Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Two playable armies, each with distinctive technology, abilities, weapons, vehicles, and structures
• Focused on key Capture, Construct and Destroy objectives, but open-ended to allow improvised strategy and tactics
• Complete individual assignments and objectives to gain experience and rank during a single mission
• Fight through an overarching campaign of three linked missions
• Land, sea, and air vehicles, with multiple combat positions including driver, gunner, passenger and even commander

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BKYQVI
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: October 2, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,984 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #96 in Video Games > PC Games > Action > Shooter
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC | Edition: Standard

Transports players to the front lines of theultimate war for EarthProduct InformationAs the invasion begins players choose to battle as one of five unique classes in either the human Global Defense Force (GDF) or the barbaric Strogg armies each augmented with specialist weapons and combat hardware. Troops utilize more than 40 conventional and futuristic vehicles deployable structures and defense systems like quad-bikes tanks and alien walkers for intense ground assaults; or helicopters and anti-gravity ships to lend firepower from the air. Throughouteach battle teams establish bases deploy defense structures artillery radarand advanced forward-command systems into enemy territory while constructing anddemolishing obstacles to speed progress and gain a tactical advantage over theenemy.Product Features Defend Earth with powerful tanks artillery and machine guns. Drive and pilot advanced assault vehicles supply and revive your troops deploy turrets hack enemy defenses or call in overwhelming air strikes and long-range missile attacks to repel the alien invaders. Battles rage in Objective Stopwatch and Campaign modes; plus offline play with lethal A.I. combatants. Live the war with unmatched graphics physics and networking and online stats and achievements. Combat explodes on stunning battlefields inspired by artic tropical temperate urban and desert locations. Utilize futuristic heavy walkers anti-gravity attack craft and energy weapons to advance the alien invasion. Teleport behind enemy lines steal enemy identities control explosive recon drones and direct devastating orbital strikes to crush the human resist

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent game =), October 2, 2007

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Underwear X "A gamer who must constantly dodg... (Reno, Nv United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (DVD-ROM)

First of all, you have to throw away what you may know about other online shooter and accept Quake Wars for what it strives to be: A multi-player shooter with an emphasis on teamwork and objectives in the quake universe...meaning it is NOT Battlefield 2. This is not a bad thing at all. At all =) So let's jump into it shall we? The first thing you should notice (and what people seem to care for the most, seemingly over gameplay..)are the graphics. They're good. We're not talking 'Crysis' level here, but they aren't shabby in the slightest. If you have the system to run it as intended (the reqs aren't that steep), then you should have a lot of eye candy to admire.
Next, the gameplay: Loads of fun. Basically it revolves around you playing one of two sides in a global conflict that pits the 'Strogg' and the 'GDF' (see the quakewars website for backstory, etc.) against one another in 12 different maps that can be played individually or as sets of 3 in a 'campaign' mode. These aren't typical 'shoot em' up' maps where all you do is mindlessly frag each other all day, but rather scenario and objective based conflicts where each team has goals to accomplish throughout the fight. You accrue experience as you play, which in turn, grants you special abilites or powerups the longer you are in a match. Note however, that once your session is done, you lose those special power-ups and begin anew the next time you play, thus keeping the balance between hardcore gamers and beginners to a fairly in check by not allowing the vets to have 'uber' weapons from the start against a bunch of green nooblets. However, the game does keep track of your basic stats (kills, deaths, ratios, how good you are with this class vs. that class, etc.), and awards you medals based on performance and overall accrued experience.
You choose a class to play on your respective team, which though you can play as both sides, they are not mirrors of each other like other multiplayer games. Each side has the same relative 'stock' classes (assault, medic, etc.), but they differ in abilities and though each plays very differently from the next, they are counterweighted so as to give a varying feel, without tipping the scales on one side over the other. You may feel different going into this game if you have a lot of experience playing titles similar to Battlefield 2, because the pace is definitely more hurried (Still slower than Unreal Tournament..but faster than the Battlefield series).
As far as vehicles go, you'll notice that they are not the 'END ALL' juggernauts as they sometimes are in other games. Infantry is quite powerful and can take all the vehicles out given enough time, thus making vehicles tough, but not exposing you to the 'spam fests' and 'uber death machines' you may have been used to in other games. The controls are quite easy to learn and with a few minutes practice anyone can be a reasonably good pilot. They are varied and a blast to commandeer.
In any case, if you enjoy a deep and satisfying multiplayer game (and are tired of the same old, same old), look no further. I couldn't go into as much depth in this review as I'd have liked for lack of time, but needless to say this game has a truckload of variety, tactics, firefights and weaponry to keep you gunning for a long time. Check it out!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest games nobody plays..., May 23, 2009

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B. Eason (Northern Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (DVD-ROM)

ET: Quake Wars is one of those games that slipped under the radar back when it was released. This is quite a shame because it is the most enjoyable team based shooter I have played to date! The game sports some solid graphics and generally excellent sound effects (the voices in the game seem out of place and may be an annoyance to some but the weapon sounds are very good). After palying 50+ hours with my brother on both XP and Vista systems, we have never experienced a single crash or major bug and really no minor ones either. The game comes with a varied pack of maps and the fast moving gameplay does a great job of keeping things fresh. The design of the objective system keeps the action very localized around each objective and even with only twenty four players it is easily more intense than any match from the Battlefield series. Another excellent feature is the AI. These computer controlled opponents are miles better than any I have played before in a multiplayer game and there were many times that my brother and I were saved by their heroics or even mistok them for each other because they so well mimic human behavior!

Bottom line: if you are looking for a fantastic LAN game or great online shooter you can't go wrong with Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. Go buy it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best team-based FPS I have ever played, March 10, 2010

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M. T. Birdsall "mtb" (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (DVD-ROM)

I was initially put off by the steep initial learning curve, but my patience paid off. This is easily best designed team-based FPS I have ever played. The classes are unique and well-rounded and the game does a great job of rewarding you for accomplishing tasks that appropriate for your class.
If you are not sure if this game is for you, do yourself a favor and download the demo and give it a try.

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