BeefJack: "It’s sad to say, but Quake Arena Arcade just doesn’t feel relevant any more. And those who really want to revisit it can do so for nothing, thanks to the free-to-play, browser-based Quake Live. It’s clear where so many of our modern shooters got their ideas from, certainly – but the once-master of the genre has had its day, and has nothing more to teach us."
PlayDevil has posted a review of the recently released "Quake Arena Arcade" for Xbox Live Arcade.
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"Quake Live on PC only requires a browser, and is free to play, so why would I want to pay 1200 points to play on my Xbox 360?"
Jasper Kashap writes: "Over 10 years after its critically acclaimed debut, Quake Arena arrives on XBLA. id Software’s franchise was, and in many ways still is, genre defining and the third entry is often viewed as the pinnacle of the series and is still popular in many pro-gaming circuits.
It’s difficult to recommend Quake Arena unless you have a core group of friends ready to play. To some, Quake Arena is a priceless gem, but to most this poorly handled release will be an ill-preserved fossil. For those still on the fence, I’d recommend the browser based Quake Live."
M2G Writes:
Whilst an interesting look at what used to be the pinnacle of online gaming, Quake Arena Arcade just seems a little too old for an Xbox Live Arcade title to work properly and be as satisfying as the current generation of online shooters, it’s not that it’s a bad game, it’s just not suited to the console generation that has joypads rarher than a mouse control.
