Many people who are accustomed to the shooting ‘realism’ of CS and Battlefield will notice that this is a slightly faster paced game, which brings back the quick strafe and shooting style of yesteryear. Three head-shots are required to kill a person, as opposed to the common one-headshot requirement in CS and BF. This may not be for everyone, but it does set a more challenging scenario.
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is no doubt going to be a big title this year which will hopefully pump some fresh competition against Electronic Art’s dominating Battlefield Series. This game is a lot of fun and it requires a slightly steeper learning curve over other multiplayer FPS games out on the market. The makers of the game have managed to create a previously unseen balance between vehicle utilisation and on-foot combat which will hopefully satisfy both audiences. The emphasis on team work which has always been a strong point with the original RTCW and RTCW:ET sequel, has now been brought into ETQW thus making it unique from other similar titles, which ultimately is a defining trait setting it apart from the current BF games.
Overall, I believe the beta has helped ease a lot of the anticipation of this game’s release, which was originally due for release as early as 2006 but was pushed back to encourage more vigorous testing; coming in line with John Carmack’s philosophical “when it’s done” ethic. As with the previous RTCW titles, there will eventually be a public demo closer to the release date of the title which is so far predicted as the final quarter of 2007. The delay has been largely attributed by the early 2007 announcement that ETQW will be released on PS3, Xbox 360 and even Macintosh platforms. There will also be a ranking system similar to BF2/BF2142 – details on this system are yet to be released.
You can download the Quake Wars HD trailer from the 3FL Download Vault – here. Otherwise, eager fans may find the below links interesting:
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars on YouTube.
