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Quake is a line of 3D first person shooters from Id Software, featuring sci-fi environments and weapons as well as typically fast-paced multiplayer combat.

The Quake franchise is one of the most recognizable first-person shooter names in the industry. Quake titles are of a science fiction nature or background, with three of the Quake games revolving around the Strogg battle with humanity for control of Earth and its resources. All of the games have featured fast-paced arena shooter combat in multiplayer, the first iteration of the series helping to start the modern competitive gaming scene.

The original Quake was released in 1996, notable as id Software's first fully-3D game (prior "3D" games used what is often referred to as "2.5D," with minimal vertical movement and sprites). The true 3D along with a physics model allowed new tactics and tricks, such as bunny hopping and rocket jumping.

Quake II was released in 1997, and is related to the original Quake in name only. Quake II introduced the Strogg, a warlike alien race of cyborgs hell-bent on conquering Earth for its resources. In the game, a desperate counterattack is launched at the Strogg homeworld of Stroggos, but a poor insertion leaves the player as the sole man left to cripple the Strogg. In addition, a number of mission pack expansions were released for Quake II.

QuakeIII: Arena was released in 1999, a competitive multiplayershooter in the same vein as Unreal Tournament. that lacked a single-player story, instead focusing on the multiplayer aspect, with single player simply multiplayer with computer-controlled enemies.

Quake 4 was released in 2005, a direct sequel to the story of Quake II. It directly follows the events at the end of Quake II, after the lone marine of that storyline has disabled the Strogg defenses and destroyed the Makron. It also featured similar fast-paced multiplayer to its predecessors, but multiplayer was relatively unpopular compared to previous titles.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars was released in 2007, a non-free sequel to the popular Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory multiplayer game based during the Strogg invasion of Earth. It is a class-based tactical/strategic shooter similar to the Battlefield franchise, focusing on serial objectives rather than scattered control points.

Quake Live is a competitive multiplayer shooter, currently in beta, created with the same id Tech 3 engine as Quake III, but is instead browser-based, using Adobe Flash as a framework.

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Name Platforms Developer
Quake Arena Arcade
XBLM Pi Studios, LLC.
Quake Live
MAC, PC id Software
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
released on May 30, 2007
PC, X360, MAC, PS3 Nerve Software, LLC, Splash Damage, Ltd, id Software, Aspyr Media, Inc.
Quake 4
released on Oct. 18, 2005
X360, PC, MAC id Software, Raven Software
Quake III: Revolution
released on March 27, 2001
PS2 Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.
Quake III: Team Arena
released on Dec. 19, 2000
PC id Software
Deathmatch Classic
released on June 11, 2000
PC Valve Corporation
Quake III: Arena
released on Dec. 2, 1999
X360, PC, DC, MAC id Software
Quake II
released on May 31, 1999
N64
Quake II Netpack I: Extremities
released on Dec. 31, 1998
PC


Name: Quake
Total games: 15 games
First game: Quake
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