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 capital 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.
Alternate Titles
- "雷神之锤II" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "Q2" -- Common abbreviation
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Trivia
On December 20, 1997, the PC version of
Quake II was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. The Nintendo 64 version followed August 31, 1999.
For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here:
BPjS/BPjM indexed games.
