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Quake II

Quake II

Released: 8/10/2023

Developed by id Software in 1997, Quake II is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter that introduces an entirely new science fiction narrative and setting. Now, experience the authentic, enhanced and complete version of the original. Features Experience the Military Sci-fi FPS, Enhanced Get the Original Mission Packs: The Reckoning and Ground Zero Play the All-New Expansion “Call of the Machine” Get Quake II 64 for Free Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer/CO-OP Play Together with Crossplay Motion Aiming Ready Experience the Original Game, Enhanced Enjoy the original, authentic version of Quake II, now with up to 4K* and widescreen resolution support, enhanced models, improved enemy animations and gore, improved and restored AI behaviors, enhanced cinematics, dynamic and colored lighting, anti-aliasing, depth of field, the original, heavy rock soundtrack by Sonic Mayhem, and more. Play the Intense Military Sci-fi Campaign Mankind is at war with the Strogg, a hostile alien race that attacked Earth. In response, humanity launched a strike on the Strogg homeworld...it failed, but you survived. Outnumbered and outgunned, fight your way through fortified military installations and shut down the enemy's war machine. Only then will the fate of humanity be known. Play the All-New “Call of the Machine” Expansion A brand-new Quake II experience from MachineGames consisting of 28 campaign levels and one multiplayer deathmatch map. Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer and CO-OP Fight the hostile Strogg through the gritty, military sci-fi campaign and expansions in 4-player online or local split-screen co-op, and compete in pure, retro-style combat with support for 16-player (online) or *4-player (local split-screen). Bot support for offline and online DM and TDM modes included. Motion Aiming Ready Improve your gunplay with an option that allows you to aim using gyro controls with SixAxis support. The option can be used in conjunction with the control stick for the perfect blend of immersion and accuracy..

Developed by id Software in 1997, Quake II is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter that introduces an entirely new science fiction narrative and setting. Now, experience the authentic, enhanced and complete version of the original. Features Experience the Military Sci-fi FPS, Enhanced Get the Original Mission Packs: The Reckoning and Ground Zero Play the All-New Expansion “Call of the Machine” Get Quake II 64 for Free Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer/CO-OP Play Together with Crossplay Motion Aiming Ready Experience the Original Game, Enhanced Enjoy the original, authentic version of Quake II, now with up to 4K* and widescreen resolution support, enhanced models, improved enemy animations and gore, improved and restored AI behaviors, enhanced cinematics, dynamic and colored lighting, anti-aliasing, depth of field, the original, heavy rock soundtrack by Sonic Mayhem, and more. Play the Intense Military Sci-fi Campaign Mankind is at war with the Strogg, a hostile alien race that attacked Earth. In response, humanity launched a strike on the Strogg homeworld...it failed, but you survived. Outnumbered and outgunned, fight your way through fortified military installations and shut down the enemy's war machine. Only then will the fate of humanity be known. Play the All-New “Call of the Machine” Expansion A brand-new Quake II experience from MachineGames consisting of 28 campaign levels and one multiplayer deathmatch map. Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer and CO-OP Fight the hostile Strogg through the gritty, military sci-fi campaign and expansions in 4-player online or local split-screen co-op, and compete in pure, retro-style combat with support for 16-player (online) or *4-player (local split-screen). Bot support for offline and online DM and TDM modes included. Motion Aiming Ready Improve your gunplay with an option that allows you to aim using gyro controls with SixAxis support. The option can be used in conjunction with the control stick for the perfect blend of immersion and accuracy..

Developed by id Software in 1997, Quake II is a critically acclaimed first-person shooter that introduces an entirely new science fiction narrative and setting. Now, experience the authentic, enhanced and complete version of the original. Features Experience the Military Sci-fi FPS, Enhanced Get the Original Mission Packs: The Reckoning and Ground Zero Play the All-New Expansion “Call of the Machine” Get Quake II 64 for Free Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer/CO-OP Play Together with Crossplay Motion Aiming Ready Experience the Original Game, Enhanced Enjoy the original, authentic version of Quake II, now with up to 4K* and widescreen resolution support, enhanced models, improved enemy animations and gore, improved and restored AI behaviors, enhanced cinematics, dynamic and colored lighting, anti-aliasing, depth of field, the original, heavy rock soundtrack by Sonic Mayhem, and more. Play the Intense Military Sci-fi Campaign Mankind is at war with the Strogg, a hostile alien race that attacked Earth. In response, humanity launched a strike on the Strogg homeworld...it failed, but you survived. Outnumbered and outgunned, fight your way through fortified military installations and shut down the enemy's war machine. Only then will the fate of humanity be known. Play the All-New “Call of the Machine” Expansion A brand-new Quake II experience from MachineGames consisting of 28 campaign levels and one multiplayer deathmatch map. Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer and CO-OP Fight the hostile Strogg through the gritty, military sci-fi campaign and expansions in 4-player online or local split-screen co-op, and compete in pure, retro-style combat with support for 16-player (online) or *4-player (local split-screen). Bot support for offline and online DM and TDM modes included. Motion Aiming Ready Improve your gunplay with an option that allows you to aim using gyro controls with SixAxis support. The option can be used in conjunction with the control stick for the perfect blend of immersion and accuracy..

Critics
89
Steam
95
Metacritic
88

Score Breakdown

89.3

Critic Average

24 reviews

95

Steam User Score

10,050 reviews

88

Metacritic User Score

320 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-6.1
Metacritic Disparity
+1.3
Combined Disparity
-2.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

23 launch window (96%)1 late (4%)