Unreal Tournament 3 review

Wisely not counting UT2003

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UT now has Vehicle CTF. Except that you can’t capture the flag with vehicles, because you’re not allowed to get in one while you’re carrying it. It’s an understandable limitation - UT vehicles are spectacularly fast, and the Manta in particular would be almost impossible to stop before it got into your base and out again. But you can carry the flag on your hoverboard, which is the other half of UT3’s vehicular genius.

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GenreShooter
DescriptionBigger, louder and everything awesome that ever made Unreal Tournament worth the server connecting wait. Farewell to Onslaught and hello to the good old days of gore and more.
Franchise nameUnreal Tournament
UK franchise nameUnreal Tournament
Platform"PC","PS3","Xbox 360"
US censor rating"Mature","Mature","Mature"
UK censor rating"16+","16+","16+"
Alternative names"UTIII","Unreal Tournament 3","Unreal Tournament 3"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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