Product Description

This is an online strategic first person shooter set in the Quake Universe. Join the battle as one of five character classes fighting with Earth's Global Defence Force or the alien Strogg invaders. Gain promotion and advance abilities through personal missions. Fight as a team around the world to complete large-scale military operations. Construct bridges and slipgates, defend cities, capture research facilities, and destroy key objectives in a war-of-worlds struggle for domination.

• Two playable armies, each delivering distinct technology, abilities, weapons, vehicles and structures
• Combat focuses on capture, construct and destroy objectives, but remains open-ended to allow strategy and improvisation during missions
• Many land, sea and air vehicles, with multiple combat positions including driver, gunner, passenger and commander
• Strategic options with deployable radar, fire support and defence turrets

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3469 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Released on: 2008-05-22
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Experience the ultimate team- and mission-based multiplayer warfare, defined by award winning Return to Castle Wolfenstein Multiplayer, now set in the legendary QUAKE universe. Choose to play as the human Global Defence Force or the invading alien menace, the Strogg. Each side has distinct classes, vehicles, and weapons to choose from, giving players countless ways to join the battle.

Customer Reviews

At least Unreal Tournament 3 made an effort
When it was first announced that Quake Wars, (the popular online shooter for PC) was coming to consoles, it was also promised there'd be a revamped single player mode included.

Quake Wars arrives a year on from its PC release, with this single player mode nowhere to be seen. This leaves exactly the same menu screens for both online and offline play. Even Unreal Tournament 3 attempted to cobble together some kind of single player mode. Although it wasn't fantastic, the effort was appreciated.

A single player mode simply cannot be overlooked in console games; Quake Wars is a big culprit for this. None of the modes available even have a rudimentary explanation, and the whole process is frustratingly trial and error. And why should anyone bother to learn when its so little fun to play?
Graphics are very blocky, with too much brown for anyone to handle. Quake Wars is a shocking eyesore that actually looks worse than the PC original.

In fact, I can't think of any incentive whatsoever to play this ugly, overpriced rip off.

Glitchy
Well the game looks like it could be quite good but it has the look of being ported to the PS3 by very bad programmers.

Even in single player mode the frame rate can drop below 10fps and it doesn't even look good!

Trying to find an online game that is actually playable is a nightmare, most just glitch so badly you cannot play it. You have to just keep connecting to games, maybe 1 in 7 works ok.

Best to leave this one alone, mine is going back to the shop.

What a let down
I was looking forward to buying this game and it was high on my list of games to get. What a waste of time and money. For a start, the game's graphics are the poorest I have seen on PS3 yet. I am serious when I say that I have seen better graphics on some PS1 games.
Once you have got over the poor graphics though it just seems to get worse and worse from there. There are some really good ideas in this game - mission based, very nice weapons, class system, freedom to do anything and go anywhere, and to tackle objectives in any order you like. However, the way this is done is not pretty at all.
There are also a wide range of different vehicles to drive, which I was quite excited about, but these drive very squarely and it feels like your driving a cardboard box. Also the driving controls are very confusing, even though I'm sure that they can be changed.
Every time you respawn, you will last for about two minutes before having to respawn again. You do have the choice however to wait for a medic, but every time you wait nobody appears. Where's the team spirit?
I played this once on single player mode and was more than disappointed. I would have liked to try the online mode, but if the single player is anything to go by, I don't think I want to go there.
In conclusion, this game has some brilliant ideas but is perhaps created by the wrong people. I am not telling you not to buy this, as it may be for you. What I am saying is that if you do buy it, don't be hoping for a next-gen game experience, and be ready for possible disappointment. Basically... buy with caution.