Unreal Anthology

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Unreal Anthology
Unreal Anthology box cover
Developer(s) Digital Extremes, Epic Games, Legend Entertainment
Publisher(s) Midway Games
Engine Unreal Gold: Unreal Engine 1.0
UT GOTY Editon:Unreal Engine 1.5
Unreal 2: Unreal Engine 2.0
UT2004: Unreal Engine 2.5
Release date(s) 31 October 2006
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single player Multiplayer
Rating(s) ELSPA: 15+
ESRB: Mature (M)
Platform(s) Windows (PC)
Media DVD (1), Soundtrack CD (1)
System requirements Windows 98/2000/Me/XP, 200 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM , DVD-ROM drive for installation disc, CD-ROM drive for extra audio disc, video card, DirectSound-compatible sound card
Input Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse

Unreal Anthology is a compilation pack containing Unreal Gold (which includes Unreal and its expansion pack), Unreal Tournament, Unreal II: The Awakening, and Unreal Tournament 2004. The package includes pre-patched and up-to-date versions for most of the included games. The anthology was partially intended as a way for Epic to remarket the games under their new publisher for the series, Midway Games, after leaving Atari shortly after Unreal Tournament 3's announcement. The package originally released at a price of USD 30.

Initial reactions to the announcement of the package were good partially due to its format:[citation needed] instead of having multiple discs for each game (which would total over 10 CD-ROMs for all original releases), all four games are packaged on a single dual-layer DVD-ROM with a unified installer and pre-patched games. The addition of the bonus music CD, containing an array of music from the various titles, was also considered a positive.

However, upon the release of the anthology, some reactions dimmed.[citation needed] The original Unreal is not compatible with any other Unreal servers. [1] The package lacks the fan made "Bonus Pack 4" content for the original Unreal Tournament[2]. Also missing from Unreal Tournament are the improved S3TC textures which came with the original CD releases of the game; however, incomplete official display drivers or more fully developed third-party drivers are required for their operation, which are unofficial and thus not supported. The package also lacks the eXpanded MultiPlayer addon to Unreal II, which was released as part of a Special Edition package of Unreal II as well as a free download to owners. Although this content is still compatible with the Anthology release, it must be downloaded as it was developed by Legend Entertainment and Midway could not legally distribute it. Unreal Tournament 2004 is unusually missing two maps from the Editor's Choice Edition of the game, ONS-Aridoom and ONS-Ascendancy [3]. A minority of players were turned off by the lack of Linux support by the anthology. The executables to run on Linux is not offered as a free download.

Contents

[edit] Package contents

  • Unreal Gold version 226, including:
    • Unreal
    • Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali
  • Unreal Tournament Game of the Year edition, version 436, including:
    • Bonus Packs 1-3
  • Unreal II: The Awakening version 2001
  • Unreal Tournament 2004 version 3369, including:
    • Editor's Choice Edition (Bonus Pack 1)
    • MegaPack (Bonus Pack 2)
  • Bonus music CD, including the following tracks[4]:
    1. Flightcastle (0:51) (Unreal)
    2. Shared Dig (2:34) (Unreal)
    3. Dusk Horizon (2:31) (Unreal)
    4. Bluff Eversmoking (3:57) (Unreal)
    5. Isotoxin (4:09) (Unreal)
    6. Unreal Temple (Crypt) (4:12) (Unreal)
    7. Black Wind (3:10) (Return to Na Pali)
    8. Unreal Tournament Menu (2:00) (Unreal Tournament)
    9. Foregone Destruction (4:11) (Unreal Tournament)
    10. Go Down (3:00) (Unreal Tournament)
    11. Botpack Nine (4:49) (Unreal Tournament)
    12. Mechanism Eight (6:12) (Unreal Tournament)
    13. Skyward Fire (4:56) (Unreal Tournament)
    14. Razorback (4:49) (Unreal Tournament)
    15. The Course (4:28) (Unreal Tournament)
    16. UTMenu Redux (4:14) (UT2004)
    17. Ghost of Anubis (2:01) (UT2004)
    18. Infernal Realm (1:59) (UT2004)
    19. Assault (1:59) (UT2004)
    20. Arena (0:53) (UT2004)
    21. From Below (1:59) (UT2004)
    22. Sniper Time (2:00) (UT2004)
    23. Onslaught One (3:48) (UT2004)

[edit] Omissions

Unreal:

  • Incompatible with any other Unreal servers

Unreal Tournament:

  • Bonus Pack 4
  • S3TC improved texture pack and OpenGL driver
  • GOTY edition packaged mods

Unreal II:

  • eXpanded MultiPlayer

UT2004:

  • ONS-Aridoom and ONS-Ascendancy maps
  • ONS-Icarus

[edit] References

  1. ^ Old Unreal
  2. ^ BeyondUnreal Reviews Unreal Anthology discussion
  3. ^ BeyondUnreal Reviews Unreal Anthology discussion
  4. ^ BeyondUnreal Reviews Unreal Anthology

[edit] External links


v • d • e
Unreal series

Unreal • Unreal II: The Awakening • eXpanded MultiPlayer
Unreal Tournament • Unreal Tournament 2003 • Unreal Tournament 2004 • Unreal Tournament 3
Unreal Championship • Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
Unreal Gold • Totally Unreal • Unreal Anthology
Unreal Engine • UnrealScript • UnrealEd
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