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.

[edit description]

Alternate Titles

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

[add alternate title]

Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title
	Quake II
	Quake II
Please select your country: Not an American user?

User Reviews

A bad sequel to Quake? Definitely not!	Windows	Steve . (74)
Not just an engine! A Real Game!!! gasp!	Windows	Zovni (9114)
A let down	Windows	D Michael (221)
Absolutely KILLS Quake 1 and 3...	Windows	Mr. Me (36)
Just another Doom sequel; nothing to see here, move along.	Windows	Rick Jones (108)
Tight As A B!	Windows	Classic Nigel (145)
More of the same. Good, but needed?	Windows	Geraldo Falci (13)
A blitz of near non-stop action, Quake II is an old school classic.	Windows	Steelysama (91)
A good, solid game I find inferior to the original Quake.	Windows	Tomer Gabel (4480)
An excellent addition to the Quake series!!!	Windows	James1 (248)

[6 more reviews | review game]

The Press Says

PC Zone	Windows	Aug 13, 2001	9.7 out of 10	97
Gamezilla	Windows	Feb 03, 2001	94 out of 100	94
MikroBitti	Windows	Jan, 1998	93 out of 100	93
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Jan, 1998	92 out of 100	92
Game Revolution	Windows	Jun 05, 2004	B+	83
All Game Guide	Windows	1998		80
Computer Games Magazine	Windows	1997		80
Mac Gamer	Macintosh	1999	80 out of 100	80
GameSpot	PlayStation	Oct 22, 1999	7.6 out of 10	76
Game Revolution	PlayStation	Dec, 1999	C+	58

[see more rankings | add ranking]

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.

[new thread]

Trivia

This is the second time id Software has invented an alien language for use in their games (the first was in Commander Keen). Like Keen's Simplified Galactian Alphabet, the Strogg language in Quake II is a simple letter-by-letter cipher. Although no-one has ever made a Strogg font pack, you can decipher signs and messages in the game using the Strogg translator at id's Quake 4 site.

[more trivia | add trivia]

This entry was contributed by Brian Hirt (10007), Corn Popper (66128), Kabushi (43658) and Adam Baratz (1364)