Quake II shifts id Software’s landmark FPS into a sci-fi war against the Strogg, pairing fast, fluid combat with modular weapons and a cohesive mission hub structure.
- Developer/Publisher: id Software / Activision
- Release: 1997 on PC (Windows); later on Mac, N64, PS1, and remaster on modern platforms
- Genre: First-person shooter
- Notable: Slick 3D engine with colored lighting, modular weapon upgrades, objective-based hubs instead of isolated levels, satisfying movement and gunplay
- Reception: Strong critical and fan reception; a defining late-90s FPS with enduring multiplayer and mod scene