Quake III Arena
- Genres
- Shooter
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 2 · Xbox 360 · Mac · Dreamcast
- Release
- PC (Microsoft Windows) Dec 02, 1999 Linux Dec 10, 1999 Mac Dec 27, 1999 Linux Dec 27, 1999 Dreamcast Oct 22, 2000 Dreamcast Dec 08, 2000 Xbox 360 Dec 15, 2010
- Credits
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EA
Electronic Arts
BP
Bullfrog Productions
A
Activision
LS
Loki Software
S
Sega
IS
id Software
RP
Raster Productions
PS
Pi Studios
NC
No Cliché
- Board status
- —
About
Quake III Arena is a first-person shooter built around competitive multiplayer combat. Unlike earlier entries in the Quake series, it has no story-driven campaign, and its single-player mode instead pits the player against computer-controlled bots across a series of increasingly difficult arenas. Matches take place in maps that mix gothic and technological architecture, with weapons and power-ups spawning at fixed points that players fight to control. Movement techniques such as strafe-jumping and rocket-jumping are central to high-level play. Game modes include free-for-all deathmatch, team deathmatch, one-on-one tournament duels, and capture the flag, and the game supports network and internet play along with extensive customization and modding.