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Quake II

Quake II is a 1997 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is the second installment of the Quake series, following Quake.

Shooter

Trophies: 14
Platinum possible: Yes
Time to beat: about 26 hours

Overview

Quake II is a 1997 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is the second installment of the Quake series, following Quake. Developed over the course of a year, Quake II was released on December 9, 1997. In contrast to the first game, which featured a combination of science fiction and fantasy elements, Quake II entirely drops the latter elements and is set during humankind's war against a rogue alien race known as the Strogg, half-mutant half-machine creatures whose homeplanet, Stroggos, is the target of the humans' invasion force. The player takes the role of a space marine (referred to as Bitterman) as he crash-lands on the planet and, being the last survivor of his squad, is tasked with completing a series of missions to cripple the Strogg and end their plans to conquer Earth. The game's storyline is continued in its expansions, including one tying in Quake II and the first game, and Quake 4. The game's heavy metal soundtrack was provided by Sascha Dikiciyan.

Besides its single player component, Quake II also uses a client/server network system similar to that of Quake for multiplayer. Unlike Quake, where hardware acceleration was only implemented through later patches, Quake II was released with native OpenGL support. Quake II was also the first id Software game not to be released for the then-deprecated MS-DOS operating system, rather running natively on Windows 95, with several ports to other systems following afterwards. The source code for Quake II was released by id Software under the GPL license on December 21, 2001.

Quake II received critical acclaim on its release, and similarly to its predecessor is generally considered to be one of the best video games ever made. An "enhanced" version of Quake II developed by Nightdive Studios was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S on August 10, 2023. It includes the original game and its two expansion packs, an episode consisting of the levels from the Nintendo 64 version of the game, and a brand new episode designed by MachineGames.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Shooter

Developer

Nightdive Studios, Machine Studios

Publisher

Bethesda Softworks

Series

Quake

Engine

KEX

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player: Yes
Local multiplayer: No
Online multiplayer: Yes
Co op: Yes

Age ratings

CERO: D
GRAC: 19+
PEGI: 18
ACB: MA 15+
USK: 18
CLASS IND: 18
ESRB: M

Release dates

Platform	Region	Date
PlayStation 4	Worldwide	2023-08-10

Trophies

Trophies14

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum: 1
Gold: 10
Silver: 3
Bronze: 0
Total: 14
Points: 1290

Difficulty: 2 out of 10
Playthroughs for platinum: 1
Online trophies: 0

Quad Machine No Strogg will stand in my way of complete domination. Platinum 6.46% of players
Establish Communications Quake II: Establish a communication link to the command ship. Silver 7.83% of players
Destroy Strogg Logistical Train Quake II: Destroy the Strogg logistical train and restore power to key warehouse components. Silver 7.32% of players
Destroy Security Grid Quake II: Enter the security pyramid and destroy the security grid protecting the industrial region. Silver 7% of players
Navigate the Mines Quake II: Navigate the mines to find a service entrance to the factory. Gold 6.82% of players
Shut Down Processing Plant Quake II: Shut down all machines in the Strogg processing plant. Gold 6.75% of players
Destroy Strogg Main Reactor Quake II: Infiltrate and destroy Strogg main reactor. Gold 6.74% of players
Destroy the Big Gun Quake II: Find and destroy the Strogg's planetary defense system, the Big Gun. Gold 6.73% of players
Destroy Black Hole Generator Quake II: Close main hangar bay door and destroy the Black Hole Generator. Gold 6.71% of players
Assassinate the Makron Quake II: Neutralize Strogg leader's communication system. Gold 6.7% of players
Disc Collector Call of the Machine: Collect all six Data Discs, and defeat the Strogg Creator. Gold 6.62% of players
Destroy the Moon Base The Reckoning: Infiltrate the Strogg Moon Base, and destroy the fleet. Gold 6.56% of players
Anti-Gravity Ground Zero: Find and eliminate the Strogg's great weapon, the Gravity Well. Gold 6.55% of players
Shut Down the Core Quake II 64: Enter an alternate timeline, and destroy the Guardians. Gold 6.59% of players