If youre looking to flawlessly run this game with all the bells and whistles, youd better have a top-notch accelerator card with at least a top-of-the-line Pentium II processor and 128 megabytes of RAM.Īnything less will result in a choppy, lackluster performance that requires massive graphical and engine tweaking. Never before has the PC market seen such incredible visuals, unparalleled lighting and weapon effects, curved surfaces and silky smooth textures.Īdditionally, it ships with a wide variety of player models each uniquely detailed in supreme fashion.
The controls are ultra-responsive with an incredibly cohesive feel - in a word, amazing. It is important to mention the gameplay as Quake III Arena feels solid and the action is VERY fast.Īt times, it feels like a souped-up version of the original Quake, something many online gamers have been craving for years. The Tournament feature is simply a Rocket Arena II (a popular Quake II modification) inspired one-on-one match-up while Capture the Flag is self-explanatory. In addition to the single-player game, a skirmish mode gives the player access to various modes including Team Deathmatch, Free for All, Tournament and the long time multi-player staple, Capture the Flag (with four additional maps).įree for All is the standard deathmatch whereas Team Deathmatch features two teams in a heated competition for the most frags. Though they have no effect on gameplay, awards come in the form of multiple kills within a brief amount of time, accuracy, consecutive hits, perfect one-on-one matches and humiliations. Naturally, theres little to no depth found within the single-player game but it is useful in learning map layouts and getting accustomed to the whole deathmatch experience.Īwards are earned by executing skillful shots and performing in a superior manor. The objective is to win each map by hitting the frag limit first some maps are one-on-one rounds while others feature a full field of opponents.
Spanning seven difficulty tiers, your opponents come in the form of bots specifically created for the sake of deathmatch play. While the latter condition is not applicable, its not the height of online gaming nor is it an original title.īecause Epic Games Unreal Tournament also focuses on Internet play, id Software obviously wanted to get their game on the market.
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