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The beginning of a long-running series of first person shooter games, demonstrating new features in Unreal Engine along the way. Play as Prisoner 849 onboard a prison ship called Vortex Rikers.
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seriesUnreal
developerEpic MegaGames
Digital Extremes
Legend Entertainment
publisherGT Interactive
composerAlexander Brandon
Michiel van den Bos
Andrew G. Sega
Dan Gardopée
 engineUnreal Engine 1
release date
NAMay 22nd, 1998
M for Mature

Single PlayerSci-FiFirst-PersonShooting
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on March 5th, 2025

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