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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.

6 of 10 people found this useful

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?

20 of 35 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

26 of 29 people found this useful

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.

136 of 252 people found this useful

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.

105 of 238 people found this useful

Quake 4

Great.....until

Written by EK from Coronado

Oct 23, 2007

I bought this after reading all the great reviews. I am running it on my 2.4MBP. Graphics are amazing, game play is smooth and flawless.........until late in play it lockups for no aparent reason, and the only way to get anything to respond is to do a hard shutdown. I have used every setting possible with my MBP, extremely high, to extremely low. The game doesn't even give any signs of it performing poorly, I will be blasting strogs all over the place with every weapon available and then I will go around a corner where there is nothing but a wall.....and bam...locked up. Does it completely randomly, at different places and after different amounts of game play. Other wise this is a great game. Hopefully this is just a one case incident and not a production problem..........testers!!!!

52 of 114 people found this useful

Quake 4

Great game

Written by JF from St. Andrews

Aug 4, 2007

Running it on my 2.2MBP. No stability issues and the graphics are great on high settings; no lag issues at all. Game play is very fun; it's the type of fps that doesn't require a lot of thought.

53 of 113 people found this useful

Quake 4

Superb game

Written by MT from Salem

Jul 1, 2007

This game is the best game I have ever played. I personaly think it is better than Rome total war, King Kong, Halo, Diablo, World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings, and all those other games. I played this game on my new MacBook Pro and it runs smoothly as silk. In conclusion, this game kicks butt. I recomend this game to all those people with a mac.

24 of 46 people found this useful

Quake 4

TERRIBLY CHOPPY, not a good game for Macs

Written by NW from Cambridge

Jun 13, 2007

I played this game on my brand new MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, 256MB nVidia Video RAM, with settings at medium resolution and no shadow, and the game was still very choppy. This is what it felt like playing the game: I-fe-lt-lik-e-I-was-wa-tc-hing-a-s-trea-m-i-n-g-v-id-e-o-w-ith-a-l-o-w-s-p-eed-in-t-e-r-ne-t-c-on-n-e-c-ti-o-n.

16 of 45 people found this useful

Quake 4

Runs on my iBook!

Written by CM from Adelaide

Apr 11, 2007

Good game, even runs on my 12 inch iBook G4 (2006), though on minimal gfx. Unfortunately, it looks like multiplay with bots (featured in Quake 3) is going to have to be done with a mod of some sort.
Anyhow, the game has the only strong story line an Id game has ever had, and is designed to have a sequel (leaves the plot open for more).

Just for info my iBook stats:
1.33 GHz
512 RAM
32 MB ATI Radeon 9550 mobility
Mac OS X 10.4.9, but works with 10.4.5 and others

So, if you do have a slightly slower mac, don't worry, it'll run, but dont expect it to rival your mate's Mac Pro

28 of 60 people found this useful

Quake 4

Want a challenge?

Written by JS from New Haven

Apr 5, 2007

Quake 4 runs on the Doom 3 engine, so the game is a looker of course. It takes a different path ditching closed environments for tons of open levels. With great weapon staples from the series, and some REALLY challenging segments, Quake 4 will challenge your trigger finger, and occasionally your patience. This and some minor slowdown on my machine hold this from absolute greatness.

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Quake 4

Not as good as Doom III on every level

Written by RG

Mar 16, 2007

I Like this game but the trouble is I had Doom 3 before hand and Doom 3 is better on game play, graphics on Doom 3 are loads better and weapons are loads better to every point Doom 3 is a better game. Doom 3 is tricky with multiplayer over the internet as its own server is not great but other than that buy Doom 3 over Quake 4.
happy gaming

21 of 59 people found this useful

Quake 4

Very Cool Game!

Written by ER from Tallahassee

Feb 26, 2007

I recently bought this game for my 24" iMac. It runs extremely smoothly, and i get about 72 FPS. There is a lot of exciting combat scenes. Anyone with a decent Apple should definitely check this game out.

31 of 62 people found this useful

Quake 4

Cant see the gun action

Written by SS from Saskatoon

Feb 19, 2007

Good game having fun but the gun fire quit, I can not see roket explotions nor bullet actions. Good game but????

27 of 68 people found this useful

Quake 4

great game, sucky graphics and framerate

Written by LG from Davidson

Dec 23, 2006

on my imac G5this game runs perfectly smoothly... when you're looking at a wall. With the slightest action or movement the framerater drops to about .5 fps. DON'T GET THIS GAME FOR IMAC G5. GET IT FOR XBOX 360.

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