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If there are no enemies around they'll sit and wait, but as soon as one wanders in their vicinity they'll come to life and launch an explosive kamikaze attack at their face. Onslaught is quite a departure from the traditional UT gameplay. Without it. UT would be very much a straight expansion pack. Luckily, we don't have to wait long to find out.

We fully expect to have the UK's first review of UT in our very next issue, so tune in then for our definitive verdict. UT features potentially one of the coolest developments in squad-based games in years: voice-controlled Al bots. Put simply, this allows you to forego keyboard shortcuts for commanding Al players, and shout at them through a headset instead.

So, if you're about to make a brave dash for an objective, you could turn to your computer-controlled cohorts and bellow: "Alpha, cover me. Delta, attack the objective. Gamma, hold position. It works really well. Needless to say, we expect to see more of this type of functionality in the future - not just for giving orders to bots, but Issuing a range of commands to the game itself "open door", "release chaff", "launch torpedo", etc , and eventually, perhaps, having something approaching a conversation with bots.

In the meantime, it's going to save a lot of time spent faffing around with command menus. It's been over a decade since the release of id Software's seminal Doom title, and over that time, multiplayer first-person action has pretty much become a sport itself, just like the FIFAs and NBAs of this world. It was surely only a matter of time then until an astute developer would eventually go and do an EA Sports in an attempt to corner the market for virtual reality combat, with a yearly update of the franchise.

Step forward Epic. Its latest Unreal Tournament game follows directly from last year's edition - and by this time next year, UT will surely be beating on our bulkhead. Which leaves you with one key question to answer: if you bought last year's game, a bit like FIFA , then should you buy this? The answer is a very definite and predictable: "Hell, yeah! Whereas UT was justified by the obvious graphical and much-needed control improvements over its predecessor, this year's release adds much more meat to the bones.

Mildly enhanced graphics, new player models, a far friendlier user interface and some new weapons are to be expected and are heartily welcomed. However, it's the new team-centred gameplay modes - the return of an old favourite particularly - and the introduction of driveable vehicles that make this such an exciting and important addition to the Unreal lineage.

In little over a year, it's not only managed to provide a distinct and enjoyable alternative, but one that in many ways makes these games look at times amateurish by comparison. In the new Onslaught mode especially.

Unreal Tournament offers a means to engage in vehicular combat that, though smallscale in comparison to the likes of even Tribes, certainly doesn't feel as such. Rather than flag or frags, Onslaught's currency of import is power - or, to be precise, the flow of it across the map. Each side, red or blue, begins with a home base, the centrepiece of which is the electrical power core. Lose the core and you lose the match, simple as that. To keep each side from rushing into the enemy base to secure a swift victory, each side's power core is shielded.

The only way to bring it down is to gain control of a chain of power nodes until you have a link running from your power core to that of your enemy. Of course, the enemy is trying to run a similar link to you too, and with nodes regularly changing hands, life is certainly never dull. The genius of Onslaught mode, though, lies not in its simplicity, but in the design of the maps. Although in some cases these are vast, they always manage to ensure that you're not left wandering around lost and alone.

Power nodes are never more than a minute's walk away either, and if it's under enemy control, simply destroy it and build your own just walk on to the pad. However, if it's already under your control and not under attack, you can use it to teleport yourself closer to the action in the blink of an eye. Alternatively, you can climb aboard one of the vehicles that will be lying about and travel to the frontline in comfort and style. Though there are only six vehicles available to you in Onslaught plus another three in Assault games , they're all multifunctional, easy to control and most important of all a helluvalotta fun to drive - even if you happen to be on the wrong side of the steering panel.

Ironically, it's the two flimsiest modes of transport which are the most satisfying in Unreal Tournament. First, the Manta, a small hovercraft powered by twin fans which you can use to messy effect to slice up enemy grunts with a timely use of the jump key. It's a tricky skill to master for sure, yet even on the receiving end it's a hilarious way to meet a temporary end as your torso is sucked in and sliced into a fine red mist, leaving legs momentary spurting before crumpling to the ground.

Second, the Scorpion is similarly effective at bringing down infantry with its alt-fire switchblade scythes, which slice enemy troops in two. As satisfying as it is to mow through a squad of troops though, there rapidly approaching blades by running up a nearby hillock and suddenly leaping up as the oversized knives sweep as the much loved sniper rifle from the original game which almost makes the Lightning Gun redundant, but we're not going harmlessly under your feet.

This is especially true if the hapless driver neglects to sheath his vehicular vanes before ploughing into a lamppost and tearing them from their fragile mounts. To compliment the new mode of play and the various air and land-based vehicles.

Epic has wisely seen fit to extend UT's already imposing arsenal. All the weapons from last year's game make a welcome return, as well to complain. There's also a grenade launcher whose magnetic ordinance can be hidden about enemy vehicles and detonated from a distance - good for eliciting a dastardly snigger towards a roomful of LAN entrenched players.

Most gratifying of all are the Spider mines which, when placed in the path of an enemy will spring into motion and scuttle after them. Further comedy can be obtained with use of the weapon's alt-fire mode, which enables you to shepherd your arachnoid explosives with a laser pointer and chase people to their doom. Optional Benny Hill-style musical accompaniment would be most welcome right here if any mod authors are reading this.

Though Onslaught mode is worth the entrance fee alone, it would be remiss not to mention plain rude to overlook the return of UT's much missed Assault mode.

Divided into Attackers and Defenders. Assault charges one team with the business of checking their way through a list of objectives, while the defenders try to thwart or at least delay their advance until the tuner runs out.

When it does, or if the attackers complete their mission, the two sides swap places and the action begins. This time, picking a winner is a much tougher call. Objectives are certainly more varied, for as well as simple checkpoints that need to be reached, some maps require you to hold an area for a certain time before further advances can be made.

Walls and doors also need breaching, gun emplacements require elimination and in some cases, vehicles need to be driven to safety. Of the new Assault maps, the one that's received all the attention is the Mothership level, and for good reason. The aim is familiar: human forces must destroy the Skaarj, but in order to defeat the reptilian razorfingered foe, you must first land in the docking bay, which is shielded and powered by three massive generators. The only way to eliminate these is to climb aboard fighters and dogfight your way through space while Skaarj plasma turrets cut holes across the inky beyond.

Although control of the game's spacebound craft isn't quite as fluid as it was in say Freespace, the use of the common pool FPS key commands ensures control of the spacefighters - as with all the game's vehicles - is easy to master.

Homing missiles and instant-hit laser cannons ensure combat is kept simple, yet frenetic and entertaining at all times too. Plus, although space battles are little more than zerogravity jousts, the change in scenery makes for a welcome diversion from all the land-based action around.

Once the shields are down and the docking bay is duly breached, the action proceeds on foot. And although the endgame is somewhat of a letdown, the preceding action more than makes up for it. It will be interesting to see what the developers of the promising Star Wars Troopers mod can come up with too, as I'm sure player-controlled speederbikes and snowspeeders are now high on the wishlist of new features to be added.

In order to allow UT veterans continued Deathmatch enjoyment against newcomers, little has changed in the way the original gameplay modes play out. Aside from a graphical makeover for the regular arsenal and a pack of new player models, that is. The standard issue free-for-all fragmatch returns, along with its team-based variant. Capture The Flag stays the same as it's ever been. Grab the enemy's banner and return home before the enemy steals yours.

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