The long awaited follow-up to Epic Games' groundbreaking single player opus, Unreal, Unreal II: The Awakening 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.

Developed by Infogrames' Legend Entertainment, Unreal II: The Awakening uses next-generation Unreal technology created by the masterminds at Epic to deliver intense life-or-death action in the most breathtaking scenery and environments ever displayed in a computer game.

In the game, players jump into the scarred combat boots of a grizzled lawman of the future, dispatched to more than 10 unique worlds to battle a torrent of bizarre alien creatures and hard-hitting enemy soldiers to stop an malevolent plot to awaken an ancient power. Between missions, players return to an orbiting ship where they can interact with their crew members, research items acquired during missions and refresh their arsenal. Designed to challenge both the hardcore 'fragger' and welcome the first time FPSer,
Unreal II: The Awakening can be played fast and furious by the adrenaline junky or more slowly to ease newer players into the fray.

Focusing on innovative gameplay, Unreal II: The Awakening poses unique tactical challenges in each mission, including the rescuing of hostages, assaulting enemy fortresses, escorting civilians, stealth infiltration, defending outposts and more traditional search-and-destroy sorties. The game also includes elements of exploration and discovery in exotic new settings that range from stunningly realistic outdoor terrain to spine-chilling alien cities, dark undersea bases, archaeological dig sites and more.

Key Features
Innovative Game Play - Unreal II: The Awakening combines intense, pulse-pounding action with the magic of exploration and discovery and RPG-style character interaction
Advanced Technology - Under the hood lays the latest Unreal technology from Epic - a hundred fold increase in level geometry and a ten fold increase in character detail. The advanced particle system creates the illusion of running water, blazing fire, drifting smoke, and advanced weather effects
Knuckle-Whitening Enemy AI - Enemies use their new AI to find cover during fire-fights, work together in teams and react believably based on the caliber of weapon the player is carrying
Devastating Arsenal - Fifteen flesh-chewing instruments of destruction are available, ranging from familiar alien-bashing favorites like the Rocket Launcher and Combat Assault Rifle to all new exotic alien variants like the Leech Gun and the hunter/seeker 'Takkra'
A Large Bestiary of Creatures - The fearsome Skaarj return along with 24 all-new enemies, each hell-bent on eradicating the player and his compadres
Real Time Conversation System - Legend's groundbreaking dialogue system allows players to start and leave conversations, interrupt other characters, issue commands and respond to events. The system tracks the emotional state of characters so they react appropriately in a given situation
Unreal Editor -- Amateur level designers and mod makers will receive the same tools the experts used to make the game - the Unreal Editor, along with Maya Personal Learning Edition

System Requirements:
Operating System: Windows® 98/2000/Me/XP
Processor: Pentium® III or AMD Athlon 733 MHz or higher (Pentium® or AMD 1.2 GHz or greater recommended)
Memory: 256 MB RAM (384 MB or greater recommended)
Hard Disk Space: 3.0 GB Free
CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed
Video: 32 MB NVIDIA® GeForce2 MX® or better (NVIDIA® GeForce3® / ATi® Radeon(tm) 8500 or better recommended)
Sound: Windows® compatible sound card. (NVIDIA® nForce(tm) or other motherboard/soundcard containing the Dolby® Digital Interactive Encoder required for Dolby Digital audio.) Sound Blaster® Audigy(tm) series sound cards recommended.

DirectX®:
DirectX® version 8.1 (included) or higher
Modem: *An Internet connection is not required to play this game. However, level files created with the Unreal Editor may be shared and/or downloaded. An Internet connection and a 33.6 kbps or faster modem (Cable/DSL recommended) is required for sharing and downloading.