Unreal Anthology

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Unreal Anthology

Developer(s)	Digital Extremes, Epic Games, Legend Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Midway Games
Engine	Unreal, UT: Unreal Engine 1 Unreal 2: Unreal Engine 2 UT2004: Unreal Engine 2.5
Release date(s)	31 October 2006
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single player Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ELSPA: 15+ ESRB: Mature (M)
Platform(s)	Windows (PC)
Media	DVD (1), Soundtrack CD (1)
System requirements	Windows 98/2000/Me/XP, 200 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM , CD-ROM, video card, DirectSound-compatible sound card
Input	Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse

Unreal Anthology is a compilation pack containing Unreal Gold (which includes Unreal and its expansion pack), Unreal Tournament, Unreal II: The Awakening, and Unreal Tournament 2004. The package includes pre-patched and up-to-date versions for most of the included games. The anthology was partially intended as a way for Epic to remarket the games under their new publisher for the series, Midway Games, after leaving Atari shortly after Unreal Tournament 2007's announcement. The package released at a price of USD 30.

Initial reactions to the announcement of the package were good partially due to its format:^{[citation needed]} instead of having multiple discs for each game (which would total over 10 CD-ROMs for all original releases), all four games are packaged on a single dual-layer DVD with a unified installer and pre-patched games. The addition of the bonus music CD, containing an array of music from the various titles, was also considered a positive.

However, upon the release of the anthology, some reactions dimmed.^{[citation needed]} The original Unreal is not compatible with the Unreal Gold release servers. ^[1] The package lacks the official "Bonus Pack 4" content for the original Unreal Tournament, for no apparent reason ^[2]. Also missing from Unreal Tournament are the improved S3TC textures which came with the original CD releases of the game; however, incomplete official display drivers or more fully developed third-party drivers are required for their operation, which are unofficial and thus not supported. The package also lacks the eXpanded MultiPlayer addon to Unreal II, which was released as part of a Special Edition package of Unreal II as well as a free download to owners. Unreal Tournament 2004 is unusually missing two maps from the Editor's Choice Edition of the game, ONS-Aridoom and ONS-Ascendancy ^[3]. A minority of players were turned off by the lack of Linux support by the anthology. The executables to run on Linux is offered as a free download.

1 Package contents
- 1.1 Omissions
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Package contents

Unreal Gold version 226, including:
- Unreal
- Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na Pali
Unreal Tournament Game of the Year edition, version 436, including:
- Bonus Packs 1-3
Unreal II: The Awakening version 2001
Unreal Tournament 2004 version 3369, including:
- Editor's Choice Edition (Bonus Pack 1)
- MegaPack (Bonus Pack 2)
Bonus music CD, including the following tracks^[4]:
1. Flightcastle (0:51) (Unreal)
2. Shared Dig (2:34) (Unreal)
3. Dusk Horizon (2:31) (Unreal)
4. Bluff Eversmoking (3:57) (Unreal)
5. Isotoxin (4:09) (Unreal)
6. Unreal Temple (Crypt) (4:12) (Unreal)
7. Black Wind (3:10) (Return to Na Pali)
8. Unreal Tournament Menu (2:00) (Unreal Tournament)
9. Foregone Destruction (4:11) (Unreal Tournament)
10. Go Down (3:00) (Unreal Tournament)
11. Botpack Nine (4:49) (Unreal Tournament)
12. Mechanism Eight (6:12) (Unreal Tournament)
13. Skyward Fire (4:56) (Unreal Tournament)
14. Razorback (4:49) (Unreal Tournament)
15. The Course (4:28) (Unreal Tournament)
16. UTMenu Redux (4:14) (UT2004)
17. Ghost of Anubis (2:01) (UT2004)
18. Infernal Realm (1:59) (UT2004)
19. Assault (1:59) (UT2004)
20. Arena (0:53) (UT2004)
21. From Below (1:59) (UT2004)
22. Sniper Time (2:00) (UT2004)
23. Onslaught One (3:48) (UT2004)