''Unreal Championship'' is a
first-person arena shooter
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video game
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developed by
Epic Games
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and
Digital Extremes
Digital Extremes is a Canadian video game developer founded in 1993 by James Schmalz. They are best known for creating ''Warframe'', a free-to-play cooperative online action game, and co-creating Epic Games' ''Unreal'' series of games. Digita ...
, published by
Infogrames
Atari SA (formerly Infogrames Entertainment SA) is a French video game holding company headquartered in Paris. Its subsidiaries include Atari Interactive and Atari, Inc. It is the current owner of the Atari brand through Atari Interactive. Bec ...
, and released for the
Xbox
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. Part of the
''Unreal'' franchise, ''Unreal Championship'' is the console version of ''
Unreal Tournament 2003
''Unreal Tournament 2003'' is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes, and published by Infogrames under the Atari brand name. The game is part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, and is a sequel to 1999's ...
'', and was developed to take advantage of
Xbox Live
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. The game is notable for being the first ever console game to receive a downloadable patch. In 2003 ''Unreal Championship'' was added to the Xbox "Platinum Hits" line.
A direct sequel, ''
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict'', was released in 2005.
Gameplay
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Deathmatch
Deathmatch, also known as free-for-all, is a gameplay mode integrated into many shooter games, including first-person shooter (FPS), and real-time strategy (RTS) video games, where the goal is to kill (or "frag") the other players' characters a ...
*
Team Deathmatch
Deathmatch, also known as free-for-all, is a gameplay mode integrated into many shooter games, including first-person shooter (FPS), and real-time strategy (RTS) video games, where the goal is to kill (or "frag") the other players' characters a ...
*
Capture the Flag
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*Double Domination – In Double Domination, both teams must control two points on the map for ten seconds in order to score. A point can be taken by walking into its symbol, A or B. NPCs can be ordered to go to a certain point.
*Survival — 1 vs 1 deathmatch with more players than usual. As each round ends, the losing player is made to join a queue of spectators, while the winner remains in the game until killed. The winner is the first player to reach a predetermined score.
*Bombing Run – ''Unreal''-style football where the player's team must score by placing the ball in the enemy force's goal. The bombing gun regenerates health as the offensive player moves, giving him additional lifespan to reach the enemy goal. Once the enemy goal is reached, the offensive player can run into it to score seven points for their team. Shooting the bomb into the enemy goal earns three points.
Reception
The game received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game
review aggregator
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Metacritic
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.
It was nominated for ''GameSpot''s annual "Best Online Game" and "Best Shooter" awards among Xbox games, both of which went to ''
MechAssault
''MechAssault'' is a video game released for the Xbox notable for being one of the first games to support Xbox Live online multiplayer. Developed by Day 1 Studios and published by Microsoft, ''MechAssault'' was initiated when Denny Thorley of Day ...
''.
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Unreal (video game series)
2002 video games
Xbox games
First-person shooters
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Multiplayer online games
Video games developed in Canada
Video games developed in the United States
Xbox-only games
Unreal Engine games
Video games about death games
Atari games
Infogrames games
Epic Games games