Many of the game’s weapons had two, sometimes three, modes of fire. Ranging from a basic Assault Rifle to a devastating Flak Cannon, Rocket launcher and Link Gun (which could both heal and destroy), we rampaged through the level collecting upgrades - that beefed up our speed, armour and the amount of damage we dished out - as we dueled. And then there are the vehicles.

One of the most innovative additions from previous Unreal games was the inclusion of a Hoverboard with which you’ll be able to quickly traverse large distances if other vehicles are in short supply. After a shaky start we were soon slaloming through the legs of a hulking Necris Darkwalker (a massive tripod with blistering cannons and a concussion gun fixed onto its underside), before jumping into a nearby Goliath tank and turning the lanky alien machine into scrap metal. Then we turned our attention to a line of approaching foot soldiers and used the Goliath’s secondary fire mode - artillery - to take them out of action.

Another vehicle that we took for a spin was the hulking Leviathan, which sported a staggering five turrets (each with their own personal shield) and a gargantuan deployable gun that obliterated anything in its path. This slow-moving monster was terrifying to behold, sending massive dust clouds into the air like warning signals to anyone foolhardy enough to stand in its way.

As a collection of enemy Dark Walkers approached our position, their armour plating started to burn and spark from our incessant barrages. “As a vehicle gets hit you’ll see the fender buckling and burn damage,” enthuses Polge. “Pieces of the vehicle will fly off. However, the damage doesn’t affect a vehicle’s behaviour, because we want to keep the vehicular combat as fun as possible.”