Note: If you are seeking for the links to essential files, see the Essential files section.

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Unreal II: The Awakening is described as a sequel to Unreal, though many of the story elements, including characters and locations, are entirely unrelated to the original. The game was released to stores on February 4, 2003.

• 1History
  • 1.1Demo
• 2Game Content
  • 2.8Maps
• 3Essential Files

Unreal 2: The AwakeningYou do NOT need to type the brackets for the cheats to work.These commands need to be redone at the beginning of each mission and also after some transition scenes. Gratte toi le cul pendant le jeux et sents toi les doigt ainsi tu auras l'ambiance du jeu. Unreal II: The Awakening is the long awaited follow-up to Epic Games' groundbreaking single player opus Unreal. Unreal II incorporates the same absorbing story-driven gameplay, cunningly ferocious enemies, and nail-biting tension that made the original title the top choice for first-person action fans worldwide.

History

Primary development on Unreal II was performed by Legend Entertainment, with some assistance by Epic Games, and published by Atari.

Demo

Unreal II

After much delay, the Unreal II demo was finally released on May 1st, 2003. It included one level from the Single-player campaign.

XMP

The Demo for XMP was released on December 5th, 2003 and included one map, XMP-Garden, out of the 8 maps included with the XMP addon.

Release Details

• February 4, 2003 - Unreal II release
• December 9, 2003 - eXpanded MultiPlayer (XMP) addon
• December 9, 2003 - Unreal II SE (PC)
• December 9, 2003 - Unreal II SE (Xbox)

Reception

While Unreal II received above average review scores from most of the major game news outlets, it was not received well at all. The most common complaints were that, while it looked pretty, the game did not have much depth nor any replayability to speak of. The game did gain somewhat of a cult following sometime after the XMP addon was released, however this community focused more on the multiplayer aspect of the game, with the single-player campaign receiving very little time or attention.

Most people dislike Unreal II in name only. The game had relatively little to do with the original game, including leaving out any characters, location, and most enemies from the first game. Some people agree that the game is fine as a game, but is not by any means a sequel to Unreal.

Game Content

Engine

Upon release, Unreal II utilized build 2001 of the Unreal Engine 2 (verify?). Upon release of the XMP addon, the game utilized build 2226. The game appears to use a different series of build enumerations from the base Unreal Engine, as the XMP release was described as build 6496, with patches to 6497 and 7710 (the latest patch).

Music

Jack Wall (Tommy Tallarico Studios), Clint Bajakian (Tommy Tallarico Studios), Jeremy Soule (Artistry Entertainment), Crispin Hands (Artistry Entertainment), Brian Min (Weddington Productions), Chance Thomas, Richard Schneider and original Unreal composer Alexander Brandon are credited for working on the music in Unreal II.

Most of the music files of Unreal II use DirectMusic, and only the cutscenes use OGG Vorbis format. There are some additional music tracks that were not used in the game. Overall the music is very cinematic and uses much effects.

OGG tracks

Direct Music tracks

Note: they have .con extension and needs special software to play.

Gametypes

The base game of Unreal II is a single-player mission. A multiplayer addon was released in December 2003, known as XMP (eXpanded Multi-Player).

Weapons

• Dispersion Pistol (LEPEW-13, T-13 Popgun)
• Combat Assault Rifle (CAR, M32 Duster)
• Grenade Launcher (M406 Hydra)
• Shotgun (M700, Crowd Pleaser)
• Flamethrower (Vulcan)
• Pistol (Magnum, Avenger, Grace)
• Rocket Launcher (Shark)
• Sniper Rifle (Widowmaker)
• Energy Rifle (Shock Lance)
• Spider Gun (Spore Cannon, Leech Gun)
• Drakk Laser Rifle
• The Takkra (Drakk Hunter)

Vehicles

Races

• Humans
  • Marines (Terran Colonial Authority)
  • Liandri Angels (Liandri Corporation)
  • Ghost Warriors (Izanagi Corporation)

Characters

Maps

The single-player maps are included in the base game of Unreal II. The XMP maps are included in the XMP addon.

Single Player

XMP

Essential Files

Here you will find all the links to the downloads of the essential files for your Unreal II installation.

Patches

• Unreal II: The Awakening 1403 Patch - Fixes a variety of issues with the retail version of Unreal II: The Awakening. Also known as patch 2001. Not needed for Unreal Anthology. US version.
• Unreal II: The Awakening 1403 Patch - Fixes a variety of issues with the retail version of Unreal II: The Awakening. Also known as patch 2001. Not needed for Unreal Anthology. UK version.

eXpanded MultiPlayer

• eXpanded MultiPlayer Full Version 6497 - Upgrades your full version of Unreal II: The Awakening to Unreal II: Special Edition (XMP), with 8 new levels and online Expanded MultiPlayer action. US version.
• eXpanded MultiPlayer Patch 7710 - Updates XMP from version 6497 to the last official version 7710. For the US version.
• eXpanded MultiPlayer Full Version 7710European version.
• Unreal II Expanded Multiplayer Community Edition Installer - a newer version of the XMP installer. It already contains the two patches, the most popular maps and mutators and the latest server configuration.
• Server Browser Fix - a thread describing what you need to make your U2XMP server browser work.

Bonus Content

• Solaris Base Bonus Map - An additional map created by Matthias Worch.

Demos

• Unreal II: The Awakening Demo - Fully-playable demo of Unreal II: The Awakening.
• Unreal II: XMP Demo - Fully-playable demo of Unreal II: Special Edition (XMP), contains one level (XMP-Garden).

Cut Content

Main Article: Cut content of Unreal II

Exactly a half of the game was cut from Unreal II. The content that was cut include:

• Three races that includes nine or more enemies (N, Striders, Shian)
• Five weapons (Tractor Beam, Stun Baton, Mind Claw, Shock Rifle, Flak Cannon)
• Seven SP maps, around 10 Tournament ladder maps and several more multiplayer maps
• Various graphics, gameplay and sound technologies (MP3 music player, GOLEM tool for mod creation, Co-op support, multiplayer support, dynamic conversation system, armor changing)

However, this content isn't lost forever. Beta versions of Unreal II have survived, and eventually they will be released, bringing all of this content back into the main game.

For more information, see the Cut content of Unreal II article.

Bonus Content

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An additional map has been created by Matthias Worch, called Solaris Base. The action takes place between Hell and Acheron missions.

User Created Content

Previews and Reviews

References

See Also

[floatleft]http://www.snackbar-games.com/images/reviews/unreal2/cover.jpg[/floatleft]I cannot say that I have anxiously awaited the release of Unreal 2: The Awakening. I really don’t like first person shooters (FPS) all that much. But, I can say that I am very much looking forward to the future games that will use its graphics engine. In the past, some pretty spectacular games have come from semi-modified versions of other companies’ game engines. Deus Ex immediately comes to mind. So, when Unreal 2 hit the stores, I decided to take a look and see what the graphical gaming future holds for us.

First: the engine. Wow! It was everything I expected and more. “Stunning” is a good word for quality of Unreal 2’s graphics. I had most everything turned all the way up: 1280×1024 resolution, 32-bit color depth, with texture detail and decaling at their highest levels. The particle density setting was mid-way. The game was very playable. One graphics setting that is missing is anti-aliasing, which is the smoothing of the jagged edges of lines on the computer screen. I wasn’t terribly surprised by this since anti-aliasing is a big hit to graphics performance and I had a feeling the engine was pushing my card pretty hard already. The dynamic lighting and shadowing of the game are just plain beautiful. The textures are rich and colorful. The polygon count of the models seems adequate so that fairly complex models can be well-represented and still achieve a decent frame rate. The graphics engine in this game is first-rate. For the game, the graphics choices were good enough to show of the engine well. The particle and weapons effects were really nice. Lights seemed well-placed, the textures and models were well-done. Although, it is probably a little too colorful for a space game (think Walt Disney does Babylon 5).

[floatright]http://www.snackbar-games.com/images/reviews/unreal2/ss02_thumb.jpg[/floatright]The sound effects added some nice atmosphere to the game and were well-placed. Far-off monsters howled and croaked in the thunder and rain of the swamp. Bullets ricocheted off walls and heated battles in enclosed areas had a crazy-ass-shooting -everything-that-moves chaotic feeling to them. I had EAX enabled, but couldn’t tell if it was ever used properly. The music was appropriate, but nothing particularly special. The voice acting was not very good. NOTE: if you experience sound-related crashes and are using EAX, there is a beta patch available that may reduce the problems. It did not help my crashing at all.

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As stated earlier, Unreal 2 is a first-person shooter. Plain and simple. It uses the standard W-A-S-D control scheme so it is pretty easy to jump right in. No manual required. It handles really smoothly. There is a head bob control to control how much the camera bounces when you run. And there is also a dodge sensitivity adjustment, just in case you don’t like accidentally double-forwarding a stop-drop-and-roll right into a monster’s waiting maw.

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As far as FPS’ go, it seems pretty run-of-the-mill. I did not find it particularly challenging. The monster AI was not bad but neither was it very good. The game resorted to the traditional triggered scripts and monster spawning, as well as on occasional jumping puzzle. *yawn* The missions and maps were 100% linear, as expected. The entire game is pretty much plow your way through 1 hallway at a time, press the candy-like red button at the end, and on to the next cut-scene.

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[floatleft]http://www.snackbar-games.com/images/reviews/unreal2/ss05_thumb.jpg[/floatleft]While Unreal 2: the engine was absofriggin beautimous[sup]1[/sup], I did not find Unreal 2; the game particularly entertaining. The only thing that kept me wanting to see the next level was the prospect of a bigger gun. That… and boobies. Aside from being a snoozer of a game, the game suffers from some severe bugs. It crashes regularly (at least once every 30 minutes). The only patch for it, after 1 week, does nothing for me. Also, there is no multiplayer. That was probably by design. But, why the hell would anyone release a FPS without multiplayer? So, with all of these problems, it was impossible for me to play more than a few missions into the game.

Alas, I cannot recommend anyone buying this game. Although the game engine seems straight from heaven, the game content is just not much fun. If you absolutely must purchase this game, wait a month for the price to come down and a few patches to be released. I do indeed look forward to the future games that will use the Unreal 2 engine.

[sup]1[/sup] i.e. “really damn pretty”