Quake 3 Arena in general

(NOTE: This is a review of the modification "Quake 3 Fortress", but because there isn't a specific category for this (yet!) I've put it in the Quake 3 Arena section for now) No apologies... this is a big review, 'cos it's a game I *really* love. If you don't want to sit through the game's history, skip down to the row of asterisks, which is where the main part of the review begins... I've been a game player for a long time - starting on an Atari 2600 console at the start of the 80s, and working my way through a ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Gameboy, CDi, Playstation, Neo Geo Pocket, and more combinations of PC hardware ...

One more time, one more match, 30 more frags - just one more victory and I?ll be ready to call it a night. Yeah, right. I've been here before... many times...long ago. A hell of a lot of you will know what to do when you play Quake III Arena for the first time. You'll know how the controls work, how to operate each weapon, when to run for health, and when to rush into a crowd of competitors with guns blazing. Some of you will even be highly skilled players in your very first Quake III Arena Deathmatch. This is because very little has changed in terms of gameplay here. This is Quake. Rocket launchers, machine guns, rail guns, lightning guns, and shotguns ...

One more time, one more match, 30 more frags : just one more victory and I'll be ready to call it a night. Yeah, right. I've been here before, many times, long ago. A hell of a lot of you will know what to do when you play Quake III Arena for the first time. You?ll know how the controls work, how to operate each weapon, when to run for health, and when to rush into a crowd of competitors with guns blazing. Some of you will even be highly skilled players in your very first Quake III Arena Deathmatch. This is because very little has changed in terms of gameplay here. This is Quake. Rocket launchers, machine guns, rail guns, lightning guns, and shotguns ...