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On Unreal Tournament III and general 1v1 gaming
Lunker
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I like playing games with friends. (Obviously.) One friend in particular is getting back into online gaming and really enjoys 1v1 FPSes; this is my roommate from college, where we spent hours playing Quake 2 and the original Unreal Tournament together. On 360 we end up playing CoD4 matches on Shipment a lot, but playing CoD4 only 1v1 is ... unoptimized, for lack of a better word. He's expressed interest in UTIII, and since it's cheaper now I was considering buying two copies for us solely to play.
First off, is UTIII any good? I see absolutely no mention of it anywhere. I'm assuming it's not the best game available, but for reference, he and I bought Quake 4 at $10 just so we could play online together. We don't really care if the game is kind of janky so long as it's enjoyable and twitchy.
Second, what other games do you all recommend for 1v1 gaming? He and I both have a 360, Wii and DS, and I'm thinking specifically online. What we've already played:
360:
- CoD4
- Quake 4
- Burnout Revenge
- Gears (this is terrible for 1v1)
Wii:
- Mario Strikers Charged
- Mario Kart
First off, is UTIII any good? I see absolutely no mention of it anywhere. I'm assuming it's not the best game available, but for reference, he and I bought Quake 4 at $10 just so we could play online together. We don't really care if the game is kind of janky so long as it's enjoyable and twitchy.
Second, what other games do you all recommend for 1v1 gaming? He and I both have a 360, Wii and DS, and I'm thinking specifically online. What we've already played:
360:
- CoD4
- Quake 4
- Burnout Revenge
- Gears (this is terrible for 1v1)
Wii:
- Mario Strikers Charged
- Mario Kart
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Armored core for answer would be pretty cool to, and you get to customise your AC (Robots) a lot...I mean a lot, a lot
We don't have PCs, or PC rigs capable of actual gaming.
I think UC2 is awesome and overlooked, it should have come out for the 360, it would have benefitted from the 360 version of LIVE.
Is this playable over Live on 360s, or no? I've never tried the online portions of Oxbox games.
We played the shit out of Q3A, and 95 percent of that time was in The Longest Yard. Hell, all we really want is Quake 2 online, and the bonus disc that comes with Q4 has a really nice version of the game, but AFAIK it's not playable online. This bummed us greatly.
gears has great co-op, as does halo 3 and other popular titles.
similarly, i can't reccomend games like soul calibur 4 or maybe virtua fighter 5 enough. fighting games can get really intense and down-to-the-wire, in a way i don't think FPS's can quite replicate.
Please do—alternative suggestions are welcome. I think he's partial to FPSes but I'd like to branch out beyond that. I persuaded him to go with Gears for co-op but he doesn't take to the stop-and-pop nature of the game. Halo is the obvious choice, and I'd kind of forgotten about it but that's another good option.
I don't know if he'd have the patience to learn a new fighter; we played a shit-ton of Tekken Tag in college, and I know Tekken 6 is coming to 360 eventually. Soul Calibur is actually a good idea; I might ask him about that.
I dont know if u can play online. I would ASSUME you can, but I haven't. Anyone here want to give it a go tonight? I'll be available between 6pm - 7pm EST.
Which always makes me wonder why people say "get 2k4 over 3"
3 is definitely nothing but improvements over 2k4. The problem is that they didn't change much.
Why get the uglier version with less cool vehicles?
No Onslaught mode?
Can trade TF2 items or whatever else you're interested in. PM me.
Unreal Tournament 3 is basically UT2004 with better graphics and a few changes (many of the weapons feel more like UT99, the assault rifle is gone and the Enforcer is back, etc). I wouldn't have wanted to pay $50 for it at launch, but for $20 after a few patches and a bunch of online maps, it's pretty damn good.
quake4 for 360 sucks big time. Do you guys have decent PCs? Quake4 PC version with latest patch + competition mod is pretty good. Quake3 is also a really good choice. Both of those games (especially Quake3 obviously) can scale down pretty well. Very good 1v1 DM gameplay. Also Quake Live when it comes out (or get invited to the beta).
However, since you guys like quake2 and UT, you might not like Quake3 (or quake4). Or hell, just set up a Quake2 lithium server for yourselves to play on.
Halo is good for one on ones...
Co-op could be a fun alternative. Splinter Cell: CT is good, but the net code is a bit laggy with the 360's emulation. System link or split screen is awesome though.
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 can be fun for awhile either for T-hunting or regular mission play.
Ace Combat is a blast even though there's only a few co-op missions.
If you want something other then jet fighters, Crimson Skies is another option for one on one dogfights.
If you like card games (like Magic: The Gathering) Phantom Dust is Fuckawesome.