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Quake III Arena

by id Software

Released Dec 2, 1999
$14.99
6 h to beat
Dreamcast
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 2
Xbox 360

96%positive reviews

3,954 positive174 negative

What players say

Pros

Fast, skill-based arena shooting
Classic deathmatch with no camping

Cons

Few online servers left
No single-player campaign

Mixed

Some call it the best multiplayer shooter ever, others find it dated and glitchy

Media

Trailer (YouTube)

Gameplay video (YouTube)

System requirements

3-D Hardware Accelerator with full OpenGL® support, Pentium® 233 Mhz MMX®processor with 8 MB Video Card or Pentium II 266 Mhz processor with 4 MB Video Card, or AMD® 350 Mhz K6®-2 processor with 4 MB Video Card, 64 MB RAM, a 100% Windows® XP/Vista compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for video card, sound card and input devices), 25 MB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files (Minimum Install), plus 45 MB for the Windows swap file, 100% DirectX 3.0 or higher compatible sound card, 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse and driver, joystick (optional)

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Quake III Arena is a first-person shooter built around competitive multiplayer combat. Unlike earlier entries in the Quake series, it has no story-driven campaign, and its single-player mode instead pits the player against computer-controlled bots across a series of increasingly difficult arenas…