Joined on 07/11/06
LOVE IT

Pros: Great game! The story line is alright and playing the single player gets you used to the controls. The online portion is where its at! The thing that makes a game good is the gameplay. This has great on-line gameplay and pretty good single player gameplay. Running, jumping, driving vehicles etc... everything "feels" right. Lots of games either feel way too slow or too frantic or just off. This game feels right and that is probably why the on-line play is so good. There are tons and tons and tons of folks who play on line. There is always a lot of games going. The online lobby is easy to navigate. This game is well done.
Cons: The graphics were really good when it came out... somewhat dated now. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad... just not the newest thing.
Overall Review: I have a 16:9 ratio screen. Either I can skew the picture or just put -window after the last " in the shortcut and it will play in windowed mode. Then you adjust the resolution so that it fills most of the monitor and play on! Hope to see you on-line... especially in my sights =)
BIG Mouse!

Pros: It has a cool light up deal on the wheel part and around the back. It works like a mouse.
Cons: Took a very very very very long time to get it set up. Oh, the software installed with no problem, but it took a long time to adjust all the settings so that it feels like it should. It is still very large and it feels like it. It feels too big at times. 2000 dpi is way too much to take use of.
Overall Review: I have mine set at 800 dpi and this is the only way to get the feel of the mouse right. It will take some getting used to. The other big mouse and keyboard maker (the logical one) makes mice with a better feel to them.
Warranty not as good as you might think

Pros: Performs well... see any 9800 GTX+ review and you will basically see what this card can do. They are the same thing.
Cons: 2 year warranty? Oh no. Didn't realize this when I put it in the cart. My fault, though. It's in the specifications. Odd to see a crud warranty from EVGA.
Good Game... Get it!

Pros: There are only two things that really make a game good. Those are good game play and good plot. If you're familiar with the unreal tournament franchise, then you realize that this game is all about game play... cuz there is no plot to speak of. I like the game play on this one. It tones down some of the overly frantic-ness of the 2003 and 2004 versions, but it is still fast paced and fun. Online play looks good and there are a lot of folks on line playing it. That helps. Graphics are good. It supports my 16:9 monitor. PhysX for you Nvidia heads out there. Register this product on STEAM, baby!!! Buy it here, and register it on steam and you will never have to worry about loosing your DVD.
Cons: No real plot, but you shouldn't expect one from the Unreal tournament franchise.
Overall Review: The single player mode was better then I expected and it was a nice way to get used to the controls. On-line play has been good.
Good clear image

Pros: Very nice image quality for an LCD. Tight pixel pitch means good clear text. I was concerned when moving to an LCD about text quality so I made it my main priority when choosing a monitor. I am pleased with it.
Cons: Image quality on LCD's is not as good as the professional quality CRT's that I am used to. That is the case with all LCD's though. BIG, BRIGHT, BLUE LED gets annoying when the rest of the room is dark. It isn't that bad in good light, but it really sticks out when the room is dark.
Overall Review: Stop complaining about built-in speakers! Built-in speakers are always bad.
Gamers beware!

Pros: If all you use is office and e-mail apps, this isn't a bad choice. It does have an easy to configure backup setting. It has parrental controls (have to download the additional pack).
Cons: No software that you install should hinder the other software on your computer. This is something that the folks at Symantec apparently don't know. If you game, this software will do harm to your on-line play.
Overall Review: Keep looking if you are a gamer.