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Quake II

Developer: id Software Publisher: Activision
09 December 1997
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513 Ratings / 1 Reviews
#1,030 All-time
#38 for 1997
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Science fiction#253 Arena shooter#6 Retro FPS#16 First-person shooter#91 War#46 Space#56
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Action horror Espionage 3D platformer
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Quake II
1997 • id Activision  
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Quake II: Quad Damage
1999 • id  
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XNA
Quake II
1999 • Activision  
CD-ROM
XNA 0 47875 10373 3 SLUS-00757
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Quake II
1999 • Activision  
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Quake II
2007 • id  
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2015 • id Bethesda Softworks  
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Quake II RTX
2019 • id NVIDIA Lightspeed  
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Quake II
2023 • id MachineGames  
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Quake II May 25, 2009
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If its the main campaign: 3.0
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Holandash 2023-08-14T13:01:45Z
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loses some points because it no longer has the eerie medevil feel but instead has a Action Hero Scifi style, the gameplay is quite similar but overall way less memorable than quake 1

6/10
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darkrecollections 2020-09-03T21:23:29Z
2020-09-03T21:23:29Z
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A bold sequel
Quake 2 is an odd one. Though it is a sequel to the first quake, it completely reboots the story and style of the game. Now you play as a soldier battling against the strogg invasion, which are a sort of ogre like alien species. The whole game revolves around levels that feel very brown and industrial, which can get tiresome towards the end of the game. It changes a bit with a couple more open areas, but it is definitly nothing near the level of variety of the first game. I also find the theme to be a bit more dull than the cthulu and medieval first entry.

The soundtrack is industrial rock, similar to NIN, which is very similar to the first game. It suceeds of creating a tense and engaging atmosphere to the game, even if there arent all that many memorable tracks in it.

I still maintain that this is a great game, mostly due to the level design and raw combat gameplay. The weapons feel as satisfying to use as on the first game, even if you acquire them at a much slower pace. Much like Quake, the levels are very short chunks of gameplay, usely requiring some sort of short puzzle for you to reach the end. This makes the game playable in small chunks, which is the best way i could find to avoid fatigue.
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Threntall 2016-06-28T18:54:54Z
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wafflemeister111 Quake II 2023-09-29T02:55:16Z
2023-09-29T02:55:16Z
4.5
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Kowareta99 Quake II 2023-09-25T21:52:07Z
Windows • XNA
2023-09-25T21:52:07Z
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ExhbitedPeak57 Quake II 2023-09-25T15:46:29Z
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4.5
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waitS Quake II 2023-09-20T21:52:33Z
2023-09-20T21:52:33Z
4.0
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QuicksilverSky Quake II 2023-09-19T22:01:48Z
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blendernoob64 Quake II 2023-09-18T22:34:28Z
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graydog Quake II 2023-09-17T22:51:43Z
2023-09-17T22:51:43Z
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CrystalClearMS Quake II 2023-09-17T11:31:51Z
2023-09-17T11:31:51Z
5.0
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SwedenFan505 Quake II 2023-09-15T07:08:55Z
2023-09-15T07:08:55Z
3.5
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xezbether Quake II 2023-09-15T01:17:25Z
2023-09-15T01:17:25Z
3.5
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epicj Quake II 2023-09-14T02:02:26Z
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Mudaque Quake II 2023-09-13T11:12:08Z
2023-09-13T11:12:08Z
B
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ESRB: M
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Multiplayer modes
Cooperative , Deathmatch / FFA, Team play
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LAN, Online
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Quake
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Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero
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  • ... 2023-03-01 13:31:07.308447+00
    the more times i play this game the more i enjoy it
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  • Jangler21 2023-05-09 23:19:12.634679+00
    I'm sure quake 2 is a good game, but the console versions are awful, some of the worst controls for a PS1 shooter
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  • ChronoWind 2023-07-12 21:03:57.787306+00
    This game is just vapid. Sure, it's a technical innovation but the design is boring and every gun is weak and has an awful quirk that makes it unfun to use, not to even mention the absurdly long weapon switch time. Generally a bland cookie cutter game
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    • to_noid_or_not_to_noid 2023-08-10 19:58:23.287912+00
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      Going to check the upgrade out, anyway.
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  • ChronoWind 2023-07-12 21:09:47.34342+00
    "had one of the most GOATed weapon lineups of any retro shooter."

    yeah like the useless pistol, useless shotgun, almost useless super shotgun, grenade launcher that cant shoot more than 6 feet in front of you at best, machine gun with some dogshit recoil mechanic and even worse accuracy, the chaingun that takes longer to wind up than windows xp to boot and wastes ammo after your done shooting it, generally underwhelming rocket launcher and hyper blaster, and the railgun that cant even one-hit the most common enemies you'll face
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  • Cease_ 2023-08-12 13:42:14.71077+00
    It seems that with the remaster a lot of people are turning around to say that the game is good now which is surprising to me because it's not THAT different from the original? I guess a little fine tuning goes a long way. Like it's certainly better for sure but as a big fan of the original the experience feels pretty much the same to me
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    • Wise_Person 2023-08-13 00:34:20.126799+00
      admittedly removing the machine gun's recoil is an objective plus but other than that this game's just okay to me, remaster or not. enemies feel way too durable even just on normal difficulty and the later levels' tendency to spawn enemies behind you with no warning as you encounter enemies in front of you is the most frustrating thing
    • vodsel 2023-08-24 19:49:13.837525+00
      i think it turned the game from actively bad into decent is all
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  • hachedoso 2023-08-17 00:29:52.252092+00
    I want every boomer shooter to have a compass now
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  • DomMazzetti 2023-09-02 02:03:29.471433+00
    Never in my life could I have imagined Quake II getting a remaster.
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