Quake III Arena (1999)
Dreamcast · Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 2 · Xbox 360
3.94 from 976 ratings
2613 members have it in their collection · 17 playing now · 763 backlogged · 96 wish listed
How long? Main story 3h (from 5 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- id Software
- Publishers
- Activision, Electronic Arts, Loki Software, Sega
- Genres
- Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Quake
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Dec 02, 1999 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Dec 10, 1999 (North_America) Linux
- Dec 27, 1999 (Europe) Linux
- Dec 27, 1999 (North_America) Mac
- Oct 22, 2000 (North_America) Dreamcast
- Dec 08, 2000 (Europe) Dreamcast
- Dec 15, 2010 (Worldwide) Xbox 360
Related
Bundled in
- Quake III: Revolution (Mar 2001) · PS2
- Quake III: Gold (Oct 2001) · PC
- Quake Collection (Aug 2007) · PC
Expansions
- Quake III: Team Arena (Dec 2000) · PC
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
309
4 stars
363
3 stars
246
2 stars
52
1 star
6
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review Yungbeck 4/5 · May 7, 2022
Excellent
Ten days after Unreal Tournament came out...there was Quake III Arena. I think I played this a couple hundred hours more than UT, so Q3 was definitely my jam back in '99, leading in to the 2000's. Setting up custom matches against bots on smaller maps made for some unforgettable action packed games, and it all feels so …
Read moreTen days after Unreal Tournament came out...there was Quake III Arena. I think I played this a couple hundred hours more than UT, so Q3 was definitely my jam back in '99, leading in to the 2000's. Setting up custom matches against bots on smaller maps made for some unforgettable action packed games, and it all feels so damn good and second nature. I guess it's really a simple arena shooter at its core, but mastering the movement and timing shots with the rocket launcher at range made you feel unstoppable.
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Review XanderCat 5/5 · Aug 7, 2020
I am writing this review from memory.
I loved this game though. The fragging and the fast action were just perfect. I'll be honest, I received the latest Call of Duty game for free with my graphics card, and I am TERRIBLE at that game. But I remember being so good at this. And I think I still have it, I've been playing a lot of old …
I loved this game though. The fragging and the fast action were just perfect. I'll be honest, I received the latest Call of Duty game for free with my graphics card, and I am TERRIBLE at that game. But I remember being so good at this. And I think I still have it, I've been playing a lot of old shooters lately like Doom 64, Blood, along with others.
I was thinking about the Quake series and I remembered I could add this to my Grouvee played list. I know for a fact I finished the "campaign" for what you can call it, along with plenty of multiplayer fun.
The campaign is really nothing... it's just a gauntlet of you vs bots. But the game itself is so fun that I actually enjoyed this enough to do it I think more than once.
The multiplayer is fantastic, but I wonder how it is today? Am I old and rusty? Could I still frag? I have no idea! That reminds me, I could write a very similar review about Unreal Tournament. :D (The classic one, I know there are several versions now.)