Quake II

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Published by

Activision, Inc.

Developed by

id Software, Inc.

Released

Dec 09, 1997

Platforms

Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation, Windows, Zeebo

Genre

Action

Perspective

1st-Person Perspective

Non-Sport

Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Shooter

	MobyRank	MobyScore
Macintosh	...	3.3

Zeebo	...	2.6

Windows	90	3.8

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Description

A sequel in name only, this follow up to id’s 1996 Quake, is a first-person shooter revolving around the Earth-Strogg war. The Strogg alien race threatens the Earth, but Earth has launched a counter-offensive, Operation Alien Overlord. Overlord takes the battle to the Strogg homeworld with the ultimate objective of securing their capitol city and killing their ruler.

As a FPS, Quake II contains a variety of weapons including the fall back Blaster, the Railgun, and the secret BFG10K. Health, armor, and ammunition pick-ups can be found during levels, as can the classic Quake’s Quad Damage power-up. Game play involves mowing down alien opponents as the player progresses through levels, completing in-game objectives. Quake II also comes with multiplayer support for Deathmatches.

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Alternate Titles

"雷神之锤II" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"Q2" -- Common abbreviation

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Quake 2	PlayStation	$6.69
	Quake 2	Windows	$3.99
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User Reviews

A blitz of near non-stop action, Quake II is an old school classic.	Windows	Steelysama (106)
A bad sequel to Quake? Definitely not!	Windows	Steve . (138)
Not just an engine! A Real Game!!! gasp!	Windows	Zovni (9205)
An underrated classic from id	Windows	Vitaliy Shalak (7)
Absolutely KILLS Quake 1 and 3...	Windows	Mr. Me (36)
A let down	Windows	D Michael (221)
More of the same. Good, but needed?	Windows	Geraldo Falci (13)
Just another Doom sequel; nothing to see here, move along.	Windows	Rick Jones (108)
Tight As A B!	Windows	Classic Nigel (146)
A good, solid game I find inferior to the original Quake.	Windows	Tomer Gabel (4466)

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The Press Says

GameGenie	Windows	1998		100
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Windows	Dec 09, 1997		100
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Jan, 1998	92 out of 100	92
Electric Games	Windows	1998	92 out of 100	92
Gamezilla	PlayStation	Dec 13, 1999	90 out of 100	90
GameSpot	Windows	Dec 19, 1997	9 out of 10	90
Game Revolution	Windows	Jun 05, 2004	B+	83
Mac Gamer	Macintosh	1999	80 out of 100	80
All Game Guide	Windows	1998		80
GameSpot	PlayStation	Oct 22, 1999	7.6 out of 10	76