Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2692 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Released on: 2008-05-22
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

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

Rubbish
Single player game is non-existent. It is so annoying that PS game titles that once had such good single player campaigm modes (quake and unreal)now don't! I think games should make it very clear in the title/box of the game if there is no online play. Dissoppointing ... I would much rather play Quake 2 on my PS1.

Good fun!
What can I say? I tried the demo and bought the game. It's good fun, and it cost me around £25 delivered so I'm pretty happy with the deal.

So far I've only played one evening online with the full game as it only arrived today, but there was plenty of good team play - and the medics did their job looking out for the injured. I checked the stats of the player's hosting the sessions I played and they're both in the top 50 on the leaderboard, which may have been a factor. This was in contrast with the online demo where quite a few people were generally messing around rather than focusing on the objectives, but I guess that's the way it goes.

I found it easy to get into the game, and it looks like it has sufficient depth in terms of different classes, weapons and achievements (tracked on www.enemyterritory.com) to sustain my interest. I can't pretend it's the definitive example of 'nextgen' eye candy or that it's 'the best game evar', but I really like it and it's good fun so using Amazon's scale that makes it a five-star game, for me at least.

Bottom line: the demo version is free on PSN, so try it for yourself.

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.