Quake III Arena

• Choose on of 25 savage warriors for relentless heart-pounding battle action as you strive to be #1..
• A deadly arsenal of weapons ranging from s, rocket launchers, lightning s or plasma s for more firepower and destruction..
• 30 challenging levels including new s designed for your Dreamcast console..
• Modes of gameplay including Death Match (Free-for-all), Team Death Match, Capture the , Tournament and Internet play..
• Multi-player games designed for team play split or quad screen for up to 4 players over the Internet..
• Check out the Quake III Bundle with Dreamcast Mouse and Keyboard .

Product Description ------------------- Quake 3 Arena is one of the heirs of Doom, the first-person shooter that defined the genre. This version is based on the PC sequel that evolved from the single-player adventures of its predecessors into a network-based gaming experience. And since it is compatible with that PC version, it marks the first time players of any console can compete with--or against--the thousands of PC competitors online (PC users will have to download special Dreamcast-compatible s for their computers). This version features 24 warriors to slaughter with s, rocket launchers, and lightning and plasma s, and 26 levels of s. .co.uk Review ------------- For those of you unfamiliar with the Quake series, the popular PC game puts players in a violent world where the point is to collect weapons and kill as many nents as you can. While not without flaws, Quake III Arena goes well beyond just mimicking this experience for Dreamcast users. It is the best PC-to-console port yet. Quake III Arena is the first title to allow multiplayer, real-time networked gaming between Dreamcast and PC players. Hooking up through the Dreamarena servers, players can go online and shoot it out with other people around the world for the first time in console history. We played with a keyboard and a mouse--the only way Quake III should ever be played--and with them we exacted my punishment on more than just a few unsuspecting patrons, although they are a number of difficult levels to glide you into the experience. A full slate of 25 nasty warriors has been rolled out for the Dreamcast game. The weapons, which range from s to rocket launchers to lightning s and even plasma s, are also packed in. It also has all the nifty springboards, quad damage, space-age dungeons, everything we loved about our favourite shooter on the PC. The Dreamcast version has a large variety of gameplay options, including: Single Player, Free For All, Tournament, Team Death Match and Capture the , most of which are open for play in two- to four-player split-screen mode. The game's rendering engine achieves smooth and realistic texturing and stunning environmental effects. The environments are particularly great, with dazzling sky textures leading the way. Also, the geometry and large, detailed textures of the character models make them the envy of the console world. --Todd Mowatt