Quake III: Arena (1999 Video Game) User Reviews

would have gotten a ten

[ghost-9 · 8/10 · 26 March 2002]

I easily gave Doom, Quake and Quake 2 a ten. These games were among the best games I have ever played. Q3 would have gotten a ten too, if only they would have added at least a few single player levels to explore. No single player levels, no monsters but improved graphics makes this a great game but lacking. Still, I would buy it in a heartbeat if I hadn't already.

UT is not better.

[navycutx · 10/10 · 22 July 2006]

Yes UT may have some eye candy, some voice taunts and some loudness and all of us were pretty taken in at first, readily willing to declare that this game was better than Quake-3. But 10000 frags later, you start to realise the truth - that there is no deathmatch experience quite like Quake-III arena and along with CounterStrike, Quake-III is indeed the best multiplayer game in the world, till date.

The speed, fluidity and physics of Quake-III are simply unbeatable and UT simply cannot compare. The CTF experience is total insanity, especially on smaller maps. Id have gone all out and refined the game so well that the deathmatch physics are so nearly perfect.

Multiplayer perfection

[gelziabar · 10/10 · 17 November 2006]

Quake-III Arena takes some time for both newbies and veterans to get used to but once that's done, there's no stopping the mindless and fluid rampage that explodes. id have made the interface to be simple and easy to use as people can get really impatient after getting addicted to playing this game. I would say that this game is easily the best multiplayer game ever made, only rivalled by Counter Strike and Command and Conquer. The weapons and physics in this game have very carefully been balanced for the best deathmatch possible. The level design is not great in terms of themes but are fun and extremely well designed for some fast paced action.

best mp fps ever

[id78 · 10/10 · 27 April 2011]

Where should one begin when writing about Quake III Arena? There aren't enough superlatives in existence to do it justice. Simply put, this is the best multi-player first person shooter ever made. There isn't any story worth mentioning in single player mode, but lord, multi-player does the job more then great (more then fabulously) and impresses even after 10 years. Weapons, enemy models, stock and user created maps are just awesome. If you can get a copy, do so. You can still connect to servers and play. Community isn't as numerous as it was a decade ago, but they can frag :) Thank you, id software, for this gem of a fps.

Eternally grateful frager, id78

Genius graphic

[PeteRoy · 10/10 · 15 June 2003]

John Carmack and his artists team made Quake III the best 3D graphic game yet. The textures and the artwork are insanely great. The effects are superb and the gameplay is outstanding.

Too bad it's only a multiplayer game with unrealistic weapons.