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Quake 3 Arena (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/First-Person Shooter

RELEASE DATE

04/DEC/99

ESRB RATING

MATURE, Animated Blood & Gore, Animated Violence

DEVELOPER

id Software, Inc.

PUBLISHER

Activision, Inc.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Macintosh, IBM PC Compatible, Dreamcast, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/quake-iii-arena-ibm-pc-compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/quake-iii--gold-ibm-pc-compatible

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DESCRIPTION

The Arena Eternal was constructed by the mysterious Vadrigar, the enigmatic Arena Masters, far in the past. The arena was designed to satisfy the Vadrigar's insatiable hunger for carnage and battle. Now you, as a gladiator, must enter battle against the most powerful warriors in history who populate the Arena Eternal. More than 30 types of opponents, each with but a single thought — survival — awaits your appearance!

Within the arena, there is only one rule: kill or be killed. Fortunately, the Vadrigar, unwilling to accept death as a way out of combat, ensure that anyone who dies is immediately resurrected and thrust back into the fray. You must climb the ranks, winning your battles against increasingly powerful foes.

During gameplay, you have a wide variety of weapons from which to choose including several types of guns (machinegun, shotgun, plasma, lightning, rail and BFG), rocket and grenade launchers and bladed weapons. Three kinds of armor can be utilized, each uniquely affecting your armor rating, while more than a half-dozen power-ups dot the arena, providing enhanced combat abilities ranging from invisibility to flight.

Med-kits, personal teleporters, health bonuses and earned medals that count toward final battle score totals round out the many features of Quake III Arena. Single- as well as multiplayer action is offered, although the game is designed for multiplayer contests first and foremost. In single-player mode, the challenge is to defeat automated computer-controlled opponents at each level in order to "unlock" tougher levels.

During multiplayer action, five specific game types are available including all, free-for-all, tournament, team deathmatch and capture the flag. Many options allow full customization of multiplayer games and feature control over aspects such as 'bot skill levels, frag, capture and time limits, connection to dedicated servers, player list designation and friendly fire rules.

Other features in Quake III Arena include unique environmental hazards, properties, and items including fog of death, acceleration and bounce pads, gates, doors, lava, elevators and lifts, voids, water, pendulums, platforms and more. Twenty-six arena maps replete with traps, secrets, lighting nuances and varied surfaces await the intrepid warrior. Four additional capture the flag maps are available for practicing skills against other opponents.

Climbing atop the charred and dismembered corpses of those below, the victor of all the battles shall stand before Xaero, Lord of the Final Arena. Will that victorious warrior be you? ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide

Quake 3 Arena (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/First-Person Shooter
RELEASE DATE:

04/DEC/99
TOP TRAITS:

FPS, Fast-paced, multiplayer
DESCRIPTION:

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Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: ViGotH

“Definitely one of the best FPS games ever created. This very game changed the course of FPS gaming, and made multiplayer gaming an outstanding experience. This game almost boosted competitive gaming to a higher level, basically urging players to...”

created 26/OCT/2011

celk played Quake 3 Arena on 07/JUN/11

created 08/JUN/2011

Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: Nikitoswin

“The classic shall never die”

created 23/NOV/2010

Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: nagash303

“after Wolfenstein 3D, Doom I&II, Quake 1&2, Quake 3 was a must have for me! The progress throughout the mentioned games was very noticable. starting from EGA graphics in Wolfenstein 3D over to epic mars monsters in Doom to actual model...”

created 18/MAY/2010

Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: Gris56

“Old-School fast paced competitive fps that had leagues at one time.”

created 11/APR/2010

My Tattoo

“It is BASED on the Q3A Logo. I wanted it to be more neutral and geometric/graphic/futuristic, thats why I decided to make rectangular stripes. The end of the stripes are visible from the front.”

Added by: devanagari
Date: 21/JAN/2010
Views: 659
Votes: 0

created 21/JAN/2010

Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: mantooth012

“This was one of my favorite games back in the day. I can remember playing the demo with co-workers for hours on end. Great maps, great weapons, and just a breakneck pace that made it the ultimate arena shooter.”

created 14/JAN/2010

Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: Neuralparadox

“So many hours wasted on this little gem in Lan parties.”

created 05/JAN/2010

Ranneko played Quake 3 Arena on 31/DEC/09

“This was Team Arena, was just getting things set up, changing controls (Mouse 2 is jump damn it), and getting Q3 to play widescreen.”

created 01/JAN/2010

deathboy101 played Quake 3 Arena on 25/OCT/09

“gameing on my schools pc. i put games like mafia, peggle , civ2, and a ton of asc 2 game to the school pcs”

created 26/OCT/2009

Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: JamesAkaYamiira

“Q3 is not Q2”

created 18/SEP/2009

deathboy101 played Quake 3 Arena on 19/AUG/09

“24 kills in a row on quake 3 arena”

created 20/AUG/2009

Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: Beo-Fox

“way to much to say here, so I will rather keep it short and leave the reviews to the masters out there. Quake 3 is one of the best games ever played and created! Love Tourney play and Tricking! (Damn char limit kept from typing more!!)”

created 24/JUL/2009

Quake 3 Arena (PC) by: redman223

“If only I could go back in time with my current broadband connection to play this game...as I played it on 56k and STILL loved it. This game and the original Unreal Tournament both received equal playtime on my computer back in the day.”

created 21/JUL/2009