History VideoGame / UnrealTournament

Near the end of 2019, Epic Games granted an NDA to the folks at [[http://www.oldunreal.com OldUnreal]] (the same people behind the community patches for the original ''Unreal'') and the permission to develop community patches for the game. The patch is under closed beta development, but it was revealed that it will correspond to version 469.

* AbnormalAmmo: The GES [=BioRifle=] uses tarydium waste.

Near the end of 2019, Epic Games granted a NDA to the folks at [[http://www.oldunreal.com OldUnreal]] (the same people behind the community patches for the original ''Unreal'') and the permission to develop community patches for the game. The patch is under closed beta development, but it was revealed that it will correspond to version 469.

Followed chronologically by ''VideoGame/UnrealIITheAwakening'', and canonically by ''[[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 Unreal Tournament 2003/Unreal Championship]]''.

* ArmorPoints: The PC version uses a shows, in the top-right corner of the HUD, an icon and number representing armor.

* SmallRoleBigImpact:
** [=FenTech=] Incorporated. Their small role? They were only mentioned in this game, and in only two separate bios from two players from separate teams who were created by them. Their big impact? One of said players is [[LivingLegend Malcolm]], a chemical killer who went on to lead [[BadassArmy Thunder Crash]], dethrone corrupt champion [[TheDreaded Xan Kriegor]] and dominate the Liandri Grand Tournament for almost a decade. And that's just InUniverse, as Malcolm also became the SeriesMascot.
** Malcolm's success in the Tournament forced the other companies and teams to step up their game, among them Axon Research Incorporated, who hired a criminal on the Allerian Penal Colony in order to captain their flagship team. The team? Juggernauts. Their leader? Gorge, Malcolm's longest-standing rival, and the one who would eventually dethrone him.

** [=FenTech=] Incorporated. Their small role? They were only mentioned in ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'', and in only two separate bios from two players from separate teams who were created by them. Their big impact? One of said players is [[LivingLegend Malcolm]], a chemical killer who went on to lead [[BadassArmy Thunder Crash]], dethrone corrupt champion [[TheDreaded Xan Kriegor]] and dominate the Liandri Grand Tournament for almost a decade. And that's just InUniverse, as Malcolm also became the SeriesMascot.

* IShallTauntYou: The first major game to have bots ''actively'' troll and mock players after scoring a frag. The player can counter this by activating 'Auto Taunt' option, now their character will also mock the computers after scoring a frag.

* IShallTauntYou: The first major game to have bots ''actively'' troll and mock players after scoring a frag.

* GameBreakingBug: Due to the way the Unreal Engine 1 works, input lag in modern [=PCs=] due to the game not being able to properly handle multi core [=CPUs=] practically renders the game unplayable, unless a custom driver is installed.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The Redeemer being a personal, portable, potentially remote-guided tactical nuclear missile.

** Instagib mode basically only has one weapon (a special Shock Rifle) that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin instagibs with one hit]].

* OneHitKill: No matter how much health, armor, or shield you have, get shot by a fully charged Bio goop, a well-placed Shock Combo with [[QuadDamage Double Damage/Damage Amplifier]], a full pack of 6 rockets, or the [[{{BFG}} Redeemer]], and you're gone for good.

''Unreal Tournament'' is a multiplayer-oriented FirstPersonShooter developed by Creator/EpicGames set in the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' universe and released for PC in 1999, and for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast in 2001.

* ArmorMeterPoints:
** The PC version uses a mixed variety in the top-right corner of the HUD: icon+number and a human-shaped figure showing which kinds of armor you're holding. (And if you're using jump boots, it also displays it).
** The console versions use a meter gauge.

%% Ludicrous Kill and Holy Shit don't belong in this game, they are for UT2004 and UT3 which have their own pages.

%% Ludicrous Kill and Holy Shit don't belong in this game, they are for UT2004 and UT3 which have their own pages.

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Many maps such as [=DM-Codex=], [=CTF-Gauntlet=], [=DM-Mojo=], [=DOM-Cinder=] and [=DOM-Leadworks=] feature lava areas which are easily escapable. You won't suffer any damage from standing near to it, but as soon as you so much as dip your toe into it you get violently gibbed.

* HazardousWater: Featured with at least an attempt at an explanation in [=CTF-Hydro16=] (its description states that a virus plagued the installation and killed everyone there, possibly also contaminating the water) and [=DOM-MetalDream=] ("located near strange meteorological phenomenon", and the water looks similar to that of [=Hydro16=]), and without any explanation in [=CTF-Kosov=] (although it is called the "Pain River" in the console versions), [=DM-KGalleon=], and [=DOM-WolfsBay=] (solely for gameplay purposes, since both take place on ships where there's no way to get back onto them if you fall off).

* HazardousWater: Featured in [=CTF-Hydro16=] (it's description states that a virus plagued the installation and killed everyone there, possibly also contaminating the water), [=CTF-Kosov=], [=DOM-MetalDream=] ("located near strange meteorological phenomenon", and the water appears to be similar to [=Hydro16=]'s), [=DM-KGalleon=], and [=DOM-WolfsBay=] (unexplained, but there's no way to get back onto the ships in question once you fall off).

** The map [=AS-Rook=] has a glitching wall (in an area which couldn't be reached, anyway)

** There seems to be a rare bug where just selecting AS-Mazon in the practice mode or server-hosting menu crashes the game instantly.

* CharacterCustomization
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Several characters were only mentioned in this game, the most notorious ones are Jerl Liandri (billionaire creator of the Tournament and owner of Liandri Mining Corp.) and Jihan Nyhn (weapons smuggler who owned the Iron Guard team). Others such as Tournament Master Kilbragh (owner of the Cryptic domination arena) and Flabeline Xion (an artist who was murdered by Fuego, her then-bodyguard) are mentioned only in this game as well.

* TheEmpire: The Skaarj.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: The Aphex babes, the female Commandos, (Dark Phalanx) and the female Necris. (Black Legion) In the other side of the spectre, the Nali and Skaarj Hybrids. (Only the Arena Warrior and Cyborg Trooper classes)

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Many maps such as [=DM-Codex=], [=CTF-Gauntlet=], [=DM-Mojo][=], [=DOM-Cinder=] and [=DOM-Leadworks=] feature lava areas which are easily escapable. You won't suffer any damage from standing near to it, but as soon as you so much as dip your toe into it you get violently gibbed.

* EmergencyWeapon: The Impact Hammer.

* FacklerScaleOfFPSRealism: Way up.

* StandardFPSGuns: Averted. Most of the weaponry has a different feel to it, and one of UT's selling points is that its weapons invariably have some function attached to the alternative fire button.
** The ''Impact Hammer'' is the melee weapon, in the form of a pneumatic piston. The primary fire charges the piston. The alternative fire is an AttackReflector.
*** The ''[[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]]'' replaces the Impact Hammer in the Chainsaw Melee mutator. The alternate fire [[OffWithHisHead decapitates opponents.]]
** The ''Translocator'', available in some modes. Not really a weapon (barring the ability to TeleFrag) but quite useful. The primary fire shoots a beacon; the alternative fire teleports you to it.
** The ''Enforcer''. HitScan automatic pistol. Players start with only one, but they can [[GunsAkimbo dual-wield]] them if they claim one from a foe's corpse. The alternative fire is a GangstaStyle fire, raising fire rate at the cost of accuracy. Shares ammo pool with the Minigun.
** The ''Bio-Rifle'' shoots radioactive green glop in a parabolic arc. Primary fire flings a single ball; secondary fire charges up to eight balls together into a giant cluster mine. The glop hangs around for a bit on whatever surface it hits, doing damage to whatever touches it, and then explodes, doing damage to anything near it.
** The ASMD ''Shock Rifle''[='=]s primary fire produces a moderately powerful HitScan FrickinLaserBeams, with secondary fire sending off a fairly weak and {{painfully slow|Projectile}} EnergyBall. The weapon's true power lies in the fact the energy ball explodes if shot with the primary fire beam, doing massive damage at the cost of extra ammo.
*** The ''Shock Rifle'', however, is TheDreaded on maps with bottomless or lava pits, because the other function of the rifle was to push the player back. A skilled player would get quick kills knocking players off ledges into oblivion or into lava.
** The ''Pulse Gun'' is the assault rifle analogue, shooting fast-moving (but not HitScan) energy balls. The alternate mode is a short-range LightningGun.
** The ''Ripper'' shoots sawblades which can ricochet off walls and around corners. The alternative fire shoots exploding, though non-ricocheting, sawblades. Headshots (or hits to the neck area) decapitate.
** The ''Minigun'' is just like other FPS counterparts; it's altfire makes it go twice as fast, but at the cost of accuracy. Shares ammo pool with the Enforcer(s).
** The ''Flak Cannon'' is a shotgun on steroids: it detonates its shell in the barrel to fire super-heated chunks of metal that will bounce off a surface as long as they're glowing. The alternative fire lobs the shell instead of firing it; the shell explodes upon impact with an object or surface, showering anything nearby with shrapnel.
** The ''Rocket Launcher'' can shoot between one and six rockets at a time, in either a cluster or a spread pattern. The alternative fire lobs them as bouncy grenades instead.
** The ''Sniper Rifle'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. The alternative fire toggles in and out of using the scope. Headshots are instant kills for unarmored enemies, and the helmet pickup specifically renders you immune to ''one'' headshot.
** And finally, the ''Redeemer'' is the tactical mini-nuke. The alternative fire [[LeadTheTarget lets the player pilot it]] with a missile's-eye view.

The game focuses on a [[BloodSport tournament]] (involving both humans and aliens) which started as a way to occupy deep-space miners and eventually grew to become [[SeriousBusiness a massive sport event watched by countless spectators]]. [[ExcusePlot The single-player story was, at best, glorified bot matches to prepare the player for the multiplayer mode]], and featured the player choosing [[{{FeaturelessProtagonist}} a team, a face and a name]], and fighting in different arenas [[CaptainObvious with different weapons]], different rivals, and in some of these matches with the team he/she has chosen, until he/she reaches the Tournament finals and fights against Xan Kriegor, the Tournament's first and still-current champion.