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Line 12: \| writer = \| composer = [[Kevin Riepl]]<br>Starsky Partridge<br>Will Nevins \| engine = [[~~Unreal Engine#Unreal Engine 2\|~~Unreal Engine 2.5]] \| series = ''[[Unreal (video game series)\|Unreal]]'' \| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]] Line 31: The game is set in a universe where humans long before fought a war with the Skaarj, leaving their galactic empire in shambles. To assist in the rebuilding of the colonies by calming down enraged colonists, the Liandri Corporation came up with the idea of staging a gladiatorial tournament for the miners. The interest was so high that it grew into a sport, with sponsored teams battling in specially made arenas. From the ~~very~~ beginning, Xan Kriegor, a robot, reigned as champion in the Tournament, until Malcolm, then leading the team Thunder Crash, defeated him and proceeded to merge with the other popular team at the time – the Iron Guard, led by Brock. In last year's tournament, they were defeated by the Juggernauts, led by gene-boosted monster Gorge. The game takes place as the Tournament enters its 10th year. Malcolm is back with his old team Thunder Crash and trying to reclaim his title as champion, Brock is back with the Iron Guard and trying for the glory of his own and Gorge and the Juggernauts are there to defend their title. Additionally, the Skaarj Empire has sent a team of their own to the tournament in search of honor and glory and ex-champion Xan Kriegor has had some modifications and is back to return the title where it belongs. Line 57: ==Development== [[File:UT2004 ONS-Dria.png\|320px\|thumb\|Screenshot of the Onslaught map ONS-Dria]] ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' was built with [[~~Unreal Engine#Unreal Engine 2\|~~Unreal Engine 2.5]] and the content of its predecessor, ''Unreal Tournament 2003''. The game was developed by multiple studios, with Epic Games leading the project. Lead programmer [[Steve Polge]] described the role of each company involved:<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?362061-Interview-Onslaught-Developer-Psyonix&p=4836277&viewfull=1#post4836277\|title=Developer contributions to UT2004\|publisher=[[Epic Games]]\|website=Epic Games Forums\|date=24 March 2004\|access-date=14 September 2014\|first=Steve\|last=Polge}}</ref> ;[[Epic Games]] Line 97: ''[[Alien Swarm]]'' was the winner of Phase 4 of the Make Something Unreal Contest for best non-first-person shooter modification. In 2010, the game was released as a standalone game for free, based on the [[Source (game engine)\|Source]] engine instead of the [[Unreal Engine]]. ''[[Killing Floor ~~(video game)\|Killing Floor]]~~'' was originally a [[Mod (~~video~~computer ~~games~~gaming)#Total conversion\|total conversion mod]] for the game ''Unreal Tournament 2004'', first released in 2005.<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~https://www.~~gamespot~~engadget.com/~~reviews/~~2009-03-22-killing-floor-~~review/1900~~mod-~~6210253/~~gets-standalone-steam-release.html\|title=Killing Floor ~~Review~~mod gets standalone Steam release\|~~publisher~~last=~~[[GameSpot]]~~de Matos\|first=Xav\|date=2622 ~~May~~March 2009\|~~access-date~~publisher=~~2014-08-07~~[[engadget]]\|~~first=Daniel\|last=Shannon\|archive~~access-date=~~2014-07-15~~12 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|~~archive-~~url=https://~~web.archive.org/web/20140715053129/http://www.gamespot~~venturebeat.com/~~reviews~~pc-gaming/the-2000s-era-mod-scene-prepared-killing-floor-~~review/1900~~dev-~~6210253~~for-living-games/\|~~url~~title=The 2000s-~~status~~era mod scene prepared Killing Floor dev for living games\|last=~~live~~Grubb\|first=Jeff\|date=March 26, 2018\|publisher=[[venturebeat]]\|access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref> The retail release followed on May 14, 2009. Its sequel, ''[[Killing Floor 2]]'', was released in 2016. The developers of the acclaimed 2003 game modification ''Deathball''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/supraball-first-person-shooter-mayhem-on-a-soccer-field/\|title=Supraball: first person shooter mayhem on a soccer field\|website=PC Gamer\|date=5 May 2014\|access-date=13 October 2016\|last1=Birnbaum\|first1=Ian\|archive-date=27 October 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027170253/http://www.pcgamer.com/supraball-first-person-shooter-mayhem-on-a-soccer-field/\|url-status=live}}</ref> were awarded grant money from Epic to develop ''[[Supraball]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pcgamesn.com/epic-games-award-unreal-dev-grants-to-deathball-remake-bears-cant-drift-and-a-slew-of-others\|title=Epic Games award Unreal Dev Grants to Deathball remake, Bears Can't Drift, and a slew of others\|date=18 April 2015 \|access-date=13 October 2016\|archive-date=19 July 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719084123/http://www.pcgamesn.com/epic-games-award-unreal-dev-grants-to-deathball-remake-bears-cant-drift-and-a-slew-of-others\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 115: \| GamePro = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/34488.shtml\|title=Unreal Tournament 2004 Review\|magazine=[[GamePro]]\|publisher=[[International Data Group]]\|date=25 March 2004\|access-date=7 July 2015\|first=Vicious\|last=Sid\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603020651/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/34488.shtml\|archive-date=3 June 2004\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \| GameRev = A−<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sanders \|first=Shawn \|date=June 5, 2004 \|title=Unreal Tournament 2004 Review \|url=http://gamerevolution.com/review/pc/unreal_tournament_2004 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026223950/http://gamerevolution.com/review/pc/unreal_tournament_2004 \|archive-date=October 26, 2006 \|access-date=July 29, 2020}}</ref> \| GSpot = 9.4/10<ref name="gamespot review">{{cite web \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/unreal-tournament-2004-review/1900-6091581/ \|title=Unreal Tournament 2004 Review \|publisher=[[GameSpot]] \|first=Sam \|last=Parker \|date=2004-03-16 \|access-date=2012-03-30 \|archive-date=2019-07-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711123252/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/unreal-tournament-2004-review/1900-6091581/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> \| GSpy = {{Rating\|5\|5}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/unreal-tournament-2004/499120p1.html\|title=Unreal Tournament 2004 Review, the popular multiplayer franchise makes a stellar comeback with a game that has a little something for everyone\|work=[[GameSpy]]\|publisher=[[Glu Mobile]]\|date=11 March 2004\|access-date=7 October 2014\|first=Sal\|last=Accardo\|archive-date=25 January 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125092314/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/unreal-tournament-2004/499120p1.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> \| GRadar = {{Rating\|4\|5}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/unreal-tournament-2004-review/\|title=Unreal Tournament 2004 Review\|work=[[GamesRadar]]\|publisher=[[Future plc]]\|date=15 February 2006\|access-date=7 October 2014\|author=Edge_\|archive-date=26 October 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026170242/http://www.gamesradar.com/unreal-tournament-2004-review/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 125: Upon release, ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' was met with universal acclaim. Several critics praised the unique, fast-paced, fun and challenging nature of the game as its main selling points, while fans touted the post-release support and extensive modding capabilities. The game holds a score of 94% on [[GameRankings]] and a score of 93/100 on [[Metacritic]].<ref name="metacritic"/> ''[[GameSpot]]'' named ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' the best computer game of March 2004.<ref name=gotm>{{cite web \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040904091730/http://www.gamespot.com/features/6092765/index.html \| url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/6092765/index.html \| title=''GameSpot''{{'}}s Month in Review for March 2004 \| author=Staff \| date=April 2, 2004 \| work=[[GameSpot]] \| archive-date=September 4, 2004 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> It received runner-up placements in GameSpot's 2004 "Best Shooter" and "Best Multiplayer Game" award categories across all platforms, losing to ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]'', respectively.<ref name=bestworst2004>{{cite web \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307021607/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ \| url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2004/ \| title=Best and Worst of 2004 \| author=The ''GameSpot'' Editors \| date=January 5, 2005 \| work=[[GameSpot]] \| archive-date=March 7, 2005 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> It was a runner-up for ''[[Computer Games Magazine]]''{{'}}s list of 2004's top 10 computer games., ~~However,~~but it won the magazine's "Best Multiplayer" award.<ref name=cgm14th>{{cite journal \| author=Staff \| journal=[[Computer Games Magazine]] \| title=The Best of 2004; The 14th Annual ''Computer Games'' Awards \| date=March 2005 \| issue=172 \| pages=48–56 }}</ref> During the [[8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' received nominations for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year\|Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year]]" and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Online Game of the Year\|Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay]]".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2005&idGame=200 \|title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Unreal Tournament 2004 \|publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] \|website=interactive.org \|access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> Line 153: ==External links== * {{Official website\|https://web.archive.org/web/20060826172536/http://www.unrealtournament.com/}} {{small\|(archived from the [http://www.unrealtournament.com/ original])}} * {{MobyGames\|/unreal-tournament-2004}} * {{PCGamingWiki\|Unreal_Tournament_2004}} {{Unreal series \|state=expanded}}▼ ▲{{Unreal series \|state=expanded}} {{Epic}} {{Digital Extremes}} Line 174 ⟶ 173: [[Category:Multiplayer online games]] [[Category:Unreal (video game series)]] [[Category:Unreal Engine 2 games]] [[Category:Video game sequels]] [[Category:Video games about death games]]