E3 COVERAGE
XGR's First Annual E3 Awards
GAME OF E3
"I thought about not allowing it based just on [the fact that it wasn't on
the show floor] but then figured 'Best of' is 'Best of' no matter what."
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GameSpot Presents: The Top PC Games of E3 2001
"Unreal II promises to raise the bar for PC graphics and will include a
wide range of impressive alien environments to explore."
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PC IGN: Best of E3 PC Awards
Runner-up: Best PC Action Game of Show
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Newsweek's Top 5 of E3
"A 3-D sci-fi action shooter that will redefine the genre, because its
graphics technology blows away what's currently available."
Voodoo Extreme Best of E3 2001 Awards
"With next-generation Unreal engine graphics, a solid
storyline, advanced AI, high polygon character and weapons and more, Unreal 2
was the best looking and sounding first person shooter game at E3 by far."
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Well Rounded Entertainment's Best of E3
Runner-up: Best Action Title
"The game's a long way from completion, which is what cost it the category,
but what we saw - even in its primitive state - was better than most games at
the show."
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Firing Squad: 2001 E3 Part 2
"Everything in the game world is rendered in true 3D: from each blade of
grass in the expansive outdoor levels, to the little bumps on the ceilings and
walls in the Aliens-like indoor labyrinths."
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FGN Online: New Unreal II Shots and Details
"...Legend Entertainment surely has the playing field to itself regarding
the next generation of first-person shooters."
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GameSpot: E3 2001 Hands On: Unreal II
"The levels and characters have an incredible amount of detail, and the
special effects are spectacular."
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GameSpot: E3 Preshow Report: Unreal II
"... Legend Entertainment is committed to carrying out the type of level
design that such an ambitious single-player game requires."
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Media & Games Online Network: Unreal 2 Preview
"All in all, with the skelatal animation, facial expressions, Interactive
dialog's and hard core feel, this game will be the best that comes out first
quarter of '02..."
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PC IGN
"Holy wow. I've been blinded by the light of prettiness.
"
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Planet Unreal: Unreal II at the 2001 E3
"It was no surprise to arrive at Infogrames' private meeting room and find
a long line waiting for the chance to see one of the hottest games to hit E3,
Unreal II."
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The Stratos Group: Unreal 2 Preview
"The flamethrower simply looks amazing, essentially photo-realistic, down
to the little bits of napalm that leak out and fall to the ground when the gun
is fired."
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Unreal Center: Unreal 2 @ E3!
"All right, the veil's been lifted! I got to see Unreal 2 and it rocks hard!"
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Voodoo Extreme: Unreal 2
"...Unreal 2 is shaping up to be a true next-generation first person action
game."
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Well Rounded Entertainment: Unreal II
"Legend's taking care to right some long-standing wrongs in the action
gaming world."
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X-Treme Gaming Radio: Day One Review
"BEST GAME SEEN SO FAR: UNREAL 2"
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Older Previews
PC.IGN takes a First Look at Unreal II
"We've got tons of pics and concept art from the sequel to one of the best shooters of all time."
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Interviews
Daily Radar Interview with Legend's Mike Verdu
"Daily Radar: Who came up with the story? What were the influences (i.e. movies, books, etc.)?
MV: I wrote the original story and am working collaboratively with the team to expand on it.
The thing that will impress people about the game story is not necessarily the high concept, which is standard hard science fiction."
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Contacts
Meredith Braun -- mbraun@us.infogrames.com
