Quake Live

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  1. PC Gamer
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    Quake Live may be a 10-year-old shooter, but it's still a rush. [Nov 2010, p.85]
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 14 out of 98
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  1. shwisha
    Sep 10, 2010
    10
    Quake is a legendary series and made by the software company that introduced us to First Person Shooters, ID Software. I was a fan of Quake 2,Quake is a legendary series and made by the software company that introduced us to First Person Shooters, ID Software. I was a fan of Quake 2, Quake 2 and Quake 3. What I love about QuakeLIVE is they took a very difficult game to get involved in, because of; patches, mods, maps, servers, configurations, and the other details you might need to look into before you started playing. Now QuakeLIVE takes Quake 3, touches it up, makes it super simple to get playing, patches automatically and now even gives you the ability to have a membership that allows you to host private games. Since this game is free, there's no reason you shouldn't at least try it out; www.quakelive.com… Full Review »
  2. dahrkdaiz
    Sep 10, 2010
    10
    I first played Quake 3 Arena on the Dreamcast and I loved the fast paced nature and the physics of the Quake 3 engine. Later on, I got Q3A forI first played Quake 3 Arena on the Dreamcast and I loved the fast paced nature and the physics of the Quake 3 engine. Later on, I got Q3A for the PC and loved the mods but was quickly turned off by the fact it was extremely hard to improve in the game due to the high competitiveness. QuakeLive changes all that. With the "tier" system, you can judge the average skill level of people found in a game. You can often times prevent yourself from getting completely slaughtered by choosing a matched game. With the stat tracking, friends list, accomplishments, 40 arenas, 5 game modes and premium and pro subscriptions, this game promises to take weeks of your life away.… Full Review »
  3. Jaegermeister
    Sep 12, 2010
    10
    Reading the other reviews I can't help but comment on the one by Raythenoob. His rating it a 2 when he is third in all the world on theReading the other reviews I can't help but comment on the one by Raythenoob. His rating it a 2 when he is third in all the world on the Leaderboards with 1824 hours of actual in-game time (2.6 whole months) is pure hypocrisy, clearly he has more time for this game than a full time job even, proving how good it must be! Reading the old forums I saw as he turned hateful after not being made a forum moderator, power hungry narcissism venting its worst it seems he now puts time into trying to damage the games reputation instead.

    Quake Live is simply the best first person shooter in the world, and most addicting.
    I stopped playing Quake shortly after Quake 3 was released as I went to college but this brought me back with it's easy setup and skill levels to keep those with ridiculous amounts of game time on their hands out of my hobbyist severs.

    A new business model for FPS games should see real updates for the entire life of the game instead of just a couple of years before the games company move on to another game.
    If playing against hardened Quake players it can take a long time to adapt, but I find the easier levels are great fun for anyone that likes FPS games.
    The learning curve is large which is why it is such a competitive game, natural talent or hours of practice pay off more than other similar games, hence its advocates likening it to a sport more so than any other computer game. I probably spend more time watching streamed league games than actually playing as the coverage is genuinely entertaining and the players skill shines through to even those that do not know the game well. This has helped for form a thriving community both in game, on the games own web page and elsewhere on the web.

    If you enjoy the game it could be you I'm watching next!    … Full Review »
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