Quake III: Arena
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The game ratings for each category and platform are displayed below. The score for a particular platform is the average of all categories. Games must have 5 votes before they are given a MobyScore.

Breakdown by Rating Category

AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be	3.7
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.)	4.0
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines	4.2
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes	3.7
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition	3.6
Overall User Score (274 votes)	3.8

Breakdown by Platform

Platform	Votes	Total
Dreamcast	44	3.6
AI		3.5
Gameplay		3.5
Graphics		3.9
Personal Slant		3.4
Sound / Music		3.6
Linux	38	3.7
AI		3.5
Gameplay		3.9
Graphics		4.0
Personal Slant		3.7
Sound / Music		3.6
Macintosh	11	3.5
AI		3.4
Gameplay		3.6
Graphics		3.9
Personal Slant		3.1
Sound / Music		3.5
Windows	181	3.9
AI		3.7
Gameplay		4.1
Graphics		4.3
Personal Slant		3.9
Sound / Music		3.7

User Reviews

Fried blood	Windows	Ashley Pomeroy (233)
Awesome deathmatch redeems this meatless meal	Windows	Maw (884)
The most balanced online FPS game to date.	Windows	Medicine Man (374)
Frankly, disappointing	Macintosh	Vulpine (222)
Still Neat	Windows	Kartanym (12825)
Fragfest galore	Windows	MadCat (61)
A worthy successor to the original Quake fragfest	Windows	Silverblade (1488)
A great multiplayer game, but if you're not a multiplayer fan stay away.	Windows	Tomer Gabel (4642)
One hell-raising experience	Dreamcast	Lee Redfern (23)
THE MOST MINDLESS GAME EVER CREATED!!!	Windows	Dragoon (107)