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Playstation butchers another one!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 29
Date: April 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok lets be honest, Playstation has already bought out Dreamcast in their babyish attempt to get rid of competition. You're going to see Sonic the Hedgehog on PS2 soon. But one thing that itches me is that they butchered Quake 3. Its a mere shadow of its former self now that PS2 got its grubby and greedy little hands on it. The graphics are one thing thats merely good. Dreamcast version was BETTER, because it had more availabilities. Now that the moneyhogs at Sony got their wish of getting rid of competition (the Dreamcast whooped it big time), you will begin to see Sega-based titles appear on the PS2. Maybe we'll see Mario on the Playstation 2 in a few years. Who knows.

Quake 3: Revolution is not worth the money.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I would suggest renting this game before buying it. Yes, the graphics are good. Not the best I've seen but good. The part that this game goes down hill is game play. Your opponents just run around in the same pattern over and over. The controls aren't that in-depth. Just a basic zoom and I do mean basic the same for every gun, run, and strafe are about all these controls go into. Multiplayer on this game just don't compare to other games in this such category. I don't know if I would even spend the money to rent but if you think about getting this game it would be the way to go before buying. It was a nice first try for EA but not good enough. If you want a good first Person game get Time splitter.

This game SUCKS

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 13
Date: July 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love Quake so when I heard about this one I was so glad so I bought it and brought it home and guess what it sucked it wasnt like Quake 2 or anything It pissed me off If you are a quake fan dont buy this one Its a real disapointment

Buy this game for your PC

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've spent hours playing Quake 3 on my PC. These hours add up to days, months even. I play online. I play in tournaments online. I can't get enough. The PS2 version is a mere shadow of the PC version. Graphics are muddy (even with an S-Video connection), control is awful. I could write paragraphs expounding on the awfulness of the control. This game is designed for use with a keyboard and mouse. Some first person shooters can pull off the use of a controller (Southpark for N64 works wonderfully). If you've never played Quake 3 and you like first person shooters, buy it for PC (it almosts warrants buying the PC). Anyone who likes this game even a little for PC should not consider renting this game - in fact, avoid even looking in its general direction,

I admit to playing only multiplayer (with two others). I did not try the story mode. I did not want to.

Run away from this version. Better yet, destroy it as soon as you see it.

Rent it first

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I read such glowing reviews of this game that I went out and bought it without giving it a test drive. This has to be without a doubt the most boring game that I have ever played. The graphics are below average and the game speed is so fast that you basically run around hoping to gather two frags before dying and starting over. I normally am a big Activision fan, but I feel like this genre is not really where their game designing strength lies. Many people apparently enjoy this game, but I would think twice before purchasing.

A major disappoinmet

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: April 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Being a huge fan of FPS games, Quake III:Revolution was one of the reasons behind my decision to bite the bullet and buy the PS2. Prior to yesterday, I had been thoroughly enjoying both Timesplitters and Unreal:Tournament, but figured that they'd by resigned to the shelf once Quake III was released. Boy, was I wrong.

The problems with Q:III are numerous. A big problem is the graphics which, despite being fast, become very muddy when distances increase marginally (even as viewed thru a component-video connection). It is very difficult to spot a deathmatch opponent on the other side of a medium-sized room, even when the character is moving. Part of the problem here might be the use of color: most of the levels appear to have been washed with a rust-colored haze. In addition, the lighing effects are inconsistant, making it difficult to find a dark corner to lurk in. The weapon graphics are weak, meaning that the firing animations are rough and lacking in detail. The weapons produce no incidental damage marks on the walls--no bullet holes, no burn marks. The game also annoys you by automatically switching to whatever weapon you've just picked up, even if it is lower-powered. The weapons themselves are generally an uninspired collection of the same-old same-old, with a few new additions that add little to the strategy of the game.

Becuase the game moves so fast (easily twice the speed of Unreal:Tournament), control is critical. Here again, the game lets you down with control that tends to be as muddy as the graphics. There are only six controller set-ups to choose from, and you cannot map your own configuration as in Timesplitters. There is an adjustment for the analog thumbstick sensitivity, but it is still too difficult to zoom in on an opponent and track them with the railgun. There might be an improvement found with a keyboard/mouse configuration, but you'll still have a hard time finding your opponent thru all the murky graphics.

The game also suffers frame-rate slowdown, even in one-player mode. The Heads-Up Display is unattractive and fails in its sole purpose of giving you important character info quickly because the font it uses is quite small. The level design is nothing special, with too much emphasis put on teleporters and jump pads, and not enough attention paid to ambush points.

With a title like Quake III:Revolution, you might think you're getting something, well, revolutionary. Bzzzt--wrong answer! What this game gives you is superfast gameplay that the graphics can't keep up with, and an overall feeling that this game was shipped to market way too early. Suddenly, I'm really looking forward to the next Unreal installment.

Terrible

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: July 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is the worst in its genre. After the 2nd quake, which was also bad, came something even worse quake 3 arena. After playing the pc, then renting the game for ps2 i realized that both were bad. Terrible controls, you can't win on normal diffuculty since the guys kill you easily, and the arenas are small and are terrible-looking graphics. Don't buy this game, it is a waste of time and money!

Time Splitters is still number 1

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Just like Unreal, Quake is another great computer game that was quickly converted to PS2 in an effort to put it on the shelf for a quick profit. The vendor knows the game will sell because: 1) Quake has an enormous name share in the gaming market, and 2) there haven't been any great PS2 games released lately. I hope Sony and software companies stop taking advantage of the PS2 consumers by releasing medicocore games. Quake had so much potential for PS2, but the almighty dollar blinded EA, and they chose to sacrafice quality in exchange for a quick profit.

Quake 3

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 15
Date: August 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Loading, Loading, bang bang, OUch!, bang, You Win! Loading, Loading, Loading......

Nice try ID

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Stick to pc's. It was a nice try, but this game just fell short, way short. The level graphics themselves and the guns' appearences were pretty good, but the shots hitting the walls and or people looked like something out of the original Duke Nukem. Gameplay was a bit too fast for my liking, and the game was but a shadow of it's original self. I was used to the guy w/ the railgun running maps, but now, w/ the difficult controls and speed, it's the guy who can pump the most lead into a room. This game was just short. I liked fighting that annoying guy who says "excellent" during the game, and the level/gun graphics brought it up a little. Don't bother renting it, just stick w/ the pc version.

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