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Summary: Quake2 still the best online mutliplayer game
Review: After playing a number of online games over the past 3 years, little has changed. Sure, the variance of games certainly has changed but the best game available is still Quake2. Quake2 has by far been the most popular multiplayer FPS game since its release. Games like UT, Half Life and Quake3 just haven't cut it. Unreal Tournament and Half Life don't come close in the many features that Quake2 has to offer. Versatility in gameplay and choices for the gamer on the internet are Quake2's biggest selling points.One of the things that makes playing an online game is the sense of community that one gets with other online players. While you are fragging away you get to meet people from all over the place. Entire sites have been created where gamers help gamers and sometimes they get together and talk about everything having to do with Q2. Other times they talk about sports, but the sense of a gaming community is there. UT, Half-life and Quake3 just don't have the feel that Q2 does. While Q3's graphics may be a little better, the actual playability is quite annoying [all of the jumping around that goes on] and there hasnt' been nearly the support for Q3, UT or Half Life on the net. The main reason for this: None of these games can compete across the board with Q2. JD
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Summary: Still QUAKEing after all these years
Review: Although it's been out and about for nearly five years now, I've yet to encounter a 3D first-person shooter game that's quite as fun to play as Quake II. Whenever I get the urge to cut down hordes of fugly cybernetic aliens, I throw some mood music into my CD-ROM player (my personal recs: MegaDeth's "Countdown to Extinction" album, ICP's "Riddle Box", and just about anything by White Zombie / Rob Zombie), select my settings, and fire this bad-boy up! Pretty soon I'm cuttin' the bad guys down left 'n' right with every bit of ordnance I can muster! Sure I take a few hits here 'n' there, and even get killed at least twice on each level when playin' the "medium" difficulty setting. But thanks to my using the "Save Game" option every twenty paces, I can get the massacre goin' again and hardly miss a beat! And with the help of the drop-down status display (press F1 to raise and lower this feature), I'm kept up to speed on how many enemies I've killed on a particular level as well as the number remaining, how many of the goals I've accomplished for that level, and the number of swag-filled secret areas I've uncovered. Fair warning, though: be sure the coast is clear before you use this feature, as enemies will take advantage of your "downtime" by tryin' to kill ya dead! Speakin' of secret areas, levels, and such: while I stumbled upon quite a few hidden things by accident the first time 'round thanks to an occasional stray shot, I decided to cheat a bit to find the ones I'd missed before by checking out a few resources on the internet, including www.gamewinners.com/DOSWIN/blquake2.htm. This particular site also lets ya in on such cheat codes as unlimited ammo, invincibility, and enhanced armor. Er, not that I need to use such codes to totally kick @$$, of course... But despite the carnage o' fun I've had playin' Quake II iover the last few years, there are a few downsides that bum me out a little. While I'm not too hip on not being able to hold onto more than two of each kind of power-up item (e.g. Quad Damage, Invincibility, Environmental Suit) on the "medium" difficulty setting, I gotta admit it does give me an incentive to use the power-ups I have more wisely. I'd also have preferred the enemy combatants not be quite as predictable in their movements and reactions to my presence, as I've gotten a bit too good at ducking and/or otherwise eluding the shots they fire at me. Another downside to Quake II is that I become nauseous when I play it for long stretches! You know you're a mess when you need to pop a couple Dramamine before you play a freakin' computer game... Anyhoo, I don't know why some yahoos say that video games like this will make the people who play 'em actually go out and massacre every livin' thing they see. Heck, I've been playin' this bad-boy ever since it came out, and I've never developed any such urges whatsoever... SATAN, THY DARK LORD AND MASTER, COMMANDS THEE TO KILL, KILL, KILL Whoops-- time for me to take the "happy pills" the nice orderly just handed me... 'Late
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Summary: A must have for fans of first person shooters
Review: Despite what all the critics have to say, I really like Quake 2. There's just something about it that keeps me playing it over and over. The graphics are a noticeable step above the original Quake's, and the gameplay is nice and sturdy. The missions in Quake 2 have a flowing feel to them that makes you believe you are working towards something. The sound is superb with all the explosion sound effects one would expect for this type of game, and the opening music in the first level is a great mood setter for the game. The ending is a little brief, but ID has never been known for producing storylines of epic proportions anyway. Online death match play, while not up to par with some other games of the same genre, is still quite fun and adds lots of replay value. If you're a fan of first person shooters, get Quake 2 now and pick up the mission packs while they are still available.
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Summary: Ughhh...
Review: Everything about this game is terrible, which is surprising since ID used to make the most amazing games. Let's face it- since John Romero left everything has gone downhill. Rather than anxiously awaiting each level, I constantly asked myself "Will this game ever end?"
The music is horrible- repetitive generic metal songs with occasional electronic elements. The monsters are boring and overused. The levels are for the most part bland, though a few do stand out. The main character also seems to have 6 different voices.
There is absolutely no story whatsoever. It's just the same "Go to this room and get this item so you can go to next the room" type of game (Wolfenstien 3D, Doom, Heretic), poorly disguised. In fact, when you beat the game, instead of finding out what happens you get a screen which reads "THE END."
The worst part has to be the weapons, however. The Super Shotgun goes through ammo like crazy, the Machine Gun constantly raises itself when firing so you have to keep tapping the fire button or soon you'll be shooting above your enemies, the Rail Gun takes about a second to fire, then needs to recharge itself, the Rocket Launcher also has a recharge period, and the BFG takes forever to even fire! Much longer than the original took.
In short, this game was a complete letdown. I should have spent the money on a disk of Doom wads instead.
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Summary: Quake 2 Rules!
Review: Hey, Quake 2 is the best game in the whole world! It is so fun! All I do is play multiplayer. I play against my friends and clan members...My favorite mod is Weapons Of Destruction.
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Summary: A very good first-person shooter
Review: I love first-person shooters, but recently I've had a few disappointments. The "Wheel of Time," for example, needs some well muscled computer hardware to run decently, and my computer is just too wimpy. Also, Wheel of Time features a story with cut scenes that seems to detract from the game rather than enhance it. Quake II was no disappointment, however. It runs well on my Pentium 266. Also, it's a good, old-fashioned shooter that allows the player to blast and blow up one's enemies in a way that's almost artistic. The enemies are powerful but conquerable, and the levels are interesting with pretty fair graphics. To sum, Quake II is a very good game that deserves it popularity.
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Summary: A very good first-person shooter
Review: I love first-person shooters, but recently I've had a few disappointments. The "Wheel of Time," for example, needs some well muscled computer hardware to run decently, and my computer is just too wimpy. Also, Wheel of Time features a story with cut scenes that seems to detract from the game rather than enhance it. Quake II was no disappointment, however. It runs well on my Pentium 266. Also, it's a good, old-fashioned shooter that allows the player to blast and blow up one's enemies in a way that's almost artistic. The enemies are powerful but conquerable, and the levels are interesting with pretty fair graphics. To sum, Quake II is a very good game that deserves it popularity.
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Summary: R.I.P. Quake 2
Review: I used to love playing Quake 2. I played it for hours on end. When I heard about it's impending release in 1997, I was stoked and could hardly wait for it to come out. And what did I do when it did? I played it AT LEAST 3 to 4 days a week from 1997 to early 2002. And guess what? I became freakin sick of it! I do not want to play this game ever again for the rest of my existence on this earth!! (Well, at least for 10 years or so) My point is, after you log hours and hours of gameplay, it starts to get old. FAST. Quake 2 may be a legendary game but I warn you don't overindulge. Play Max Payne, Deus Ex or Unreal Tournament 2003 instead.
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Summary: Not as good as the first
Review: I was a little disappointed in this game. I love the ambience of the first Quake, and Quake2 just doesn't have that frightening, creepy aspect. Also the first Quake is much harder. I beat this game's butt in less than 2 weeks on the HARD difficulty setting. A word of advice: after installing the game, immediately download the patch from ID software. Otherwise, games in progress will be unplayable after you install the patch. Like I said, all this and I STILL beat the game in less than 2 weeks. Friend, I'd skip this one and go for Half-Life.
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Summary: The best game ever, but uses every ounce of your computer.
Review: I've been playing this game now for 18 months, and it is the best. The 3D graphics engine is incredible. It is expandable. I use the Capture The Flag version that I downloaded. Note: This game is for emotionally stable people. If a nutcase plays this game, look out. It is very lifelike and you can see the guts on the floor, so its not for children. You better have a good computer, though. For good output, you need a video card like the 3Dfx Voodoo3 2000, and a P-MMX 300 w/ 64 MB of ram. For perfect output, with no gitteryness, you need a PIII600, 3Dfx Voodoo3 3000, 256-MB of ram, and with ANY multiplayer game, the better your connection, the better. 56k is starting not to cut it anymore. Oh, and the sound card doesnt really matter, as long as you have one. Just know this before you purchase this, because this game might seem bad if you use it on the wrong computer. Overall - The best game if your computer can handle it.
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