Battleangel

I must say I found the demo to be very sleek, very fluid and to the point. So much like the original Unreal Tournament, even down to the music. I’ll admit that the gameplay is hysteric though. Just a tad too fast for my liking.

There are many things to like about this game .. such as …

Vehicles - Also hysterically fast.

Large and varied maps - With geographical detail and depth that has been lacking in many FPS games. Reminds me a bit of Tribes actually. And since Tribes 3 is built on the very same engine it could give a hint of the future.

Voice Chat and Command - Voice chat is old news of course but having the ability to command bots using your voice is a nice although slightly redundant feature.

Optimzed code - So much better than UT2003 for example. Loads in no time at all. Runs like a dream, at least on my machine (which is not exactly high-end anymore).