![]() ![]() At the time, running and gunning was all we needed, especially when delivered in a 3D environment as astounding as the original game's. Quake 4 offers nothing particularly new or innovative, and yet still manages to entertain because sometimes retro and dumb and obvious is exactly what we want-especially when it's done as slickly and professionally as it is here.Ĭertainly first-person shooters have come a long way since id unleashed the first Quake on the world back in 1996. The online multiplayer modes of Quake 4 should feel much more reminiscent of Quake III, with their large weapon selection, diverse battle arenas, and intense, kill-or-be-killed gunplay. While boasting substantial graphical and audio improvements as well, significant refinements to the A.I., the single-player portion of Quake 4 holds true to the originals, and the story picks up where Quake II left off. Ultimately, Kane may be called upon to sacrifice a bit of his humanness, for the sake of humanity's ultimate victory. The fourth edition of id's popular first-person shooter returns to its roots, to offer single-players an extensive adventure in the role of a soldier named Matthew Kane. The forces of Earth take the offensive in Quake 4, in an effort to eliminate the Strogg menace at its source, once and for all.
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