Despite harsh reviews, Quake 4 has a fun campaign, and will be enjoyed by most FPS fans.

User Rating: 7.3 | Quake 4 X360
By _angelo_ | Review Date:
Despite harsh reviews from multiple sources, Quake 4 is a decent game. As for the frame-rate and graphical performance issues, I noticed hardly any frame-rate slow downs while playing campaign, and minimal lag during online play. Stripped down, Quake 4 is a good game.

While not the best of the X360 launch titles, Quake 4 uses the X360's capabilities well. Some textures are a bit grainy, but overall the game looks fairly decent.

The game sports an intense, gory campaign mode that fans of Doom and Half Life will enjoy. While is't not as scary as games like Resident Evil and Doom, you will frequently find yourself on the edge of your seat during your trips down the dark hallways of Strogg-infested buildings. While most of the game is spent navigating dimly lit, narrow corridors, there are some more open air battles that provide a welcome breather.

On a less positive note, Quake 4's multiplayer is simply broken. The boring level design and lack of fun gametypes make for not-so-great online matches. Obviously, developers spent the majority of their time working on this game's campaign. In the end, the good things about the game's campaign outway its mediocre multiplayer experience.

ANGELO'S VERDICT
A fairly good game, which will appeal to some people, but not others.

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