Quake II

First Person Shooters have always been very competitive but nothing compared to the Quake Series, Quake II was a highly anticipated release because of the success of the original Quake.... But was the game a success like the first?

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Story (7/10):
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Another one of those games that feels like the story was thrown in at the last minute. You have crashed on another planet and found out that you are one of the survivng few out of about a hundred of your men. You then have to fight your way through tons and tons of aliens for your right for survival.

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Gameplay (8/10):
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A great game to play, every weapon has different characteristics and every level offers new environments to wander around in. Enemies have death animations and can evade your attacks and also position themselves to ambush you as a team. The levels are completely different to the first and have a more high-tech feel to it, you will find yourself navigating through lots of sewers/streams throughout the game.

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Graphics (9/10):
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Quake II is a huge jump ahead from Quake I graphically and you must have a 3DFX, OpenGL or Direct3D card to see the graphics at its maximum. With great particle effects on the rocket launcher, railgun and the blaster and 16bit textures Quake II is a dream for any eye candy freak. The most amazing thing in-terms of graphics has to be the green glow given off by the slime in the sewers, this is only noticible if you have a 3DFX, OpenGL or Direct3D card. Id Software really have done a magnificent job with the graphical elements, check out the Hyper Blaster if you want reassurance.

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Control (10/10):
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Perfect mouse and keyboard control which allows you to strafe around corners or dodge that rocket that's hurdling towards you at 100kph. A great job by Id Software.

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Sound (9/10):
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Full 3D sound support which allows you to figure out the position of an enemy just by the sound. The heavy metal music from the original has been toned down alot but most of the weapons, action sounds are similar to other Id Software games.... which is good!
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/ SCORING \
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| Story (7/10) |
| Gameplay (8/10) |
| Graphics (9/10) |
| Control (10/10) |
| Sound (9/10) |
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| Overall - 8/10 |
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Rent or Buy? Depending on whether you like First Person Shooters... if you do then its a must buy! If not then try renting, as you must at least try this once.

Try this game if you liked:
- Quake
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Half Life
- Pretty much any First Person Shooter