Quake III Arena
8.3 / 10
Release Date
2 December 1999
Platforms
Linux • PC • Mac • Xbox 360 • Dreamcast • PlayStation 2
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Developer
id Software
Store Pages
01Overview
Quake III Arena is a multiplayer-focused first-person shooter developed by id Software. Unlike the earlier Quake games, it largely abandons traditional campaign storytelling in favor of fast competitive matches across compact arenas. Players fight for weapons, armor, health and power-ups that spawn at fixed locations, making map knowledge and item control important parts of each match. Movement is equally important, with techniques such as strafe-jumping and rocket-jumping allowing skilled players to move through arenas at very high speed. Modes include free-for-all deathmatch, team deathmatch, one-on-one Tournament duels and Capture the Flag. The single-player mode uses the same arena structure against increasingly difficult AI-controlled bots, while multiplayer and extensive mod support became central to the game’s long-term popularity.
Game Details
GenreShooter
Game ModeSingle player • Multiplayer
PerspectiveFirst person
ThemesAction • Science fiction
Platform Availability
02
TRAILERS & GAMEPLAY VIDEOS
Official Trailer
Trailer
2 OFFICIAL VIDEOS
Official Trailer
Trailer
Gameplay Overview
Gameplay video
03
SCREENSHOTS & ARTWORK
FEATURED ARTWORK
Quake III Arena Artwork
EDITIONS
BASE GAME
Quake III: Gold
Quake III: Gold brings you the most lethal duo on the planet in an Arena collection guaranteed to leave you black, blue and begging for more. Welcome to the Arena, where high-ranking warriors are transformed into spineless mush. Abandoning every ounce of common sense and any trace of doubt, you lunge onto a stage of narrowing landscapes and veiled abysses. Your new environment rejects you with lava pits and atmospheric hazards as legions of foes surround you, testing the gut reaction that brought you here in the first place. Your new mantra, fight or be finished.
Linux • PC • Mac • Xbox 360 • Dreamcast • PlayStation 2
PREMIUM EDITION
Quake Collection
This Steam download pack includes: Quake, Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon, Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity, Quake II, Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning, Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero, Quake III: Arena, Quake III: Team Arena.
Linux • PC • Mac • Xbox 360 • Dreamcast • PlayStation 2
EXPANSIONS
MAJOR UPDATE
Quake III: Team Arena
Never before have the forces aligned. United by name and by cause, The Fallen, Pagans, Crusaders, Intruders, and Stroggs must channel their power into an allied operation where teamwork is the only method of mass destruction. Four distinct games test each troop's synthesis and strength to exacting degrees. Cooperation is the only course of action, and war, the only alternative. Soldiers once alone in their struggle, now face the Arena as one.
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