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Quake IV (2005)

Certificate 18

Average rating

(59%)

Developers:	RAVEN
Genres:	Xbox 360
Number of players:	1
Released:	December 02, 2005

Being a console owner, youll probably not have heard of a game called Quake. A long time ago, a company called id brought out a game called Quake, in which you single-handedly had to defeat wave upon wave of zombies and demons, whilst armed with nail guns, rocket launchers and the like. The game picked up where ids own Doom had left off, further expanding the newborn first person shooter genre. Then Quake II came out, with more of the same gory blasting action. But it was further distinguished by its excellent multiplayer mode, in which players could roam mazelike granite environments under swirling orange skies. Even today, first person shooters are shaped by what went on in those early LAN parties, at the birth of rocket jumps, head shots, and mouse and keyboard control.

The blank canvas of Quake IIs multiplayer, and the modding community that grew up around it gave the game a longevity far greater than any single player content could ever have offered. So much so that when Quake III finally came out, it did not even have a single player mode in the traditional sense. The developers at id simply set out to create as high fidelity an engine as they could, packaged with an assortment of player skins.

Since then, the company turned its attention back to their earlier, Doom creation, with the emphasis on the single player experience. The result was the terrifying and supremely polished Doom 3. They gave the languishing Quake license over to Raven Software. The people at Raven are now releasing their own take on the Quake universe. And using the Doom 3 engine, theyve taken the franchise back to its own single player roots. Dont expect an amazing multiplayer mode, instead Quake offers a single player experience much more fast paced than its psychological horror sister, with more enemies, and hectic gameplay. Quake III made it onto a console, the PS2, and didnt compare favourably with the graphical sharpness offered on PC. Now the Xbox 360 puts it dukes up and gives PCs a run for their money.

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7 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 3 stars
Good but average !!!

c4effect from England ,UK, 20th August, 2007

Quake is an ok game by all means.But to say it is an excellent first person shooter next gen defining n all that nonsense, is obviousely statements made by ppl who ent played many first person shooters like half life,halo,etc etc .Its a straight forward shooter with average graphics and no new implements to make it any different from the rest.I would say even Prey has the edge over quake ,and graphic wise no comparison. And no doubt this review will get all BAD from the quake lovers, but seriousely to all out there. Just open youre eye's....................Rental only

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5 stars
Quauke IV - The Best Sci-Fi shooter Yet 5 STARS

James Collier from Bracknell , England, 26th July, 2006

This has got to be the best sci-fi and one of the best first person shooters ever made at the time of writing this review.I had a quick go of the game in the evening for an hour.Then later that night I couldn't sleep cause of the heat , I put the game back on at midnight , and did not turn the machine of till 5am.The game has a Hollywood movie feel throughout.Its a cross between , Halo , Aliens and Starship troopers and a lot of the elements of Doom3 and 1000% better than the lot of them.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 0 stars
Not like the Synopsis says

Cheef from from Exeter, 19th October, 2008

First I would like to point out that the synopsis is quite condescending in that being a console owner means that I or any other wouldn't have heard of 'Quake'. I would go as far as saying that everyone of us has access to or own a PC (being that this is an online only site) and would have undoubtedly heard of the franchise that is 'Quake', furthermore it is neither the best of its type nor better graphically than others. I believe that anyone would get more enjoyment from 'Halo' or 'Half-Life', unless you are a hardcore 'Quake/Doom' fan, in which case you wouldn't need to read the reviews to see what other people say about it. If you are looking for a decent FPS then you might want to try 'Orange Box'.

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