Quake 2 (N64)

Quake 2 was one of the best First Person Shooters (FPS) when it was released on PC a few years ago, and now there’s an N64 conversion. First impressions are not favourable, especially when compared to Rare’s 2 FPS meisterworks GoldenEye and Perfect Dark. The graphics – terrible, all blocky sprites and gaudy unrealistic levels. The sound – basic. The plot – er, kill all the aliens. The problems – press switches, avoid death, reach the end of the level. The guns – stupidly unrealistic and often a pig to aim. But… there’s something quite charming about Quake2. It’s dumb, sure, but it’s actually quite a ...  Read the complete review

Everyone knows about Quake, the first 3D first person shoot 'em-up which was as revolutionary as Doom was before it. Quake 2 is obviously the sequel to Quake which is available now on N64. I used to be a great fan of Quake on the PC but after Goldeneye it seemed too basic. I never played Quake 2 on the OC and after playing it on the N64 for the first time I wasn't impressed, the graphics are nothing special and the gameplay was jerky. So how did I end up buying it then? IF you have the expansion pak, the graphics are much better are the game much smoother. The Quake 2 storyline is something about bad guys called Stroggs who consist of both ...  Read the complete review

This is one hell of a game and features some great multiplayer action. It provides any gamer with fast furious multiplayer action and features a wide selection of levels for your fancy. If you are wondering why i am focusing on multiplayer mode it is because single player mode isn't very good. The levels are all practiaclly the same and are very shallow in design. After a while you will find you getting bored at the repeated structure of the single player mission. It is a shame because it is great in multiplayer. The game is available for both the expnasion pack and rumble pack and features four multiplayer games including Death match --> Classic blow up your ...  Read the complete review

Wowee - what a good game! I have always been a fan of great shoot-em-ups like these, but Quake 2 I thought was something else, especially through a Voodoo Banshee (which I had when the game was released). I liked the way Id moved on from the gloomy almost medieval aspect of Q to go to the new highley futuristic view of Q2. Now I have played the newer PC version of Q3A and loved it even more but then this N64 version of a classic came out - "I'll give that a try" I thought - so I did. I wasnt al that impressed. Even after taking into account the N64s slower pixel refresh rates and the lower processor power I found the game lacking! Which is a ...  Read the complete review