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F I R S T
game type: Multiplayer
game of the year: Unreal Tournament
publisher: GT Interactive
vote rating: 41%
further information: "Or maybe you'd just like to chat with other fans about the abundant modes of game play that come stock with UT? As it has been in the past, we had to wait a good 6 months after a game was released for any type of mods to be developed or even released for it. Well with UT, you get your standard death match, where everyone takes on in a slugfest of whizzing bullets and booming rockets to see who can score the most frags while dying the least amount of times. However UT doesn't stop there -- it includes FIVE more types of game play: Team Death Match, Domination, Capture the Flag, Assault, and Last Man Standing. My personal favorite, Assault, separates players into two teams and assigns one team the job of the assaultee, and the other team the job of the assaulter." - Langdon
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECOND
game type: Multiplayer
game of the year: Quake 3 Arena
publisher: Activision
vote rating: 18%
further information: "Multiplayer is a different story altogether. It is awesome. Much better than any game I have played so far (I haven't played Unreal tournament). It is quick and fast paced. Unfortunately, I was only able to play with three other people but it was still a blast. ID did an awesome job designing the levels and balancing the weapons. The levels are small and well planned. There is not much room to run and hide and often times you find yourself being thrown into action. I don't mind this as I feel the default machine gun you respawn with is more than adequate to stave off death until a better weapon can be found. This game takes away some of the power of the rocket launcher and I am happy to see it. Every weapon is powerful and sure to deliver an ass-whupping. I found that frag counts were generally much higher as all the weapons seem to take off more health then they did in previous games. Several different gameplay modes such as teamplay also add to the beatdown if straight deathmatch is not enough. Powerups like quad damage, speedup and regeneration all add to the fun and there is always a rush to gain any advantage you came. I also really like the awards that are given at the end of every match. Overall gameplay is quick and furious and I loved it." - Cyrus
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIRD
game type: Multiplayer
game of the year: Wheel of Time
publisher: GT Interactive
vote rating: 5%
further information: The Wheel of Time, based on the best-selling fantasy series of novels by Robert Jordan, is set to revolutionize the world of PC gaming through its unique mix of action, strategy and role-playing. Using an enhanced version of Epic MegaGames' Unreal engine, Wheel of Time will bring Jordan's vibrant world of fantasy and intrigue to life.

The Wheel of Time is exactly what you've been waiting for: the clean, immersive experience of 3D action games like Quake or Unreal with some real strategic depth. To put it simply, your mind will have to be just as quick as your trigger finger if you're to successfully gather the keys to the Dark One's magical prison.