Parents' Guide to

Unreal Tournament 3

By Brett Molina, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 18+

Frenzied first-person shooter with gory visuals.

Game PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 2007
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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Based on 4 parent reviews

eliram874
eliram874 Adult
June 9, 2014
age 18+

Too gory too violent

Way too gory way too violent completly unnecessary. too satanic in that aspect you can rip charracters completly appart and unfortenetly you also kill women in this game. i downloaded the demo and I had to uninstall it. women are dressed too revealing from the upper areas no sexual material but sensual material is way to high as explained and profanity is too excessive.

This title has:

Too much sex
Too much swearing
responsable-adult
responsable-adult Parent of 15-year-old
January 14, 2014
age 18+

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I am a responsible adult and i think that this game is very inappropriate and i only recommend it for people over the age of 21

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
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What’s It About?

From the moment you start UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3, it's clear the multiplayer element is king. A single-player campaign seems like a warm-up for the more robust multiplayer modes. In it, you work as a mercenary seeking revenge against an alien race who wiped out your colony. All battles within that campaign are a series of offline matches on a wide selection of maps.

Most battles follow the standard format, like Deathmatch and Capture the Flag. Warfare is perhaps the game's best option. You must overtake a series of small nodes that link to your enemy's power source; once linked, that core is vulnerable to attack. The first team to destroy their enemy's core wins.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (4):
Kids say (9):

Epic Games, the company behind Gears of War, makes a frenetic debut on the PS3 with the gory shooter Unreal Tournament 3. The atmosphere is intense and incredibly fast-paced, arguably the fastest shooter on any console. The game also boasts impressive customization options that have bolstered a fan base cultivated in prior PC releases.

At times, the campaigns feel repetitive. However, Unreal Tournament 3 quells those concerns with a unique set of weapons, multiple maps, and challenging opponents. An intriguing feature is the ability to create maps and other modifications on the game's PC version and transfer them onto the PlayStation 3. However, one drawback is you'll need to own both the PC and PS3 versions of the game to take advantage.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the game's use of customizable characters and maps. While you can customize your characters in the PS3 version, if you want to customize the maps you will have to also own the PC version. Does that feature warrant owning two copies of a game? How does the violence in this game compare with other titles available? Did you like the game's fast pace?

Game Details

  • Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
  • Available online?: Not available online
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release date: December 12, 2007
  • Genre: First-Person Shooter
  • ESRB rating: M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
  • Last updated: February 13, 2020

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