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Quake 4

Worth buying,

Written by KJ from Courtenay

Aug 3, 2009

The games graphics were not COD4 but were still very good. My only real quibble with the game was the sound. If you use the new Intel based Macbook you have to download an update to even get sound witch was no big deal but even after the update it cut out twice on me and trough trial and error I found out I just needed to restart my computer so no big deal. I also think that the game could have used a few check points closer to some of the harder ares but hitting the save button once in awhile is an easy fix, all and all it was definitely worth buying except you are left a bit hanging at the end and Id soft has no plans to make a quake 5 but that does not take away from the game itself.

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Quake 4

Quake 4 is the best

Written by GL

Sep 30, 2008

I run Q4 on my iBook G4 (2006) with 1.5 Gb of memory.
It runs well but sometimes freezes when in video mode such as when descending in an elevator.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to overcome the freezing?

18 of 31 people found this useful

Quake 4

dumb "anti-piracy measure"

Written by DC from Toronto

Jul 21, 2008

In order to play this game, you must have the CD in the drive. I called Aspyr to ask why every time I wanted to play, the software asked me to insert the CD, and I was told it is a way to prevent piracy. This is one of the most useless things I have ever heard of. I would not have bought this game had I known I was chained to a CD in order to use it. Come on, would anyone accept having to insert the installer CD every time one needed to use Photoshop, InDesign or Quark Xpress? I am now stuck with a ridiculous game that defeats the purpose of having a "portable" laptop.

57 of 143 people found this useful

Quake 4

Great! Help fix the widescreen problem

Written by AG from Winter Haven

Jul 7, 2008

Under the system settings there is a choice next to resolution which is aspect ratio. If you have a MBP like my self. Changing it to 16:10 (make sure it isn't at 16:9) and you will be able to get better res. like 1280x800 or 1440x900.
Plus for those of you that gave it less stars just because you didn't know how to change the aspect ratio doesn't mean you should have rated it any less. Google...Use it, it helps a lot. lol

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Quake 4

Great Game

Written by WS from Mississauga

Apr 1, 2008

This is a great FPS. It plays great on my MacBook Pro 2.2Ghz. Even more surprising, it plays well on my new Mac Mini 2.0GHz at low graphics settings. Since the mini is hooked up to my 50" Plasma, makes for quite a gaming platform.

53 of 98 people found this useful

Quake 4

Fantastic game, runs great on older CD Macs!

Written by BD from Toronto

Dec 28, 2007

I was a bit nervous at first buying this game, because I have an older 17" MBP (Core Duo) but with 2 gigs of ram and XI1600, the game runs smoothly on even higher settings. It has a great single player storyline that has a good replay value (i'm currently playing it again for the third time) and the multi-player is basically Q3 with better graphics. Had some sound issues at first, but repairing permissions and updating the software solved that fast. Highly recommended for FPS fans

116 of 225 people found this useful

Quake 4

Great game

Written by AA from Forest Hills

Dec 10, 2007

Great game, great graphics and sound. I've played it on 20" iMac 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running 10.4 and then 10.5. This is one of those games that you will be playing over again every once in a while.

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Quake 4

No sound

Written by RF from BALTIMORE

Nov 5, 2007

I bought this when I bought my IMAC 23 (April 07). It does not recognize the sound card and I get no sound. Graphics look great, but it missing something without sound. I guess I will have to box my MAC up and see a genious. I already tried this once before and didn't have much luck.

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