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Ripper Lite
Creator: Parser Site: Fraghouse Download: BU Fileworks
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Reviewed by: Kangus   Discuss This Review

Description:
A re-creation of the original Ripper weapon from the original Unreal Tournament.

Primary fire shoots high velocity blades that do moderate damage. The blades ricochet off the environment and can decapitate foes if they do enough damage and hit the head.

Secondary fire shoots an exploding blade that does a small amount of damage and causes a good deal of knockback to enemies.

The package includes the Ripper weapon and ammo, as well as a mutator to replace the Stinger with the Ripper.

Comments:
Parser has done an excellent job bringing the classic Ripper weapon from the first UT to the current engine. Everything about it feels faithful to the original razor spitting nightmare, yet just as tweaked and updated as UT3's core weaponry.

The Ripper at its best is all about utility and indirect combat. It is extremely powerful when firing a flood of ricocheting metal around a corner or down a tight corridor to take out anyone who is following you, or perhaps waiting in ambush. The secondary fire proves just as useful at times, particularly for knocking the enemy team out into space during flag runs in Omicron Dawn.

The Ripper works like a charm, and is for the most part bug free. The only real issue I found with it in my extensive play is that when blades pin a dead foe to the wall, they are pinned with a stinger shard rather than a ripper blade. Also, it seems a little odd that the pickup model is red, but the first person model is silver and blue. Do not let these little nit-picks stop you from downloading this awesome weapon right now!

Great work Parser!

Verdict:

 Presentation: Great re-creation of a classic weapon. Nice model choice, simple installation.
Performance: Balanced, useful and accurate. Minimal bugs.
Fun: Ricocheted headshots are as fun as ever. The knockback on the alt-fire is a blast.
Overall (Not an average): 4.0 / 5.0

 

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