run by default, a 3dfx video card had the potential of turning an already good looking game into something much more deserving of the game’s title – even if it did meant running you back a few hundred bucks. The steep hardware requirements meant users had to upgrade their existing machines to enjoy the game’s coveted 3D accelerated mode. Things look bleak as you find that the Predator-inspired aliens who’ve attacked the prison ship have also invaded this world, killing or enslaving the locals, and that your only means of escape is facing the aliens head-on, guns blazing.Īs far as technical detail, Unreal had some of the most amazing visuals you could hope for at the time. You escape the bowels of the downed starship and discover a large, rocky world teeming with strange life – a planet inhabited by a peaceful race known as the Nali. As a nameless prisoner trapped on a crashed prison ship, you find yourself alone as the human crew is slaughtered by an alien force. The story of Unreal is surprisingly simple, though it’s interesting enough to point out.

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