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disappointed.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i remember the good old days of doom 1 and how fun that was.. and then quake 1 came along and was even more fun! it was great. anyway, i enjoyed the doom 3 demo except for the whole DARKNESS thing... i don't want to deal with that. so i figured maybe quake 4 would be as good as doom 3 but without having to whip out a flashlight every second and shoot at things i can't see. unfortunately, that isn't the case. quake 4 is just a pretty mediocre FPS.. i'd still rather play it than that crappy FPS prey.. but it's not as fun as, say, far cry or max payne. that's about all i can say really, it's just not that good. i didn't really care for the multiplayer either. if you really want a good multiplayer, play half-life 2's. people never talk about it but it's fun.

Not one single reflection.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 13
Date: October 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

zpconn obviously can not read. Cpt_Kirk's review states clearly what an API is at the start of the review and then talks about the game engine after. Would you buy an OpenGL card based on current OpenGL games? No. Why doesn't Valve support OpenGL? The answer is obvious if you have played Quake 4. Everyone really has the right to see this game before they buy it because it does not look anything like the screenshots which in themselves are questionable. Really see Quake 4 before you buy it and be careful of viewing screen art that was released a year and a half ago and is not the finished product. Die hard Quake fans will love anything which slaps Quake on the cover. Who are Raven software? Where are the reflections? What game can show off OpenGL? Not Quake 4. Is there any? Doom 3 in the dark. That is it.

Buggy, tired game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is just an unfinished Doom 3 Re-hash. It's full of bugs too. Settings don't stick, and the game crashes every time I try to use alternate fire.

Very thin on story and lousy voice acting as well.

Needs a Processor with SSE instructions

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Installs fine but wont Start on my AMD Athlon CPU cause it does not have SSE support.

Yeah like i'm gonna buy a new motherboard and CPU just for this P.O.S.

Waste of Time and Money!!!

Quake 4

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: October 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This could have been a GREAT game, but unfortunately it is not. The best thing about the game is the graphics. On the otherhand the story is mediocre, and the game has no replay value. I tried the Multiplayer, but there's really nothing new there either. The good is -like I said ealier- the graphics. Also I like the weapons upgrade, but thats nothing new. I like when your with a team and thought that your teamates did a much better job than most games attempt to do, and they also can take alot of damage. It is a decent FPS but just could have been so much better.

From a long time fan and great killer!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Great Graphcs very fast game play they got it right with this one!
I had to update all my computers Mac and PC's to get teh very best out of this game bet it was well worth it!
I was one of the best in New York City I ran my own server (Technoinnuendo)
"B___h in a body bag" was my players name. I just got a new server and will be back up and running soon to kill all that dare enter!
LOL... Frag ya later!
Love the game...

In the Dark

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

All in all, the game wasn't too bad.

I agree (somewhat) with the notion that it has a strong Doom feel, but that's mainly due to the space trooper in a futuristic metal facility fighting alien monsters. The map layout and scenery was very imaginative and oozes with sci-fi/horror goodness (or evilness as it were).

I really only have one problem with the game.

It's the lighting. The game tries to really capture a darker, grittier feel, but its is just too dark, even on a high res big LCD. Gamma tweaking, video card tweaking, patching... Nothing changes the horribly dark visuals. The theme is dark enough, and perhaps the lighting might enhance it for some...

The imaginative horrors are interesting, the missions and opponents feel different, the horrific cutscenes are fantastic... The AI is impressive, enemies being smarter and reacting better. The opening scene at the Strogg medical facility is one that I'll never forget. The weapons are fun at first, but they really don't have enough options to suite my tastes.

It was an average game for me, it feels like it hits below the mark for me. I should be giving it 4 or 5 stars, but the lighting really hurt my opinion of it. It's worth a play through single player for the low price tag and the amazing visuals.. but there's only so many times you can run by an enemy you don't see because of poor lighting (and I'm not talking about the "flashlight" corridors either), or attempt to shoot your team mates before you get tired of it. It's like they jammed so much detail into the modeling that they totally skimmed on the lighting effects.

It could have been an intentional decision, but it was really against my taste, and ruined my overall experience with this game.

Not impressed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Personally I like shooters to have a creepy feel to them. Q2 did. This doesn't. The enemies in this look more like a cartoon to me. They don't feel real. Also they've done what they often do in shooters nowadays - got you to drive vehicles. I know some people like this. I don't. The only game that got it right and made the vehicles easy to control was HL2. Like D3 this game lacks the atmosphere and feel of its predecessor. They've also gone overboard on the whole gung-ho Yank thing which always nauseates me. I think D3 is better than this, but HL2 and FEAR are far better than both of them.

Quake 4

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: February 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

For a first person shooter gamer, this is definitely a game you should consider.

The 2nd spectacle of next genration fps

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If only these guys would try harder at making an actual game, and less at perfecting their incredible game engines, they would undoutedly use these amazing creations to their fuller potential. Much like it's cousin Doom, Quake 4 offers players immersion into alien worlds like none ever seen. There are indeed some levels that look a little too much like some of the visuals found in Doom, but eventually the overall differences in level design far surpass the lack of variety that plauged the first true mind blowing fps. The gameplay however, has not really taken any evolutionary step along with the graphics, which is generally what leaves most gamers cold. Let us hope that these companies will continue to produce some of the most amazing visuals on screen, but discontinue to except those visuals make up for a lack of engaging gameplay.

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