Customer Reviews

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

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!

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.

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.

A literal prequel to Quake 2 and Quake 4, and a spiritual successor to Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, "Enemy Territory: Quake Wars" is a team-and-class-based first person shooter.

The game revolves around the GDF - the human Global Defense Force - defending Earth against the Strogg, the murderous aliens encountered as enemies in Quake 2 and 4. Fighting in locations all over the world, the GDF must hold the Strogg back. Gameplay can be online or with bots, and usually takes place as a "campaign": three battles in similar locations (for example the "European" campaign or the "African" campaign.

There are five classes in the game. Soldiers carry explosives, and also have the widest choice of weapons in the game - regular assault rifles, machine guns, shotguns, and rocket launchers, as well as a stronger pistol than normal. Field Ops can deploy artillery pieces and call in artillery (from the deployed weapon) and airstrikes. Furthermore, GDF Field Ops can give ammo to their fellow soldiers, while "Oppressors", the Strogg equivalent, can deploy tactical shields. Engineers can build automated turrets - either anti-personnel, anti-vehicle, or anti-artillery (shooting down incoming shells) - as well as repair vehicles. Finally, Covert Ops act as the sneaks and snipers of the game. With access to gadgets like radar stations, smoke grenades, and mini-radar devices (for the GDF) and teleporters and remote drones (for the Strogg), the Covert Ops is more based on stealth and intelligence. In addition, there are many vehicles

Objectives are both map and class-based. For example, on one map an engineer might be required to rebuild a bridge so the unit can advance. Later, a cover ops might need to disable a shield generator. More mundane objectives are also available; things like building or destroying deployables (depending on which class you are) rewards the player with experience basically for playing his class right. The maps have a lot of variety, and they cover the whole world - from African valleys to European plains to Japanese sewer systems. Their objectives tend to be simple, but require the coordinated efforts of the team and all its members. Each of the classes gets experience from completing objectives and destroying enemies that carries over a three-level campaign. Leveling up gets you new weapons, increases your class abilities, and your general stats.

The graphics are decent, but even turned up all the way, they're not extraordinary. The sound is less impressive, and sounds really unprofessional. Neither is really a bonus for the game, but they're not really bad enough to distract, either. As a whole, this game has some neat ideas and gameplay, but there are a few little things that drag it down.

8/10.

This is a superb game. It's just too bad Splash Damage and Activision totally abandoned the game. It's still playable, of course, but there aren't many players out there anymore. It only runs on Windows XP. I tried my best to get it to run on Vista 64-bit, but it would always crash. On XP 32-bit it runs perfectly. It's just too bad this game didn't take off, it really is good.

wow, i was surprised since the very beginning. i played battlefield series and many other shooting games but this one, got me stuck on the computer. i have to say that i never had lag or crash on this game. very common in BF2, by the way, i don`t have a super computer, just a pentium 4 and still can play it very decent. i did not play it online yet but i will as soon as i can. highly recommended.

I don't even know what to say, this game has left me completely speechless. I play this game on Linux (Ubuntu) and I...I.. just passed out when I saw the graphics. Granted I have very new hardware but I was not expecting for such a game to run so flawlessly on Linux. I was easily able to max out all the graphics settings and the game just looks so beautiful. I'm sorry, I know this is suppose to be a review but this game just plain rocks, enough said.

This game is a excellent take on the Quake universe. It rely's alot on team based game play though, so if you do not like working as a teammate, then do not play this game. You can only win by working with your team and the recent patches add in voice chat which I do not know why they left out in first place. Graphics are not all that but still nice. The controls are the standard FPS but it really disappointed me is that there is no support for joystick control for the vehicles. Maybe I do not have it configured right but that is only drawback I see to this game. It is something fresh though where instead of the same old capture the flag and domination modes though. You complete objectives to win. These missions are frantic and exciting. This is a great addition to your team-based multi-player library.

Amazing game. Unlike Wolfenstein Enemy Territory, this game has teams which are drastically different. Vehicles on land air and water. And deployables!

Amazing team play. If you're coming from W:ET, you may not like it first hand. But if you just hang on to it, you'll like it even better.

And the other main reason why I bought this game is 'coz it runs natively on linux.

Played the demo, liked it, and then bought it for @$10. For $10 or so, it's a good buy, unless you're expecting tons of players or a perfect game.

It's an old game, not a lot of players left, and it has its' faults, but there's still a lot of great fun to be had with it, and a lot of great ideas went into it.

I've had tons of fun with it, and wish there were more players, but everyone who reads this review and buys a cheap copy can help out with that!

It's been a few months since I've played...been busy, but I'll list a couple of things that I can remember.

Pros: Lots of gameplay variety, good class separation, cool weapons and vehicles

Cons: Some of the maps are lopsided, virtually guaranteeing 99% wins for one team every time....but those maps are still fun to play, especially if you like a hardcore challenge. Also, large deployable items (weapons, radar, etc) are very limited on the deployable locations, in some cases yielding only a couple of choices, or effective choices. It basically means that deployables can be found in almost the same locations every time.....but, it's still fun.

Bottom line, snag it, and have some fun! Oh yeah, the taunts are funny, which always makes things more fun! :D And you know, it's almost worth $10 just to see and fly the Strogg 'bug'.......very neeto!