bit-tech Shopping: Activision Enemy Territory - Quake Wars (PS3)

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"Serving as the prequel to id Software's legendary QUAKE II, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is the ultimate online team and objective-based multiplayer experience. Set within the epic QUAKE universe in the year 2065, the game pits the Allied troops of the Global Defense Force (GDF) against a new Axis of Evil - the barbaric and technologically advanced Strogg - during their initial invasion of Earth. Gamers choose to play as Human or Strogg in one of five unique character classes. Employing an arsenal of weapons, vehicles and deployable armaments, players engage in an action-packed test of skill and coordinated teamwork through a series of combat objectives. Persistent character growth and achievements reward players for teamwork, while clearly defined mission and class objectives guide new players to meaningful contributions on the battlefield. In development at Splash Damage, co-creators of the award winning Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, and in conjunction with id Software, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars employs id Software's new MegaTexture graphics technology, delivering large outdoor battlefields of unrivaled detail. These life-like recreations of real-world environments are designed specifically for objective-based team combat and include realistic terrain, lighting, special effects and atmospheric conditions."

bit-tech Review

"The game itself rewards team play and a certain amount of role playing, but I'm not sure whether your average foul-mouthed teenaged console online gamer is capable of that level of control. In a way, this is not so much a criticism of the game, more a criticism of the kind of player you find in online console matches.

PC gamers may be rubbing their hands in glee, for Enemy Territory confirms what they've believed all along – if you've already got the PC version, there's absolutely no reason why you should torture yourself with the console version.

In fact, even if you don't have the PC version, there's still no reason why you should torture yourself with the console version.

Awkward control, repetitive missions, strange XP rules and uninspiring graphics mean that you should only really pick this up if you're really desperate for some online gaming." - 1st June 2008

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