Earlier this week it was rumored that the legendary FPS Quake II would be getting a remastered version, and today the game has been made official with an immediate launch.
Announced during today’s QuakeCon 2023 event, id Software and Bethesda Softworks are bringing Quake II back. It’s better than ever and has been enhanced with new features, such as up to 4K widescreen support, enhanced cinematics and visual effects, and much, much more. There’s also improved AI and improved animations and gore for those who like their Quake II playthroughs as bloody as possible.
All-in-all the game has been touched up with loads of enhancements to fit modernized platforms. Plus, you get a lot of content with it. This remaster includes the base game plus both of its original expansions – Mission Pack: The Reckoning and Mission Pack: Ground Zero. On top of that, there’s an all-new expansion included titled Call of the Machine. This adds 28 new campaign levels and a new Deathmatch map. This would already be an insanely good value if there wasn’t a single thing more beyond all this. But being the benevolent developers they are, id added more. Much more.
The enhanced version also includes the N64 port of Quake II. And it features cross-play multiplayer. So you can play with friends no matter the platform they play on.
Quake II will launch today on all platforms for $9.99
No matter how you slice it, there’s a lot of value here with this game. All that content for $9.99 is pretty good. Perhaps best of all though is that it launches on basically every platform. PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. It’s even available on Game Pass if you have a subscription. And, it’s confirmed that the Game Pass version can be played in the cloud if your subscription is for an Ultimate membership. So you really can play just about anywhere.
One thing to keep in mind is that PC and Xbox players do get a couple of extra features. Namely 8-player split screen and gyro aiming. If those are things you think you might want, we’d suggest picking up the game there.
The Quake II remaster lands on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC today
