Quake 4 is nothing special. Not inventive gameplay, not good graphics, and no good story. Not that it doesn't have it's charm. It's a great, quick time waster, but there is no substance. Packaging it with Quake 2 isn't really a good reason to buy this either. 4 is actually better than 2. 2 has not aged very well and 4 beats it in every fashion. Basically, if you love glitchy, crackhead sensitivity, no story FPS games then this is for you. It looks like it belongs on the PS2 or original Xbox rather than a next gen console. I only started playing it because I got it for free from a friend and I was incredibly bored today. I blew through the first half on the game in no time and was just wishing I could skip all the little cut scenes. This game is already dated on it's own console. Not sure why id even bothered to make it. Do not bother wasting actual money on it.
What can I say? It is truly a fun FPS to play. The game looks splendid and 3x better looking than Doom 3. The textures look very good and characters models are done very well. The smoke effects from a fire after an explo... Read Full Review
Built on Doom 3's technology, I expected this game to be very much like its counterpart. And it is, but more fine tuned. The graphics are arguably the best ever made. The gameplay is excellent, your enemies are tough, an... Read Full Review