Editing Unreal (1998 video game) (section)

===Critical response===
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| GR         = 89%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/39722-unreal/index.html |title=Unreal for PC |work=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=October 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012517/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/39722-unreal/index.html |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| Allgame    = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11634&tab=review|title=Unreal Review|work=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|access-date=October 18, 2015|first=Michael|last=L. House|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114175237/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11634&tab=review|archive-date=November 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| CVG        = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=8229|title=Unreal Review. Time to upgrade that P200 already ...|work=[[Computer and Video Games]]|date=August 15, 2001|access-date=September 14, 2015|first=Stephen|last=Fulljames|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110135246/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=8229|archive-date=January 10, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Edge       = 8/10<ref name="edge review">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/unreal-review/|title=Unreal Review|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|date=July 1, 1998|access-date=October 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531065456/http://www.edge-online.com/review/unreal-review/|archive-date=May 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GamePro  = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/814.shtml|title=Unreal Review|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group]]|date=January 1, 2000|access-date=September 14, 2015|first=Steve|last=Klett|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040620111314/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/814.shtml|archive-date=June 20, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameRev    = B+<ref name="game revolution">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/unreal|title=Unreal Review, Right game, wrong time|publisher=[[Game Revolution]]|date=June 5, 2004|access-date=October 4, 2014|first=Tom|last=Anderson}}</ref>
| GSpot      = 8.4/10<ref name="gamespot review">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/unreal-review/1900-2531736/|title=Unreal Review, What gives Unreal an edge is how these differences, while not always positive, distinguish it from the legions of other 3D shooters|work=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=June 10, 1998|access-date=October 4, 2014|first=Tahsin|last=Shamma}}</ref>
| IGN        = 9/10<ref name="ign review">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/13/unreal|title=Unreal Review, As corny as it sounds, the title says it all|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=August 12, 1998|access-date=October 4, 2014|first=Craig|last=Harris}}</ref>
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| PCGUK      = 94/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.co.uk/games/gamefile_review_page.asp?item_id=1326|title=Unreal Review|work=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=September 14, 2015|first=Steve|last=Owen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001202175300/http://www.pcgamer.co.uk/games/gamefile_review_page.asp?item_id=1326|archive-date=December 2, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| PCZone     = 9.3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3610|title=Unreal Review|work=[[Computer and Video Games]]|date=August 13, 2001|access-date=September 14, 2015|author=PCZone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311204830/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3610|archive-date=March 11, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| rev2Score  = 9/10<ref name="thunderbolt review">{{cite web|url=http://www.thunderboltgames.com/review/unreal|title=Unreal PC Review|publisher=Thunderbolt|date=March 19, 2003|access-date=October 4, 2014|first=Matt|last=Wadleigh|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112926/http://www.thunderboltgames.com/review/unreal|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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''Unreal'' received positive reviews upon release.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=May 22, 1998 |title=Unreal is Real; GT Interactive, Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes Ship the Year's most Eagerly Anticipated PC Game |journal=Business Wire |pages=1 |via=ProQuest}}{{verify source|date=March 2022}}</ref> Critics praised the graphics, gameplay, music, atmosphere, enemy behavior, and bot support in multiplayer mode, but criticized the lag-ridden online multiplayer mode.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Banjo-Kazooie', 'Unreal' make Worlds Come Alive |last1=Mowatt |first1=Todd |date=July 2, 1998 |work=USA Today |last2=Snider |first2=Mike |page=09D |last3=Ham |first3=Tom |via=ProQuest}}{{verify source|date=March 2022}}</ref>

''[[Macworld]]''{{'}}s Michael Gowan wrote: "This 3-D shoot-'em-up reinvigorates a tired genre. Plot, atmosphere, and exploration mix with ferocious enemies to make this game stand out from the pack".<ref name=macworldreviews>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010810062339/http://www.macworld.com/1999/02/games/games.html |url=http://www.macworld.com:80/1999/02/games/games.html |title=Name Your Game; From Goofy to Gory, ''Macworld'' Reviews 48 Ways to Play |author=Gowan, Michael |work=[[Macworld]] |date=February 1999 |archive-date=August 10, 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' gave five stars out of five for the PC version of the game, and called it the best action game for the platform.<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine |title=Finals |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |issue=44 |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |date=August 1998 |pages=84–85}}</ref> In 2018 ''[[CNET]]'' praised the game at its 20th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Free frags: Grab Unreal Gold for free today to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary |website=[[CNET]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531174518/https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/free-frags-grab-unreal-gold-for-free-today-to-celebrate-the-games-20th-anniversary/ |archive-date=2023-05-31 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/free-frags-grab-unreal-gold-for-free-today-to-celebrate-the-games-20th-anniversary/}}</ref>