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In this sequel, there are far improved graphics
compared to the extremely popular first game. This is more oriented
towards a single player experience (netplay disappointed at first but
this was improved through numerous Mods - Weapon Factory, Team Fortress,
Action Quake 2 and more). The Strogg alien race threatens the Earth, but
Earth has launched a counter-offensive, Operation Alien Overlord. Overlord
takes the battle to the Strogg homeworld with the ultimate objective of
securing their capitol city and killing their ruler. As a FPS, Quake II
contains a variety of weapons including the fall back Blaster, the Railgun,
and the secret BFG10K. The player is given mission-based objectives that
correspond to the storyline. For example, the player carries out a wide
range of activities, including stealing a tank commander's head to open a
door, or calling down an air-strike on a bunker. CGI cutscenes are used to
illustrate the player's progress through the various main objectives. The
game features much larger levels than Quake, with many more wide-open areas.
There is also a hub system that allows the player to travel back and forth
between levels. Indeed, this is sometimes necessary to complete certain
objectives. There are fair degrees of difficulty, and
it's never too irritating. With the excellent soundtrack in the CD disk
drive it added to a lot of fun for me. Because the prevailing orange-yellow
of the graphics, it reminded me of Dune (and I like the film and love
the books). Quake 2, even if it hadn't been a massive hit, got ID software
huge profits just through multiple licensing of the game engine.
See also: #Dawn Of Darkness, #Deadlode II, #Disposable Heroes, #PC Gamer: The Extended Play Collection Volume 2, #PC Gamer: The Extended Play Collection Volume 3, #Q.E.D. II Level Creator, #Quake II: Enhanced, #Quake II: Fault Line, #Quake 2 MP 1: The Reckoning, #Quake 2 MP 2: Ground Zero, #Quake 2 TC: Juggernaut, #Quake 2 Netpack: Extremities, #Quake 2: Zaero, #Quake 2: Complete Gamer Add-on, #Quake World, #Quake 2 Anthology,
#Quake 2: Deathmatch Maker II,
#Quake 2: Fanatic's Complete Set, #Quake 2: Total Destruction, #Quake World 2001, #Quake 2: Chaos, #Qoole for Quake II, Quake & Hexen II, #Quake 2: Unseen, #Quake 2: Oblivion, #Quake II RTX, #Total Conversions for Quake 2 |
