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Quake 4

Good, but better buy the windows version if you play multiplayer

Written by CB from austin

May 6, 2006

I got this game a few weeks ago. here's what I have to say.

Pros:
can run on osx. Its smooth enough.

Cons:
Multiplayer: It's hard to find people to play with online. The multiplayer mode is mac only, and the number of mac players out there are very few. When I search for games I never see more than 10 people on.
Graphics: it doesn't support wide screen. Instead, it only supports the windows standard resolutions.

If we can play with windows people online and run full screen at native resolution, this game would be awesome.

122 of 170 people found this useful

Quake 4

Quake 4 rocks on my Macbook Pro!

Written by PM from Toronto

Aug 24, 2006

Initially I was hesitant to buy Quake 4 for my Macbook Pro not knowing how well the dual-core processors would perform. However after installing the patch program I found the gameplay experience to be awesome! There is a bit of a lag while your progress is being saved, but other than that, I would highly recommend Quake 4 to avid and beginner mac gamers alike. Happy fragging!

218 of 364 people found this useful

Quake 4

Great FPS game!!

Written by AT from Los Angeles

Jun 13, 2006

Really fun game, even though the action can tend to get a bit repetitive. The SP campaign was fun... the multi-palyer, well, it could be better, if we could be able to play against people on PCs, lets face it, there are a lot more PC gamers than on the Mac =(, and thats too bad since MP seems like it could lots of fun.. just can't find people to play with really. The graphics are beautiful, once you get the SMP patch you'll see a large improvement in perfomance if you have a dual processor. The sound is good, but the music is kinda non-existant, but the voice-acting is superb. This is a must have for any Mac gamer, so buy it!

38 of 45 people found this useful

Quake 4

Great game minus a few flaws

Written by MP from Dahlgren

Jul 4, 2006

The game is great, graphics are awesome, game play and store are great as well. The only problem i have is on my 17" 2.16ghz 2G ram Macbook Pro, it crashes at least once a level to where i have to restart the computer. I don't know why it does this but its quite irritating sometimes, other than the crashes the game runs great on the highest graphics settings!

42 of 54 people found this useful

Quake 4

Quake 4 on my duel 1.8 G5 into my Sony HD TV via DVI with Radeon 800xt !!!!

Written by LM from Piermont

Aug 29, 2006

This game runs great on my duel 1.8 g5 tower and I have it going into my Sony 50 inch HD TV using my Radeon 800xt video card dvi out into the dvi of the tv. The game with the latest update and Tiger provides HD tv resolutions of 1080i and 720p. Playing online has never been easier even with a wireless setup via airport which I could never get to work with unreal tournament. The surround sound has yet to work for me but I have fake surround via the digital audio out of the mac into my surround amp. It is the best fragging experience yet!!!!!!!!

93 of 160 people found this useful

Quake 4

Quake IV

Written by RB from strafford

Apr 10, 2006

Truely one of the most amazing FPS's to come out on the mac, and one of the best looking. The story mode keeps you hooked through the whole game while the multiplayer mode boosts up your skill, it's a no brainer, you need this game.

44 of 62 people found this useful

Quake 4

id All The Way!!!!!!

Written by DR

Aug 17, 2006

I have been a fan of id from the very beginning, Wolfenstien, then doom in 1993 and eventually doom 2 in '94. Yes i was there since the beggining doom, quake, and now this. When i first popped in the dvd and played it for the first time, i had the biggest smile on my face, big enough that the corners of my mouth had their own zip code...haha, just kiddding. but i loved it when i first played it. I immediately noticed the game was based on the Doom 3 engine so from then on, i just knew it was gonna be great! The voice acting is GREAT!!! due to the fact that id hired actual actors to play the characters. The only thing that i kind of didnt like was the fact that most people wouldnt talk to you because they were "pre occupied" even though they were standing there next to some one right after they finished talking or if they were merely sitting down. also my computer crashes when ever i try to play multiplayer, in which the maps have no relation to the game. but i do love Xaero Gravity where you are in space ad jump from panel to panel in zero gravity. Also you quake three fans will recognize some of the maps, producing that nostalgic feeling.

+s
+great game play
+great graphics
+uses the doom 3 engine
+minimal slow down
-s
+um...there are none

49 of 73 people found this useful

Quake 4

Amazing

Written by JV from Norman

Jul 15, 2006

Best game i have ever played on mac. Runs great on a 20" intel iMac with 2gb of ram and 256mb video card. Outstanding gameplay and graphics. A must have for any mac gamer!

183 of 341 people found this useful

Quake 4

Feels good!

Written by JG from Dresden

Jun 20, 2006

It's been a while since I have gotten hold of an fps that really got hold of me! Probably my favorite fps, second only to half-life 2 and Halo. Great game!

54 of 83 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

Runs GREAT on a 1.83 MBP 1gbRAM Graphics128mb

Written by JR from Waterville

Jun 24, 2006

I was hesitant to get this game with only a 128 meg graphics card... (I'm pretty particular about having a good FPS)... and I was quite impressed with how well the game ran -- with the patch. I can run at full widescreen aspect ratio1200 X 900 on medium detail settings with special graphic effects turned on (no shadows)... and the game gets at least 30 FPS... much higher in indoor levels (which there are a lot of). VERY playable, very fun. No slow-downs even with many characters in frame... A MUST-BUY if you have a macbook pro or imac intel... don't let your 128 meg graphics card worry you.

A REALLY intense game... with a great single-player aspect (haven't tried multiplayer yet)...

38 of 53 people found this useful

Quake 4

Great game

Written by JR from Hemet

May 25, 2006

Runs great on my 20in iMac core duo, fun and looks AWSOME! Great game to show off the power of your mac.

32 of 41 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

Quake 4 great gameplay

Written by RV

Apr 24, 2006

While Doom 3 is virtualy not playable on my Powermac dual 1.8G, this game, based on the same engine, really rocks!
Only downside is the realatively long loading times.
Of course, when you put the optiones to the higher levels, it starts to get slow aswell but you get the feeling that the people of ID software also wanted to keep the people on 'older' systems playing.

25 of 30 people found this useful

Quake 4

slow and laggy

Written by JW from Oakville

Oct 23, 2006

Runs poorly, and very chopy on my iMac G5 2.1 with a gig of ram. look for something else.

62 of 105 people found this useful

Quake 4

More of the real thing from ID

Written by AC from Fulham

Jun 11, 2006

It's simple really... another great ride and the more you spend on Ram, Video cards etc the better. I've got a dual 2.00 with a 6800ddl (worth it) and it plays fantastically. Buy it.

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Quake 4

I Want the Patch

Written by JV from Norman

Oct 2, 2006

whens the 1.3 patch gonna come out for mac? ive seen it everywhere for every other os but someones slacking off for the mac version. dont get me wrong though, this game is the shiz and more even with only the 1.2 patch.

48 of 78 people found this useful

Quake 4

AWSOME

Written by BF from Windsor

Jul 15, 2006

all i can say is its awsome. the multiplayer is alright, but the campaine mode is like DOOM 3, very fast action, and makes you feel like you never want to quit!

31 of 44 people found this useful