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#1 2006-08-10 10:49 am
- LLEVIATHANN
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Quake IV Demo out
http://www.macologist.org/showthread.php?t=3049
Quake 4 Demo Released
Aspyr Media has released a free demo for id Software's QUAKE 4 for Macintosh. QUAKE 4 is a Universal Mac title, running natively on both PowerPC and Intel based Macintosh computers.
The long-awaited sequel to QUAKE II®, QUAKE 4 enlists gamers in the role of Matthew Kane, a member of the legendary Rhino Squad, to penetrate deep into the heart of the Strogg war machine and engage in a series of heroic missions to destroy the barbaric alien race.
The QUAKE 4 demo, which weighs in at 536Mb, presents the introduction portion of the single player game, where you, as Matthew Kane, battle with Rhino Squad to clear a landing zone for the main Earth forces.
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel chip-set, 1.67 GHz or faster
512 MB RAM
3 GB free disk space
Video Card (ATI): Radeon 9600*
Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 6600*
Video Memory (VRAM): 64 MB or higher
DVD drive required to install and play
Multiplayer: Internet and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires broadband connection.
Supported Video cards
*NVIDIA GeForce 6600, 6800, 7800
*ATI Radeon 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X600, X800, X850, X1600
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#2 2006-08-10 11:26 am
- NAG
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
I'm beginning to find this genre as incredibly boring. Oh look, another monster popped out from a wall behind me. Who would have guessed.
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#3 2006-08-10 12:03 pm
- elpato84
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
And yet, my iBook can run it.
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#4 2006-08-11 11:37 am
- mo' ron
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
This actually runs very playabley on my 1.5Ghz Powerbook. My 1GB stick of RAM just died, but once I get that replaced, I think it'll run even better.
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#5 2006-08-11 12:51 pm
- Apelock
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
Runs pretty well on a MacBook at medium quality. Nice job Aspyr.
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#6 2006-08-11 6:44 pm
Re: Quake IV Demo out
NAG wrote:
I'm beginning to find this genre as incredibly boring. Oh look, another monster popped out from a wall behind me. Who would have guessed.
As a game it leaves much to be desired. The action is simplistic, there's nothing new, there's virtually no strategy at all. But if one just thinks of it as a form of interactive entertainment showcasing the latest progress in graphics development and art design, then I think its quite impressive. Sometimes a little mindless blasting of heavy metal monsters is OK. I do wish id would break down and incorporate some of the Unreal universe's strategy to the gameplay though.
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#8 2006-08-12 6:12 am
- Zetetic Apparatchik
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
Creepier than every room looking the same and the lights never working properly? Maybe in Quake IV you go into a room and there isn't an enemy hiding in every corner. That would freak me out.
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#9 2006-08-14 1:20 am
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
Easy enough to find out.
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#11 2006-08-14 7:15 am
- The Cynic
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
Zetetic Apparatchik wrote:
Maybe in Quake IV you go into a room and there isn't an enemy hiding in every corner. That would freak me out.
*screams like a little schoolgirl*
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#12 2006-08-16 4:43 am
- Mymac4ever
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
Anyone here up to some online gaming?
Now, where in the name of... did I put that thing that I forgot what it was and why I was looking for it?
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#14 2006-08-16 11:51 pm
- NAG
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Re: Quake IV Demo out
Man, I haven't played an fps online in probably at least 2 years. Sigh, at least it isn't yet another WWII game.
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