Rating: 
Summary: id, be ashamed.
Review: In 1996 a game was made - Quake. It blew the minds of all 3d-shooter fans (including me) with splendid graphics and addictive gameplay. In 1997 a game was made - Quake2. A brilliant sequel to Quake, it was better than its predecessor in all ways. In 1999 a game was made - Quake3. It had brilliant graphics and boring gameplay. In fact, it was a letdown. This is the brief history of the Quake series. Sad, but a fact - the third game turned out to be worse than the previous two. I very much looked forward to the day when this game would come out. I bought it. I installed it. I ran the quake3.exe file. And in front of my amazed eyes the following strange picture occured: A big marine with a big gun was rapidly decreasing the number of the filthy aliens in front of him. Why weren't the aliens responding to the fire, and most importantly what was all this about - no one cared to explain. Then, the marine ran out of ammo and the filthy aliens seemed to have awakened and started shooting at him. The marine ran towards them and disappeared. Where did he go? Did he die? No one cared to explain me. This is the deep and intriguing plot of Quake3:Arena. HalfLife should just suck. Then I pressed the words SINGLE PLAYER, pressed OK several times and started fighting a bot (Crash) who was so unreasonably stupid, that at first I couldn't believe i was playing on "Nightmare". It was a really cute picture - a slowly moving bot walking around with a shotgun and waiting to be killed - so VERY interesting... The levels are good. The architecture is good. The skins are good. Everything is good (except for the AI ant the storyline), but it could have been better. I liked the curves used in the game. The graphics are splendid, but Unreal Tournament looks and feels much better. I'm sorry to admit it, because I'm a big fan of Q1 and Q2, but the third part of the series is a complete letdown!
Rating: 
Summary: Hail Quake !
Review: Man .... if u r looking for some hardcore fun ... this is the game for u .... i dont need to say much bout how to play and stuff .. cause everyone has played a first person shooter game .... but man ... this is completely different .... It's damn smooth .. nothing much to learn bout ... just install .. grab the mouse ... and beat the hell outta ur enemy .. Unlike half-life and many other games ... Quake doesn't have many complicated controls .... u dont need to scratch ur brains ... just see someone running .. and launch a damn rocket at him/her .. tearing ur opponent into pieces ... Unlike half-life this game is really fast ..I MEAN REALLY REALLY FAST ! .. u dont have to go around searching for a small damn key or looking for a special secret lock ... no such crazy things in quake ..While in half-life .. u gotta wait at the corner .. change ur settings .. pick something up .. then put it down in right place .. it's too slow and boring .... While in QUAKE .. just run over a gun .. u'll pick it up automatically .. and frag someone ... no problems of findin keys .. and secret doors and stuff .. And this is really fast ... u dont need to take ur hands off the mouse and the arrow keys .. just stick to the mouse and keys .. and let the wild side of u take the control of ur enemies .. hehehe The game has the best graphics that no other game can boast of... This is the game that u wanna play with ur friends .. and collegues... And the best thing is it's made to work good even if u have a large ping time (ping time is a big problem in Unreal .. which really really slows the game .. and takes all the fun out of it) ! ... ONE THING I CAN ASSURE IS THAT ... U WILL NEVER GET BORED OF PLAYIN A NETWORK GAME OF QUAKE 3. The stages and levels r simply awesome ... really simple ... the best thing is .. u never get lost ... like u do in "half-life" or "Deux ex" ... some stages r such that .. no one can hide from u .. it's like an open arena ... shoot and kill baby ! and the details of the bots .. and the details of someone getting fragged (killed for newcomers) is so cool and terific ... , Guess what .. i could say this is the most famous game in the history ... look at all those servers on the net .. the channels on yahoo chat and other places .. and u gotta check out their official website ... and have a look at the real life sculptures made by it's fan ... In short ... this is the game for u... if u r looking for some real fast and pure action ... I would love to say LONG LIVE QUAKE ! P.S IT'S GOOD FOR RELAXATION ... SINCE U DONT HAVE TO WORK UR BRAINS .. HAHAHA ... !
Rating:
Summary: Hail Quake !
Review: Man .... if u r looking for some hardcore fun ... this is the game for u .... i dont need to say much bout how to play and stuff .. cause everyone has played a first person shooter game .... but man ... this is completely different .... It's damn smooth .. nothing much to learn bout ... just install .. grab the mouse ... and beat the hell outta ur enemy .. Unlike half-life and many other games ... Quake doesn't have many complicated controls .... u dont need to scratch ur brains ... just see someone running .. and launch a damn rocket at him/her .. tearing ur opponent into pieces ... Unlike half-life this game is really fast ..I MEAN REALLY REALLY FAST ! .. u dont have to go around searching for a small damn key or looking for a special secret lock ... no such crazy things in quake ..While in half-life .. u gotta wait at the corner .. change ur settings .. pick something up .. then put it down in right place .. it's too slow and boring .... While in QUAKE .. just run over a gun .. u'll pick it up automatically .. and frag someone ... no problems of findin keys .. and secret doors and stuff .. And this is really fast ... u dont need to take ur hands off the mouse and the arrow keys .. just stick to the mouse and keys .. and let the wild side of u take the control of ur enemies .. hehehe The game has the best graphics that no other game can boast of... This is the game that u wanna play with ur friends .. and collegues... And the best thing is it's made to work good even if u have a large ping time (ping time is a big problem in Unreal .. which really really slows the game .. and takes all the fun out of it) ! ... ONE THING I CAN ASSURE IS THAT ... U WILL NEVER GET BORED OF PLAYIN A NETWORK GAME OF QUAKE 3. The stages and levels r simply awesome ... really simple ... the best thing is .. u never get lost ... like u do in "half-life" or "Deux ex" ... some stages r such that .. no one can hide from u .. it's like an open arena ... shoot and kill baby ! and the details of the bots .. and the details of someone getting fragged (killed for newcomers) is so cool and terific ... , Guess what .. i could say this is the most famous game in the history ... look at all those servers on the net .. the channels on yahoo chat and other places .. and u gotta check out their official website ... and have a look at the real life sculptures made by it's fan ... In short ... this is the game for u... if u r looking for some real fast and pure action ... I would love to say LONG LIVE QUAKE ! P.S IT'S GOOD FOR RELAXATION ... SINCE U DONT HAVE TO WORK UR BRAINS .. HAHAHA ... !
Rating:
Summary: The Third Sequel In The Trilogy Turns Out To Be The Best!
Review: Not since the Last Crusade in the Indiana Jones Trilogy have I seen a sequel blow away its predecessors. After laughing uncontrollably at the amazing graphics, I realized the new Bots were kicking my butt! I figured I'd better start shooting back! This game makes Half Life and unreal look like child's play. You have to gun a few people down with the railgun to really get the tingly feeling! I'd would suggest however, to abide by the rating and not let young children get their hands on this puppy! For the nation's sake! You will not be disappointed, even playing on a modem. I thought the lack of the single player game would be a problem, but the bots make up for it. When you hear the footsteps coming towards you, you can help but get a chill! One of the best yet!
Rating:
Summary: Great Graphics and Fast Game Play
Review: Overall, I am dissapointed by Quake3. However, there are now many modificatinos (Mods) available that make it a far more interesting game when playing over the internet. Plus, a new mission pack will be released in Nov. 2000 that will add new maps, weapons and features. I still prefer Unreal Tournament to Q3. But if your looking for some great graphics and really fast game play (assuming your computer can handle it), then I strongly recommend this title be added to any serious "first person shooter's" library.
Rating: 
Summary: Great game, poor overview by amazon
Review: Quake 3 Arena is a great game. The weapons are hardly groundbreaking innovations. But why would they need to be? I own both this and Unreal tournament and for pure deathmatch competitions nothing beats Q3A. It's focus on gameplay over a multitude of weapon modes is what really allows it to shine. Games like UT can become to bogged down in the cuteness and novelty of 25 weapon fire modes. And let's not even talk about the unbalancing caused by the redeemer. On another note, the Amazon overview of the game is completly incorrect. A) There is no flamethrower built in to the game, some mods include one, but ID did not. B) What player classes? Again, there are some great mods which provide team fortress gameplay (Weapons Factory and Q3Fortress), but character choice is inconsequential in relation to gameplay in vanilla Q3A.
Rating:
Summary: Great game, poor overview by amazon
Review: Quake 3 Arena is a great game. The weapons are hardly groundbreaking innovations. But why would they need to be? I own both this and Unreal tournament and for pure deathmatch competitions nothing beats Q3A. It's focus on gameplay over a multitude of weapon modes is what really allows it to shine. Games like UT can become to bogged down in the cuteness and novelty of 25 weapon fire modes. And let's not even talk about the unbalancing caused by the redeemer. On another note, the Amazon overview of the game is completly incorrect. A) There is no flamethrower built in to the game, some mods include one, but ID did not. B) What player classes? Again, there are some great mods which provide team fortress gameplay (Weapons Factory and Q3Fortress), but character choice is inconsequential in relation to gameplay in vanilla Q3A.
Rating:
Summary: Alright game, but Should have been Better...
Review: Quake 3, the game that millions were waiting for. It took quite a long time, longer then expected, and in the end it didnt end up like some were hoping it to be. The game itself has excellent graphics and is ok in Multiplayer. I, myself, like stories in games. The other 2 had an actual story line, but in the third addition to this series, it did not. Hence the name, Quake3: Arena. The whole singe player is just arena playing. I may have liked it more if it had some sort of story line. The multiplayer option is alright, but not as well done as Unreal Tournament. UT has much more advantages. You don't have to listen to me, but I think that Unreal Tournament is a better buy at the moment.
Rating:
Summary: Could have been better
Review: The graphics are okay at times. But even on a 500mhz computer it can run slow. I wouldn't recommend buying this game unless you have at LEAST a 300mhz. There are many levels to choose from. The game can get a little frustrating. It's hard. I'd recommend half life if you like shooting though. But besides slow play it's an alright game.
Rating:
Summary: DE BEZT GAME EVA
Review: THIS GAME ROCKS. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYTED. my friend and i play always when we get back from school. its awseome. the 4 stars is really 5 1/2 becuz single player can get boring. i was about 9 when i discovered that multiplayer actually wqorked by accidently clicking on it and seeing servers. if u have a crap 4 connection dont plan on playin interenet cuz u will lag a lot. i have played Unreal Tournament and i think i like unreal better then quake but i dunnno. its a good overall game as long as u play multi player
| 
