Quake II is a year old, but the new weapons and power-ups make the game interesting again.
While you may not remain interested in the single-player mission to see it to its completion, the four-player multiplayer in Quake II will make you glad you had picked up ...
If you've never sat down with the PC version, you'll probably be able to easily overlook the game's problems.
The question you need to ask yourself is whether you enjoy Quake II enough to merit playing it again, because The Reckoning is a supplement rather than an improvement.
Whatever else may be said about Quake II, one thing is certain: It is the only first-person shooter to render the original Quake entirely obsolete.
Quake II, at its lowest point, is an intense experience. At its highest, Quake II is simply near the pinnacle of PC gaming - an all-out assault on the senses filled with barrel-chattering action and non-stop, thrill-a-mi... Read Full Review
7 of 7 users found the following review helpfulPositives:That this game was able to improve and innovate so much just a year after the first game is magic.Deeper amount of narrative influence in the game compared to the first one.Visual design is fantastic, made even... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulQuake 2 is a fun video game. The reason for Half-Life to exist. The Sequel to Quake which started out as WOR and became its own thing. STORY:You are Bitterman and no pun intended this planet will make you one Bitterman... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulI played it some time ago and the thing I can say that it's all action and this is what a good old-fashioned shooter does. The primary thing you must do is to survive waves of enemies and to shoot them right in the head.... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulQuake II for the N64 is generally regarded as a fairly 'average' console first person shooter for its time period, and while that may be true from some aspects, I think Quake II is actually one of the system's best games... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe game is great,it doesn't have much of a story or something,but it's a real game because is fun,it's just simply fun,that is what games should be.The maps are solid,the enemies are very imaginative and intresting.Only... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulthis is one of the best fps's ever created!half-life has a modified engine of this game;)so think about it! this is the first pc game that i've ever played,back in 1998.i was 9 years old & didn't even knew how to handle... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe first Quake can be essentially considered a tech demo for the idTech 2 engine. It had many trappings from its predecessor series, Doom; some of these fit poorly with the new features provided by the idTech 2 engine, ... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulGameplay: 5 (there's so much one can take collecting security cards and what…no secrets?!?) Graphics: 8 (certainly the strongest point) Sounds: 5 (gorillas on heat is not my ideal cup-of-tea) Value: 4 (at least there... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulThe original Quake was really fun! Quake 3 was AWESOME!!! But this.... Um.... Well, it has some really awesome rock music in the background, which I liked about the game the best. But you find yourself doing the sa... Read Full Review
3 of 13 users found the following review helpfulQuake 2 is a definitive improvement over the original. What you missed with the first Quake and have now is a true singleplayer campaign, that is equipped with a story and extended alot in gameplay time as well as fitted... Read Full Review
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