History VideoGame / UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict

Basically, ''Unreal Championship 2'' can be described as a mix of FPS and FightingGame. In fact, the character roster includes a GuestFighter in the form of ''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s own Raiden and Shao Kahn as an announcer.

The game is notorious in the series for its combat system. It has a strong emphasis on melee combat and mobility, to the point of having a wider moveset and more adrenaline abilities than those of ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'', with the player being able to alternate first-person (non-melee mode) and third-person (melee mode) views. Each melee weapon has an alternate fire which can stun the opponent, a requirement to do the [[FinishingMove Coup De Grace]]. And, unlike other instances of the Unreal franchise, each character is radically different, with weight classes (light-medium-heavy), starting meleé and ranged weapons, different adrenaline abilities and a custom Coup De Grace. Basically, ''Unreal Championship 2'' can be described as a mix of FPS and FightingGame. In fact, the character roster includes a GuestFighter in the form of ''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s own Raiden and Shao Kahn as an announcer.

''Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict'' is a first-person/third-person HeroShooter, and the second console-exclusive game of the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series, also for Xbox. It was developed by EpicGames and it's the first Unreal game published by MidwayGames, otherwise known for the Franchise/MortalKombat series.

The game is notorious in the series for it's combat system. It has a strong emphasis on melee combat and mobility, to the point of having a wider moveset and more adrenaline abilities than those of ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'', with the player being able to alternate first-person (non-melee mode) and third-person (melee mode) views. Each melee weapon has an alternate fire which can stun the opponent, a requirement to do the [[FinishingMove Coup De Grace]]. And, unlike other instances of the Unreal franchise, each character is radically different, with weight classes (light-medium-heavy), starting meleé and ranged weapons, different adrenaline abilities and a custom Coup De Grace. Basically, ''Unreal Championship 2'' can be described as a mix of FPS and FightingGame. In fact, the character roster includes a GuestFighter in the form of ''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s own Raiden and Shao Kahn as an announcer.

Followed chronologically by ''VideoGame/UnrealñTournamentIII''.

* BadassFamily: Judging by Malcolm's words, Anubis's family has a history in the Rites' history. This is true as well for any family in the Nakhti Empire, which may be the reason why Liandri is sponsoring the Rites.

* CaptureTheFlag

** Gorge was the winner of the [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 year 2302 tournament (UT2003)]].

---> '''Robot commentator:''' ''What an incredible match. Fine performances by all, but three competitors will go back home empty-handed. Malcolm, are you surprised to see Anubis in the semi-finals?''
---> '''Malcolm:''' ''Nah. He has fighting in his blood, from his grandmother, the late Empress Seshati.''
---> '''Robot commentator:''' ''But he turned his back on his family's fighting tradition, not to mention his arranged marriage with Selket, eight years ago.''
---> '''Malcolm:''' ''Skipping the tourney was one thing, but passing off a chick like Selket was suicidal.'' [[spoiler:I bet she's dying to meet him on the Arena]].

--> '''Malcolm:''' ''Some would say it's unwise to meet a Skaarj warrior in a game they invented.''
--> '''Szalor:''' ''It is always unwise to fight a Skaarj warrior.''

The game features six gamemodes:
* '''Deathmatch''' and the team-based variant '''Team Deathmatch'''
* '''CaptureTheFlag'''

The story focuses on the Nakhti empire, an Egyptian-based civilization whose Ascension Rites' Tournament decided who was [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority the one who would rule the Empire]]. It has the player taking the role of Anubis, a member of the Imperial Legion, while he tries to stop [[FemmeFatale Selket]] from becoming the Emperor. He's one of the first people to be aware that she's a puppet of the [[MegaCorp Liandri Corporation]], who wants to control the Nakhti people. So, Anubis and his friend Sobek sign up for the Tournament in order to stop her.

The game is notorious for it's combat system. It has a strong emphasis on melee combat and mobility, to the point of having a wider moveset and more adrenaline abilities than those of ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'', with the player being able to alternate first-person (non-melee mode) and third-person (melee mode) views. Each melee weapon has an alternate fire which can stun the opponent, a requirement to do the [[FinishingMove Coup De Grace]].

And, unlike other instances of the Unreal franchise, each character is radically different, with weight classes (light-medium-heavy), starting meleé and ranged weapons, different adrenaline abilities and a custom Coup De Grace.

Basically, ''Unreal Championship 2'' can be described as a mix of FPS and FightingGame. In fact, the character roster includes a GuestFighter in the form of ''Mortal Kombat'''s own Raiden.

* From ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'': [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Malcolm]], [[BackFromTheDead Brock, Lauren]]
* From ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'': [[CondemnedContestant Gorge]], [[MartialPacifist Arclite]], [[ActionGirl Sapphire]], [[UnknownRival Jackhammer]] (DLC), [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Kraag]] (DLC), [[AIIsACrapshoot Syzygy]] (DLC), [[FateWorseThanDeath Lilith]] (DLC)
* [[OriginalGeneration New to this game]]: [[DefectorFromDecadence Anubis]], [[AmbitionIsEvil Selket]], [[TheMentor Sobek]], [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Szalor, Torgr]], [[AIIsACrapshoot Raptor, Devastation]], [[AnIcePerson Apophis]] (DLC), [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Calypso]] (DLC), [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Garek]] (DLC), [[TheHero Merc Anubis]] (DLC), [[WalkingSpoiler Necris Selket]] (DLC)
* GuestFighter from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': [[ShockAndAwe Raiden]]

** Malcolm's, Brock's and Lauren's case follows the evolution from simple selectable skins in ''UT'' to full-fledged characters in ''2003/2004'' to main story characters in ''[=UC2=]'' and ''[=UT3=]''.
** Sapphire, Gorge and Arclite were just selectable skins with something of a backstory in ''2004''. In ''[=UC2=]'', they're ascended to full-fledged characters, with their own ladders, and their significance to the story.

* DemotedToExtra: Corrosion, Hyena and Memphis went from selectable characters in ''2004'' to AI bots.

* TheCameo: [[MortalKombat Shao Kahn]] as an announcer.

'''Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict''' is a first-person/third-person HeroShooter, and the second console-exclusive game of the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series, also for Xbox. It was developed by EpicGames and it's the first Unreal game published by MidwayGames, otherwise known for the Franchise/MortalKombat series.

'''Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict''' is the second console-exclusive game of the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series, also for Xbox. It was developed by EpicGames and it's the first Unreal game published by MidwayGames, otherwise known for the Franchise/MortalKombat series.

* From ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'': [[CondemnedContestant Gorge]], [[MartialPacifist Arclite]], [[ActionGirl Sapphire]], [[AscendedExtra Jackhammer]] (DLC), [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Kraag]] (DLC), [[AIIsACrapshoot Syzygy]] (DLC), [[FateWorseThanDeath Lilith]] (DLC)

--> ''"[[SceneryPorn From the wind swept barrens, from their breathtaking ocean cities]], they come. [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Brave warriors]] gathering forth in Noble Tradition, [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne battling for Ascension]]. [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking The greatest among them will be crowned Emperor]]. Today, with the sponsorship of the Liandri corporation. this tournament enters the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture twenty fourth century]]. Welcome to a perfect combination of Ancient Tradition, and high-tech {{bloodsport}}. Welcome to [[TournamentArc the Ascension Rites]]."''

The story focuses on the Nakhti empire, an Egyptian-based civilization whose Ascension Rites' Tournament decided who was [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority the one who would rule the Empire]]. It has the player taking the role of Anubis, a member of the Imperial Legion, while he tries to stop [[FemmeFatale Selket]] from becoming the Emperor. He's one of the first people to be aware that she's a puppet of the [[MegaCorp Liandri Corporation]], who wants to control the Nakhti people. So, Anubis and his friend [[TheObiWan Sobek]] sign up for the Tournament in order to stop her.

!This game shows examples of:

--> ''"This competition may be small, but it won't leave you disappointed. Ancient traditions, a final match to the death, and all the carnage you expect from a sanctioned Liandri tournament. Heh... I can't wait."''
-->-- '''Malcolm'''

* ADayInTheLimelight: 14 of the characters have their own ladders. They expand their backstories, and the backstory of the series a bit, thugh they tend to contradict with each other.
* AnnouncerChatter
* AppliedPhlebotinum: The Necrification process, which uses Nanoblack as its technology. Brock, Lauren [[spoiler:and Selket]], for example.

** Regarding DLC, there're also Kraagesh, Syzygy and Lilith, who were ascended from just selectable skins with a barebones backstory ''2004'' to full-fledged characters as DLC, with a short name change in Kraag's case, in ''[=UC2=]''. Ditto for Jackhammer, whose case goes even far: he was just an AI bot, using Cannonball's bio and model.

* BlatantItemPlacement: Not so much this time.
* BloodSport: And in rite form, no less.

* TheCameo: [[MortalKombat Shao Kahn]]'s announcer voice.
* CaptainObvious: While some of the individual ladder challenges have creative names, others are limited to "<gametype> In <map name>", for example "Deathmatch In [=AcidRain=]". The most unfortunate case is "Overdose In [[TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed Cancer]]" for every Overdose match played in the map [=OD-Cancer=].
** Another example is "Vampiric Overdose" (an Overdose match played with the Vampire mutator) in Raiden's ladder.

* CreditsGag

* DownloadableContent: The game had a Bonus Pack in the form of 4 maps, 13 new playable characters, and the possibility of playing Overdose in Deathmatch maps.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Nakhti.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: After the quarterfinals.
--> '''Robot commentator:''' ''What an incredible match. Fine performances by all, but three competitors will go back home empty-handed. Malcolm, are you surprised to see Anubis in the semi-finals?''
--> '''Malcolm:''' ''Nah. He has fighting in his blood, from his grandmother, the late Empress Seshati.''
--> '''Robot commentator:''' ''But he turned his back on his family's fighting tradition, not to mention his arranged marriage with Selket, eight years ago.''
--> '''Malcolm:''' ''Skipping the tourney was one thing, but passing off a chick like Selket was suicidal.'' [[spoiler:I bet she's dying to meet him on the Arena]].

* HaveANiceDeath
* ImplausibleFencingPowers

* RagdollPhysics
* [[RealIsBrown Real Is Green And Blue]]

* From ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'': [[CondemnedContestant Gorge]], [[MartialPacifist Arclite]], [[ActionGirl Sapphire]], [[AscendedExtra Jackhammer]] (DLC), [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Kraag]] (DLC), [[AIIsACrapshoot Syzygy]] (DLC), [[FateWorseThanDead Lilith]] (DLC)

* ContinutyNod:

** Unlockable characters: Devastation, Gorge, Raiden.
** Unlockable bots: Calypso, Corrosion, Darrius, Jackhammer, Judas, Memphis, Mirage, Nepthys, Syzygy.

* NostalgiaLevel: [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament The Gauntlet, Morbias and Tempest]], from the original Tournament. Also, DM-Apex is a remake of a DC-exclusive UT arena.

** Unlockable characters: Devastation, Raiden.

* NostalgiaLevel: [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament The Gauntlet, Morbias and Tempest]], from the original Tournament.

** Unlockable characters: Devastation, .
** Unlockable bots: Darrius, Judas, Memphis, Syzygy, .

* ADayInTheLimelight: 14 of the characters have their own ladders. They expand their backstories, and the backstory of the series a bit, thugh every now and then they tend to enter into contradictions with each other.

* MythologyGag: The Liandri robots borrow [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament Xan Kriegor]]'s "Witness my perfection" and "I am the alpha and omega" taunts.

* UnlockableContent: Plenty of characters, mutators, bots... wait to be unlocked by playing each single-player mode, be it the Ascension Rites, the Individual Ladders or the Challenges.

* DoingItForTheArt: For a multiplayer-based game, it's so full of little details... Each individual ladder isn't just a bunch of matches done randomly. It takes every character through their own journey to achieve their objective, be it searching for a great warrior for your cause, just winning the Tournament, getting revenge on your rival... And the Rites themselves take distance from the rest of the Tournament/Championship saga (sans VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII perhaps) as THE single-player mode.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: The game is full of little details. Each individual ladder isn't just a bunch of matches done randomly. It takes every character through their own journey to achieve their objective, be it searching for a great warrior for your cause, just winning the Tournament, getting revenge on your rival... And the Rites themselves take distance from the rest of the saga (sans VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII perhaps) as THE single-player mode.

* CaptainObvious: While some of the individual ladder challenges have creative names, others are limited to "<gametype> In <map name>", for example "Deathmatch In AcidRain". The most unfortunate case is "Overdose In [[TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed Cancer]]" for every Overdose match played in the map [=OD-Cancer=].

* CaptainObvious: While some of the individual ladder challenges have creative names, others are limited to "<gametype> In <map name>".

'''Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict''' is the second console exclusive game of the {{Unreal}} series, also for Xbox. It was developed by EpicGames and it's the first {{Unreal}} game published by MidwayGames, otherwise known by the MortalKombat series.

The game is notorious for it's combat system. It has a strong emphasis on melee combat and mobility, (to the point of having a wider moveset and more adrenaline abilities than those of ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'') with the player being able to alternate first-person (non-melee mode) and third-person views. (Melee mode) Each melee weapon of the game has an alternate fire which can stun the opponent, a requirement to do the [[FinishingMove Coup De Grace]].

And, unlike other instances of the Unreal franchise, each character is radically different, with an own weight class, (light-medium-heavy) starting meleé and ranged weapons, different adrenaline abilities (which determine which moves the player is able to do) and a custom Coup De Grace.

Basically, ''Unreal Championship 2'' can be described as a mix of FPS and FightingGame. In fact, the character roster includes a GuestFighter in the form of [[MortalKombat Raiden]].

* BadassFamily: Judging by Malcolm's words, Anubis's family has a history and an own name in the Rites' history. This is true as well for any family in the Nakhti Empire, which may be the reason of why Liandri is sponsoring the Rites.

* BittersweetEnding: In the aftermath of the Rites' finals, [[spoiler:Anubis]] has a very big mourn about [[spoiler:Selket]]. Then, a Liandri Officer approaches, and gives him the choice of bringing [[spoiler:her]] back to life [[spoiler:as a Necris]], betraying everything he held dear, or leave [[spoiler:her]] dead. Needless to say, he chooses the first option.

* CursedWithAwesome: Keep the ball for a long time in Overdose, and you'll get your reward.

* KickTheDog: The Nali Slaughter gametype. Brought by the Skaarj, this melee gametype consists on [[ShootTheDog killing poor Nali]] (and, of course, your rivals) with your own hands. In the story mode, you have to fight in this stage against a Skaarj.

* {{Nostalgia Level}}s: [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament The Gauntlet, Morbias and Tempest]], from the PC games.
* OneHitKill: Freezing your opponent and doing Coup De Graces on them. Also Instagib matches.
* PlayingTennisWithTheBoss: You can reflect any fire with your melee weapon, even sniper rounds.

* AscendedExtra: Due to the way the fighting system works, several characters from both ''UnrealTournament'' and ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'' get the ascension to playable characters. Also, some of them have (although slight) relevance to the history of the game and/or the entire series.

* {{Nostalgia Level}}s: [[UnrealTournament The Gauntlet, Morbias and Tempest]], from the PC games.

The game is notorious for it's combat system. It has a strong emphasis on melee combat and mobility, (to the point of having a wider moveset and more adrenaline abilities than those of UnrealTournament2004) with the player being able to alternate first-person (non-melee mode) and third-person views. (Melee mode) Each melee weapon of the game has an alternate fire which can stun the opponent, a requirement to do the [[FinishingMove Coup De Grace]].

* AscendedExtra: Due to the way the fighting system works, several characters from both ''UnrealTournament'' and ''UnrealTournament2004'' get the ascension to playable characters. Also, some of them have (although slight) relevance to the history of the game and/or the entire series.

* WallJump: Continuing the trend from UnrealTournament2004.