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Game entry

Quake II

1997 · FPS, Horror · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox 360, Amiga, Zeebo · Macmillan Digital Publishing

Quake II is ranked no. 193 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,799 and 69% of duels won.

World rank

no. 193

ELO score

1,799

Wins

69%

Duels played

173

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About Quake II

Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is not a direct sequel to Quake, id decided to revert to an existing trademark when they were unable to agree on a new name that did not violate another company's trademark.

The community says

I only played a demo version at a friend's house, borrowed his PC for maybe an hour. Left an impression though.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,799 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Quake II sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 190 Super Mario Odyssey 1,801
  2. 191 Tekken 3 1,800
  3. 192 Mafia 1,799
  4. 193 Quake II 1,799
  5. 194 Undertale 1,798
  6. 195 Hitman 2 1,798
  7. 196 Valheim 1,798

Released in 1997

The community

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  1. BossNinja1986

    I only played a demo version at a friend's house, borrowed his PC for maybe an hour. Left an impression though.

  2. QuestDragon1998

    Compared to BioShock it feels rougher and less directed, no real story pulling you forward, but there's something about the pace here that BioShock never really goes for, it just keeps moving and doesn't stop to explain itself.

    AbdullahKnight

    Same old debate every time, I'm tired just reading it.

    mae14

    wait, does it actually outpace bioshock in pure pace or is that just because bioshock slows down for story stuff on purpose?

  3. Alfonso_1993

    Funny how everyone brings up Doom when talking about this one, like it's required, but honestly I think the comparison undersells both games since they're going for pretty different things tonally.

  4. LuckyLegend1984

    It gets by on nostalgia more than anything else at this point. The level design just doesn't hold up compared to what came after.

    CritSniper85

    That nostalgia comment stings a bit, but I'll take nostalgia that still plays well over most shooters that came after it.

  5. Leo_91

    Contra Doom pierde en carisma pero gana en atmósfera, para mí ese equilibrio ya vale algo.

    lacombe_pierre

    L'ambiance dont tu parles, elle venait surtout des sons ou de l'éclairage ? Je me demande ce qui a le plus marqué les gens à l'époque.

    Éric_2005

    Cette histoire d'ambiance me rappelle mon cousin qui y jouait chez lui, moi je regardais surtout, je devais avoir douze ou treize ans je crois, dur à dire exactement.

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