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Good old Quake....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I really miss games like this. This game may seem to have nothing to do with the Quake or Doom series as far as story, but think again. Look in the game booklet and there should be a background on the story. But anyway, this game really impressed me. I loved it. I've had it for many, many years, and it was the very next game I got after Doom I & II. They still sell those two games, along with Final Doom, which I intend to buy eventually. But as for this game, I actually prefer these graphics to those of today's over-realistic games. There's many strange enemies to fight in this game, none of which reappear in the later Quake or Doom games. I wish there was some kind of expansion for this game like there was for Quake II (The Reckoning and Ground Zero). I've pretty much mastered this game, and found every secret, and learned how to easily kill each monster I run across, and basically I just play this game for fun now. This game is a true classic, along with Doom I - 2, Quake II, even Quake III. Games like this surpass the new ones recently made. Doom III and Quake IV are both so real, they don't even run properly without a million dollar computer. No, actually Doom III works fine, but Quake IV is the one with the problem on my computers. I have five computers, and it won't work on any of them. No matter what setting I choose, it just won't work. But I recommend this game to anyone who longs for the good old days of truly original games like this, when there wasn't such a thing as a stereotype as everything is nowadays, and make sure you get Doom I & II, Doom 64, Quake II, and Quake III to get all the best first person shooters of all time.

Bloody Amazing!.....Realy!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Do you like blasting vile things like aleins?! Do you like much faster,better graphics and frankly much better games than Doom?! Well this is the game for you! Forget the Amazon rating of age 17 and up! It's not that violent! Pullng out the pistol and blasting away at an alien won't cut the mustard! Bring on the Rale Gun (the blue light shootin'thing!) and absolutly wreck havock!!!

Amazing for 15 quid! (20 dollers) (I'm English!)

Gr8 fps

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

talk to me a few years ago, i would have given it 5 stars, quake did for fps what final fantasy did for rpgs. Quake has good graphics for when it was made and it is ok in single player mode. Quake is really great over the internet though (if you can deal with the net lag) Quake capture the flag has to be one of the most addicting games on the net. This game is good to pick up also because it isnt that expensive. If you want a more current fps go for quake III arena, red faction, or unreal tournament.

Quake... a cool game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is awsome, I played it I beat it and I still love it! It's not as gory as some people say but it's not exactly a "no blood" game... so you won't have your mom banning you from the game. this is a really fun game with 7 awsome weapons and 15 types of monsters to pump some ammo into. with three diffrent levels of hardness an one secret nightmare level there is no way to hate this game, so get out there and buy it!

I hope it's always a classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've owned Quake for the PC since late 1999, but I have been playing Quake since it's release three years before that.

The story is kind-of dry, but I think it's safe to say this won't matter to many folks. Aliens are invading Earth through dimensional slipgates, or something to that extent.

There are four main dimensions, each with about seven levels to them (I don't keep track). It's good that the guys at ID released the source code to the public; that allowed rune-quake, capture the flag, and a myriad of other fun add-ons to be implemented. Trent Reznor should've won an award for the sound & music, which are extremely well done.

A highly recommended program for those who slam the graphics is called "GLQuake" (also known as Quake Pro Plus). It adds Quake3-style graphics to Quake. Another thanks to the folks at ID for allowing (and even assisting in) the production of this add-on. How many other companies would take time out to add to a product, several years after it's been released?

Playing single player gets boring fast. You're better off downloading Gamespy3D and playing online against other players. Everyone knows everyone else who plays, it's a family atmosphere. This game is what makes guys like American McGee my idols, and the people at ID software legends, as well as filthy rich.

Buy it.

Still Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

A little old now, but 5 stars for the groundbreaking game this was when it came out. I've still got it installed on my hard drive, and while the game itself is good, the mod potential is what really makes Quake shine. Mods like Team Fortress, Nehahra, and AirQuake make Quake a long lasting source of great fun, and I still pop onto QuakeWorld (with GLQuakeWorld) for some insane 20-person DMs from time to time.

A Cool Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If Quiver, the macintosh editor for this game, had never been released, I would rate this a 2. This is the only fully 3D game with a mac compatible level editor in existence (Marathon is 2.5D). Unfortunately, Quiver is shareware and costs 20 bucks. I still have no idea what the storyline is (being a marathon addict, I expect a storyline), but the gameplay is okay. What really boosted my opinion of the game is the fact that a program that converts maps made for quake to quake 3 has been released. Now it is possible to make Q3 maps on a mac.

Me like... ME LIKE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 22
Date: July 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Me find QUAKE very fun to play. Me like use neat-o guns to kill bad soldiers and monsters. Me put on death metal CD, get in mood. Me like rocket launcher and zap-gun best. But me warn you... be sure be far away when using launcher. You no want own flesh chunks flying about. And never fire zap-gun in water. Me learn hard way more than once. Me like frying other thingees, not self. Me know you no like too.

Sometimes me lazy, put in cheat codes. Me play God mode, kill without hurt. Sometimes me like fly around, go through walls, and ammo that no run out. Me let you know, cheat codes last only a level, then must type again to use next time. Like zap-gun, me learn hard way this.

Me hope help you make decision about QUAKE...

'Late

id does it again

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Quake is dark, incredibly atmospheric and just palin cool. The graphics engine was revolutionary for its time, which is id Software's tradition. As usual, John Carmack and his minions blend astounding new technology with their trademark nightmarish art to create an incredible gaming experience. While the later single-player episodes are somewhat inferior to the first, the real fun is to be had 'fragging' your friends in multi-player mode.

Another high point is the excellent ambient musical score by Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails)

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Excellent Game! You get to use 8 different and unusual weapons, and kill monsters that can use those weapons against you, such as the ogre and his grenade launcher! I recommend this great game to anybody who likes FPS games, and everybody who doesn't!

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