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 | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Developers | Epic Games Digital Extremes Legend Entertainment |
| Publishers | GT Interactive Infogrames Atari Midway Games |
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| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| First release | Unreal May 22, 1998 |
| Latest release | Unreal 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.
In 2022, Epic Games made the decision to delist every Unreal game from all major digital storefronts following their move to support their own Epic Online Services,[1] and in 2024 they gave permission for Unreal and Unreal Tournament to be preserved and distributed for free on the Internet Archive.[2][3]
Games
edit| Year | Engine | Title | Platform(s) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Mac | Linux | DC | PS2 | Xbox | PS3 | X360 | |||
| 1998 | Unreal Engine 1 | Unreal | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 1999 | Unreal Tournament | Yes | Yes | Yes[4] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2002 | Unreal Engine 2 | Unreal Tournament 2003 | Yes | Yes | Yes[5] | No | No | No | No | No |
| Unreal Championship | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2003 | Unreal II: The Awakening | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2004 | Unreal Tournament 2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| 2005 | Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2007 | Unreal Engine 3 | Unreal Tournament 3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Unreal Engine 4 | Unreal Tournament | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Anthologies
edit- Unreal Anthology (2006) contains Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament, Unreal II, Unreal Tournament 2004, and a bonus soundtrack CD.[6] 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
editGuinness World Records awarded the series with three world records. These records include, "First Console Game to Receive a Downloadable Patch",[7] "First Console Game to Support Player Modifications"[8] and "First Game to be Created Using the Unreal Engine".[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Epic is turning off online services and servers for some older games".
- ↑ "Unreal And Unreal Tournament Are Free On Internet Archive, With Epic's Blessing". GameSpot. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ↑ "Epic Allows Internet Archive To Distribute For Free 'Unreal' & 'Unreal Tournament' Forever".
- ↑ "Unreal Tournament - Loki". Help.ubuntu.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Unreal Tournament 2003". Liflg.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "UAMUSICMG06 | A history of Unreal MUSIC". VGMdb.net. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "First console game to receive a downloadable patch". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "First console game to support player modifications". Guinness World Records. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ "First videogame created with the Unreal Engine". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
External links
edit- Unreal Tournament current official website from Epic Games
- Developer Epic Games website
- Liandri Archives containing a comprehensive history of the Unreal series