Quake 4
by Activision
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Video Game Reviews of Quake 4
Customer Review: Quake Lives
Summary: 3 Stars
The last version I played of Quake before this was Quake Arena, which I liked, however I've always been a fan of FPS games so I looked forward to playing Quake 4 after trying out the demo.
The graphics are killer and the AI seems to be very reactive. There are some very immersive levels and the play is fast-paced and adrenaline-pumping. However, there are a few things that I didn't like about it.
1. The gameplay does not change much. Most of the levels are dark interior rooms with horrific, lumbering, enemies coming in predictable waves ala Doom.
2. It would have been nice to have more vehicle based missions. There was entirely too much running around waiting for some ornately grotesque creature to jump out of the darkness and not enough "mission-based" levels.
Overall, the game was worth the money, but there was room for improvement.
Customer Review: Well worth a play.
Summary: 4 Stars
I haven't played doom, and wasn't particularly impressed with Quake 1 or 2 when it came out so I wasn't expecting much from this, nevertheless I picked up this title ad hoc one day in the bargain bin. I can ramp it up to 'Ultra Qualitiy' on my PC and with my new Sennheiser headphones this game is a great deal of fun. The graphics and sound quality is outstanding and really this is a first rate title.
Quake 4 probably suffered mostly from its release coinciding with the release of F.E.A.R. In many ways F.E.A.R. is a superior title and if you have to choose between the two then F.E.A.R. is the way you ill want to go. But if you have the extra cash, or you can pick it up in the bargain bin then you won't be dissappointed by Quake 4.
Strengths:
* Outstanding graphics and textures
* Oozes atmosphere
* Immersive story line (well at least to get you into the action)
* Quality sound
Weaknesses:
* Fairly linear
* Can get repetitative.
Despite the fact that this game was largely ignored, it is better than most products out there. Well worth a try, particularly since it is now in the bargain bins.
Customer Review: Solidly entertaining FPS
Summary: 4 Stars
While Quake 4 will never win any awards for originality, it's still a fun FPS game with plenty of action, a few good "Holy crap!" moments, and lots of atmosphere. If you're a fan of high action first person shooters, you could do worse than picking up Quake 4.Customer Review: Quake 4
Summary: 1 Stars
The game is fun if you are in jail and time is not an issue. To say it takes forever to load does not begin to describe it. A half hour to get it started and then ten to fifteen minutes of play and then all over again and again. My computer exceeds all requirement of the game and still this game really and truly sucks. Not the game but the load time.
Spend your money else where or take up sowing. Or read a good book. You will finish the book before you finish this game. Hope this helps. Don't say you were not warned!!!
Customer Review: Great, but a few flaws i would like to inform
Summary: 4 Stars
Quake fans, FPS fans, PC gamer fans, whatever, this is a great game. The graphics and sound are great. The story line isnt horrible, however, I wasn't that impressed. The game comes with a bonus CD with 3 different versions of Quake 2 and lots of extras and movie/trailers for quake4. The weapons are fun, and dont take too long to get (unlike some games). You can even get weapon upgrades. Multiplayer is FLIPPIN SWEET!!! This is all adds up to build what i call "great in the most important ways".
I guess i just desribed the good stuff to you, so i think i will just get to what you need to worry about. In other words, heres the bad:
-The game has good graphics natuarly, so i wouldnt worry too much about the fact that the game requires lots of space and recommends you to have a good video card, or else you may experience some lags and slow, choppy movement (trust me, you DO NOT want to lag in multiplayer mode and lose the round because of it). If you go to video options, you can select 4 different visual qualities: Low, medium, high, and ULTRA FREAKIN HIGH!(its acualy just called "ultra high"). DO NOT select ultra high, no matter how tempted you are, it wil slow down your computer a ton; unless u spent like 1000 bucks on a video card.
-No melee atacks or grenades (although u do get a grenade launcher, which isnt even worth wielding by the way)
-very dark, and the only weapons that have a flash light are the 2 weakest weapons (well, the machine gun is OK i guess)
-Multiplayer is fun, but in every round there is always 1 player who seems to be better then everyone else and annoys the crap out of you, and always comes in 1st place.
-The game is loooooooooooooooooooooooooooong...like, 60 minuts 1 hour and 59 minuts and 60 seconds long, just to complete like a 5th of the game. I have the manual, so i can go through the game quickly, and i look in the manual and see that i have been playing for like 6 hours and i only have a 4th done....its a very hard game , too (even on the easiest difficulty!).
-Besides the fact that the pistol you have well, pretty much sucks, which you must use when u run out of ammo (and trust me, you run out of ammo alot), thats pretty much it.
One more GOOD thing. As you probably know, many many games require you to search and run around for like an hour or so before you acualy get a weapon. Then, you must run around for another hour until you get to the action (halflife series, doom series, a little in halo, AREA 51). All the quake games let you start out with a gun, and the action kicks in in like... 2 minuts(quake 2 it starts like in 3 seconds).
So anyway, thats pretty much it. The reason why i only took off one star for alll those things is because most of them are pretty minor, and arent much of a problem once u get used to it. So overall, yeah, you should get this game. You will enjoy it, that is, as long as you enjoy FPS games. I know i might throw some people off cause this is a kids review, but seriously, i play FPS games alot, and lots of them. Dont let my age fool you, I know a good FPS game when i play one, and this is a good FPS game!