Unreal Tournament

Published by GT Interactive Software Corp.
Developed by Epic Games, Inc.
Released 1999
Genre Action

Description :

Unreal Tournament is completely different to Unreal it's now mainly based on multiplayer.

At the beginning, you have to play classic deathmatch rounds. After you have successfully won some of them, a new game mode becomes available, domination. In domination there are about 3 or 4 different areas scattered around the map to be controlled by your team. For a certain amount of seconds you control one area, a point is added to your score. The more areas you control, the faster your team's score rises. When you or the other team reaches a certain score, the game is over. The 3rd mode is called capture the flag, every team has a flag to defend and tries to capture the other team's flag to score a point.

The 4th game mode is probably the most innovative one, it's called assault. These are real missions, like you have to attack an enemy base and destroy something in it. Again, there are two teams, the defenders and the attackers. You have to complete the mission in a certain time, like 5 or 10 minutes. If you were successfull, your team has to defend this time and the other team attacks. But the attacking team now only has as much time as you needed to attack.

All these modes are either playable in single or multiplayer mode. If playing alone, you have a large menu with orders you can give your bots. Also, all weapons were redesigned, and some new ones are added. The game uses Unreal's graphics engine.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Mn.OS Win 98
Min.RAM 128MB
Min.DirectX 7.0
CD ROM Speed 4X
Keyboard
Mouse

Trivia :

• Unreal Tournament is on the Index of the BPjS in Germany. This occurred on 28.02.2002, over 2 years past release. Games on this index have to be hidden in the stores, and mustn't be advertised in any way anymore, but are still available on request for adults in the stores.
• The Unreal engine was greatly enhanced (and fixed) before the release of Unreal Tournament.The Unreal engine, in software rendering mode, is one of the only popular commercial 3D engines that supports dithering interpolation at high resolutions for very smooth texture appearance.
• The Dreamcast version does not have assault mode as all the maps save one were too large to fit in Dreamcast's memory. It is replaced in single-player by a new challenge mode, which is a series of one-on-one battles.

Cheats :

The following codes may only be enabled in single player mode. Press ~ to display the console, then enter iamtheone to enable cheat mode. Then, enter one of the following codes at the console to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
God mode	god
All weapons	loaded
Flight mode	fly
No clipping mode	ghost
Disable flight and no clipping	walk
Add indicated number of bots	addbots
Advance to indicated map	open
Broadcast message to others	say
Change game speed (default is 1.0)	slomo <1.0-10.0>
First person view	behindview 0
Full ammunition	allammo
Kill all indicated enemy type	killall
Kill all opponents	killpawns

Item names:

Use one of the following entries with the summon code.

cannon
eightball
flakcannon
nali
skaarjwarrior
quad shot
warheadlauncher
enforcer
doubleenforcer
minigun2
pulsegun
shockrifle
sniperrifle
ut_biorifle
ut_eightball
ut_flackcannon
chainsaw
rifle
razorjack
gesbiorifle
minigun
flakcannon
dispersionpistol
stinger
automag
asmd
clip
rifleround
flakshellammo
defaultammo

Opponent names:

Use one of the following entries with the killall or summon codes.

warlord
titan
stone titan
squid
slith
skaarj
skaarjwarrior
skaarjscout
skaarjlord
skaarjberserker
skaarjassassin
iceskaarj
skaarjtrooper
skaarjsniper
skaarjofficer
skaarjinfantry
skaarjgunner
queen
pupae
nali
nalipriest
mercenary
mercenaryelite
manta
giantmanta
cavemanta
krall
lesserkrall
krallelite
gasbag
giantgasbag
fly
devilfish
cow
babycow
tentacle
brute
lesserbrute
behemoth
bots
skaarjplayerbot
humanbot
malebot
maletwobot
malethreebot
maleonebot
femalebot
femaletwobot
femaleonebot
nalirabit
horsefly
blobelt
biterfish
bird1
parentblob
horseflyswarm
deadbodyswarm
biterfishschool

Quake III: Arena

Published by Activision, Inc.
Developed by id Software, Inc.
Released 1999
Genre Action

Description :

Quake returns for its third action fest, however on this occasion the emphasis is on multiplayer and team gameplay over the series' single player roots.

The games storyline will take you through a number of 1on1 and team based challenges, slowly ranking upwards in difficulty, as the character of your choosing. As usual, there are a number of weapons (from the trusty shotgun to the BFG, and everything in-between) that will aid you in battle, along with power-ups and armour which all comes in handy to keep you alive as long as possible.

Online multiplayer is where Quake III: Arena is at. You'll get the chance to battle your friends in a range of different game modes, including Deatmatch, Team Deathmatch, 1 Flag Capture The Flag, Capture The Flag and Possession. Again, the emphasis in most of the game modes is in team play, whether it be holding off the opposition as your teammate collects and scores the flag, or protecting you and your team as you horde the skull over time.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win 98
Min.RAM 128MB
Min.DirectX 7.0
CD ROM Speed 4X
Keyboard
Mouse
Internet/LAN Support
Offline Players 1
Online Players 32

Notes :

Supported 3D chipsets:

All 3dfx chips ATI Rage Pro & Rage 128 S3 Savage 4 nVIDIA Riva 128 and 128ZX nVIDIA Riva TNT and TNT2 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Matrox G200 & G400 Intel i740

Trivia :

• While this game was in development, it was referred to as Trinity. This was an obvious reference that it was using the third and possibly final Quake engine

• The game contains a reference to a popular online comic called User Friendly (www.userfriendly.org). When playing on q3dm19, pick up the fly power-up from the top of the level and fly all the way down until you’re below the final platform. Look up at the central floor and you’ll see an image of the Dust Puppy, as featured in the comic.
  

• A downloadable add-on map pack is available on many Quake 3 sites on the 'net, which contains all the maps from the Dreamcast release of the game. This add-on pack allows players of the windows/linux version to play on servers with Dreamcast players. This makes Quake 3 one of the first games to support transparent Internet play between a game console and the PC!

• "Quake III Arena" presents some of the heroes from previous Id games as playable skins, including the Space Marine from "Doom", the marine from "Quake", and a few of the different marines from "Quake II". All of these models and skins have both male and female counterparts, and different color variations.
  

• id Software released a technology demo of the game, called Q3Test, in early 1999. In the following five days, 2 million Quake 3 Test internet games were started worldwide. That works out to around 4 games every second.

• 50,000 copies of the game were sold within the first 3 days of its release.
  

Cheats :

Display the console at any point in the game (during game play or at any screen). Type /sv_cheats 1 then enter /devmap map

Use the one of the following values for map:
q3dm<1-18> or q3tourney<1-6>
Or, you can use any custom map (leave off the map extension *.bsp)

The game will load in single-player mode with the current settings of the bot variables, and cheat mode enabled. Enter one of the following console commands to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
All skills unlocked at skill 1	/iamacheater
All skills unlocked at skill 100	/iamamonkey
Toggle God mode	/god
Toggles no clipping mode	/noclip
All weapons and ammo1	/give all
Spawn indicated item	/give
Change view range	/cg_thirdpersonrange <320-500>
Change view angle	/cg_thirdpersonangle <-360-360>
Change gravity2	/g_gravity <0-800>
Hidden Sarge skin	/model sarge/krusade
Set team model	/team_model
Quad damage	/give quad damage
Flight ability	/give flight
Invisibility	/give invisibility
Move faster; default is 320	/g speed
Regenerate damage	/give regeneration
Invincible against lava, drowning, acid and similar hazards	/give battle suit
100 health over the limit	/give mega health
Use indicated character head	/headmodel *
Use indicated head for team	/team_headmodel *
Set rail gun trail time	/cg_railtrailtime
Set gravity	/g_gravity
Third person view	/cg_thirdperson 1

1. The Grenade Launcher and the BFG10K weapons that are unlocked by this codes function, but the graphics are incomplete. It will appear that your character is not holding any weapon when they are selected.
2. Set to 0 to fly, 800 is default.

Item names:

Use one of the following item names with the /give code.
allammo
armor
battle suit
bfg10k
flight
gauntlet
grappling hook
grenade launcher
haste
health
invisibility
lightning gun
machinegun
medkit
personal teleporter
plasma gun
quad damage
railgun
regeneration
rocket launcher
shotgun
mega health
speed

SWAT 3:Close Quarters Battle

Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Released 1999
Genre Action, Simulation, Strategy

Description :

2005. After many negotiations, the United Nations Nuclear Abolishment Treaty is about to be signed in L.A., celebrating what's to be named the "Global Peace Day". However, the joyous occasion is also seen by domestic and international terrorists as a soapbox for their demands, and it's up to SWAT to keep everything going as planned. As if terrorist threats are not enough, two portable nuclear demolition devices are for sale... in the L.A. area.

A tactical FPS, the player is in control of a five man strike team, and it's up to him to guide the other two-man teams to complete each mission, for a total of 16, ranging from dangerous arrests, hostage rescue, VIP escort to track and disarm bombs, while visiting landmarks of the city such as the City Hall or the Convention Center (where the E3 takes place). To help the strike team, each officer has one of four standard-issue weapons to choose from, a sidearm and utilities such as glowsticks, C2 door breaching charges, CS gas, flashbangs and the always useful optiwand, to know what's after the corner and the Leatherman tool, to disable electronic devices and unlock doors.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win 98
Min.RAM 128MB
Min.DirectX 8.0
CDROM Speed 4X
Keyboard
Mouse
Offline Players 1
Online Players 8

Trivia :

• One of the missions in this game includes what may be a reference to the old Police Quest series which spawned the SWAT series. In the mission where you retake a bank from terrorists holding bank employees hostage, one of the women being held captive is listed in the mission briefing as Marie Bonds, well known to Police Quest fans as the wife of protagonist Sonny Bonds.

Cheats :

Press [Shift] + ~ during game play to display the console. Then, type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Press [Shift] + @ during game play to display the console in the European version of the game.

Effect	Code
Force a team mate to fire their weapon	whosyourboss
More gore	nc17
Night missions played in daytime	noshades
No pants or shirts	casual
Rapid fire	doubleshot
Shoot rats to make them rabid	rabies
Slow mode	johnwoo
Suspects harder to kill	hotstuff
Suspects will not surrender	justin
Team God mode	swatlord
Unlimited ammunition	biggerpockets
.BMP screenshot in game folder	screenshot
Paintball bullets; does not kill target	paintball
Win current mission	iamleet

Note: After entering the paintball code, press [Enter]. Unlike the other codes, it will not stay on the board. To exit the cheat section, press [Esc].

Do not harm team members or hostages:
Create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "swat.cfg" file in the game directory. Change the line "shootgoodguys=1" to "shootgoodguys=0". Your bullets will not harm your fellow team members or hostages during game play.

Hint: Avoid getting shot while peeking:
To avoid getting shot when peeking past an obstacle, use your camera to look before moving in for the kill.

Hint: AI officer killed:
Play the game in co-op mode. If you have a window of your teammates, the AI Officer you have in the window will be killed first.