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Quake III: Arena

The first six tiers consist of four levels each. Each level contains a mixture of computer-controlled bots that are sure to give you a run for your money. After you've slaughtered all of the computer-controlled bots, it's time for the main event….frag your friends, and believe me, this is where the fun is.

Är då Arena värt att köpa för singelplayerupplevelsen? Saret är, tack och lov, helt klart positivt. Det är ingen tvekan om att man för att få ut det bästa ur den måste spela på Internet eller LAN, men det är fortfarande en tillräckligt stor utmaning (särskilt CTF) för att de modemlösa ska kunna njuta också.

Grosse claque pour tout le monde. Le duel Unreal-Quake est maintenant commencé et pour moi, c'est Quake qui l'emportera en offrant plus de gameplay, plus de bestialité, des besoins machine moins gourmands et le tout enrobé dans des niveaux bien plus jolis. En bref, un chef d'oeuvre par les maîtres du genre.

Quake 3, one hell of a good game, looks damn pretty when you slap all the features on and plays like a demon. Test your skills vs. those bots and see how you do online, theres only 1 way to improve on a game like this, but I can't tell what it is!

This game is very fun and quite addicting. Past that there is not much to say. Little touches are what make this game and keep you coming back for more. I think that the aforementioned awards really added to the fun and I had a great time bragging to my friends after we had finished playing (at 4:00am). The feeling I had when I played this game was the same I had when Quake and Quake 2 first came out. The graphics are smooth and fast, the sound well done and the gameplay outstanding. I can hardly wait to finish this review so that I can return to playing. If you're a Quake nut or love deathmatch, I recommend picking this up, it's a sure win. Well done ID software.

Quake 3 lässt den Traum eines jeden Shooter-Fan in Erfüllung gehen und wird noch lange für Schlagzeilen sorgen. Für mich jetzt schon das Spiel des Jahres 2000.

If there's one thing that can be said about Quake III: Arena is that it's incredibly addictive, no matter how shallow and simple the gameplay may be, and no matter how canned the arsenal is. Of course, Quake has never tried to disguise itself as a thinking man's game. Although I would have liked more gameplay types and a larger variety of weapons, there's absolutely nothing that I can fault Quake III: Arena for. It accomplishes exactly what id set out to do when creating the thirds installment. I must admit that even with the massive gameplay options in Unreal Tournament, I'll always come back to Quake III: Arena for my deathmatch fix. There's no other shooter that comes close to the look and feel of Quake III. I've already reserved a permanent area on my hard drive specifically for Quake III, because it's going to be there for a while. It takes a powerful machine to run it correctly, but it's well worth it.

All things considered, it isn't a stretch to call Quake III Arena an outstanding game. But whether it's superior to its rival Unreal Tournament is less certain. If you're interested in sophisticated team-play modes like those featured in Unreal Tournament, then Quake III Arena comes up short. However, Quake III Arena provides the ultimate deathmatch experience. If deathmatch is the particular style of play you're interested in, then Arena is your game.

Even with all this polish, Quake 3 Arena isn't the final word in deathmatch gaming. I would be more comfortable to say it is the final word in "old school" deathmatches. Quake 3 Arena is still one of the best titles currently out on the market.

QIII: Arena is de beste en mooiste Deathmatch game voorhanden: instant fun en een hardcore frag-feest! Echter, de slordige A.I. van de bots en de beperkte Teamplay modes maken dat deze game 'overall' lager scoort dan Unreal Tournament. Newbies kunnen deze game ook beter laten liggen maar de Quake fans zullen tevreden zijn. De honderden MODS, skins en models die dagelijks op het Internet verschijnen, houden je wel weer zoet tot Quake IV.

Overall we can assure that Q3A is the most amazing game to look at, with a totally honest, in your face appeal you canit deny. Connoisseurs will go for Unreal or Opposing Force to explore new strategies. Firing rockets at people's feet, and jumping to avoid them, has got to get boring sooner or later. UT and OF don't need to worry about that - they're already succeeding in ways Q3A doesn't come close to touching. But as the ultimate incarnation of the idis seminal FPS series, Q3A delivers many times more than we hapless fools were led to believe from the tests. And thatis an understatement.

Quake 3 is the kind of game that people will run out and upgrade their computers for; James built a dual Celeron system solely to take advantage of Quake 3's SMP support. So the bots aren't that great - no big loss; we didn't get Quake 3 to play by ourselves. If you want single player, skip Quake 3 and pick up a copy of Half Life or System Shock 2. To the naysayers who proclaim that there's nothing innovative or new in Quake 3, we say that you're beating a dead horse. Even id staffers would probably admit to that accusation with a "guilty as charged." So what does Quake 3 give you? It's quite simple: the utter refinement of deathmatch, and the ultimate multiplayer shooter experience - nothing more, nothing less.

I'd like to try sum up Quake III Arena in the same way, but also take a look at how the game shapes up for those folks, like me, that treat FPS games as a way of life rather than 'just another game'. Traditionally I kick off reviews with a bit of background, but I'm sure that everyone is familiar with id's past legendary works, so far so I'll cut to the chase - Quake III Arena is a strange hybrid of supremely polished first-person shooter evolution and a burning desire to have it appeal to the broader gamer. It's a bit odd, but I mean that in a good way...

Très connu pour son moteur 3D, Quake III Arena a souvent été considéré plus comme un benchmark que comme un véritable jeu. S'il est vrai que le jeu s'est rapidement imposé comme une référence pour les tests de cartes 3D, au même titre que 3D Mark 2000, il ne fait toujours pas l'unanimité en multijoueurs. Rapide et défoulant, un peu bourrin sur les bords, Quake III Arena est malgré tout l'un des meilleurs jeux du genre, même si les joueurs plus subtils et moins regardants sur le moteur graphique peuvent lui préfèrer The Tournament.

Quake 3 Arena is the third installment of the Quake series of shooter games. While it's somewhat different than its predecessors, there are plenty of similarities. Of course being the next in the Quake bloodline, gives it a tremendous basis for being a great game, but to really become a hit it must still prove itself on its own merits.

Ik ben er wel zeker van dat we nog lang zullen genieten van de Quake Arena engine wanneer er andere ontwikkelaars games gaan maken gebaseerd hierop. Half-Life 2, gebaseerd op de Quake Arena engine kan er wat mij betreft niet snel genoeg komen! Pas dan zullen er echt brokken gemaakt worden. Voor nu hou ik me bij Half-Life en Opposing Force voor het online spelen, wat niet wil zeggen dat ik tussendoor niet snel eens een one-on-one in Qukae Arena zal spelen, gewoon maar om te genieten van de prachtige graphics.

Videogames have also been considered another plain old recreational activity, but with the release of the much anticipated online multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS), Quake III: Arena (Q3A), that perception may finally change. The activity of Deathmatching (dueling to the death in cyberspace), which was popularized by FPS games like Q3A, may finally be considered a legitimate sport; digital or otherwise.

Un peu partout, on voit émerger ces boutiques étranges que sont les salles réseau, phénomène encore assez marginal qui restait l’apanage de joueurs de RTS. Mais le temps est au changement, et en début d’année le mouvement explose. Déjà un nom traîne sur toutes les lèvres : Counter-Strike, le FPS multijoueur du moment qui a reclassé Quake 2 (l’ancien tenant du titre) au rang de pièce de musée au gameplay fatigué. C’est dans ce contexte qu’Id Software revient avec Quake 3 dernier opus de sa série à succès avec ni plus ni moins que l’intention de donner une nouvelle impulsion au genre…

We hadden de demo al even in ons bezit en de onderlinge competitiegeest hier op de redactie laaide dan ook weer tot ongekende hoogten op. Eindelijk arriveerde de volledige versie van wat ondertussen de Unreal Tournament-killer werd genoemd.

Great looking and playing frag-fest, but not original enough to hold your interest for an extended period.

So with that in mind, it's easy to look over Quake III Arena's faults. Though the single-player game is far from substantial with some poorly designed maps, a lack of gameplay options and originality, average weapons and inadequate netcode, the good things will come to those who can wait. With a few modifications and patches, this will have a very long hard-drive life...that is until the next big thing comes along.

То ли в id слишком спешили, испугавшись конкуренции с UT, то ли просто обленились вконец, но по-моему сейчас уже должно быть стыдно выпускать Quake1, пусть даже более красивый и с кривыми поверхностями, будь они неладны. Я не хочу сказать, что первый Quake — плохая игра, для своего времени он был очень даже ничего. Я хочу сказать, что не стоило выпускать его второй раз... В общем, как ни крути, и ежу ясно, что чемпионатное будущее, как это ни печально — именно за Quake3 Arena.

Here’s the bottom line on Quake III: Arena. If you’ve got a hankering for pure deathmatch online and have a fast computer and internet connection, you’ll love it. If you’re looking for a scintillating single player experience, or for something different, look somewhere else. Might I suggest Unreal Tournament?

It will be interesting to see what kinds of mods the player community will create for this title (and create they will—several mods have already been announced as of the time of this writing). Even if deathmatch isn't your cup of tea, the game is almost worth picking up for that reason alone. If you are a deathmatch fan then you will find a fun game that is well worth playing—it may not be an instant classic, but in the typical id style, it is polished and fun.

Quake 3 is a great way to demo your new, ultra-powered gaming rig, and a decent diversion if taken in small doses. However, overall it fails to impress, invigorate, or even entertain. It does what it sets out to do extremely well, creating a beautiful, high intensity deathmatch game, but it never tries to do very much. Quake 3, for all the praise being lauded on it by the sellouts in the gaming media, is a lightweight contender.