Games

Quake 4

Raven Software, Aspyr Media

2005•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 13 hours

Taste attributes: actionhorrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplebig & variedfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury shooter, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

75 / 100

246 ratings

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About This Game

Quake 4 is a action shooter game which serves as the another chapter in the Quake series.

Summary: IGDB

Story

During the bloody war between humans and the nightmarish race of the Strogg, a lone marine infiltrated the planet and assassinated their horrific leader. The humans discover that the Strogg are not so easily defeated, however, and that their only hope may rest on a marine that is no longer entirely human. In a desperate war for Earth's survival, against an unrelenting enemy, the only way to defeat them is to become one of them. Armed with advanced weaponry and vehicles and aided by an elite squad of marines, you take the battle to the heart of the Strogg home planet and become earth’s only...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionHorrorScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AliensCyberneticsBloodyMechDeathRun and gunDoctorFuturistic

Where to play

Details

Developers: Raven Software, Aspyr Media
Publishers: Activision, id Software, Bethesda Softworks, Aspyr Media
Released: 18 October 2005
Series: Quake
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 13h normally
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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