Quake
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π 8.1/10
(Sega Saturn - PAL, FPS)
Complete
$44.92
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Developed by:
Microsoft
Published by:
Tec Toy
Released On:
01 Jan 1997
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An enemy with the codename 'Quake', which is believed to come from another dimension, is using teleporter gates to invade Earth. The player takes the role of a nameless soldier who arrives at his base only to find out Quake has overrun it and killed everyone. Somewhere in the base, there must be a teleporter to Quake's realm. The mission is clear: take the fight to the enemy, overcome countless hordes of monsters, and exact revenge.
id Software's follow-up to Quake , which is a first-person shooter, uses a true 3D engine - the levels themselves, as well as the enemies, are polygonal. This not only allows for more natural level-designs and character animations, but also for more realistic lighting and the inclusion of simulated physics that have an effect on gameplay: grenades can bounce off walls and around corners, for example.
In single-player mode, gameplay consists mainly of proceeding through the levels (spread over four distinct episodes) in search of an exit, killing everything that moves. Interaction with the game world is reduced to a minimum: since there is no use key, buttons are pressed by running into or shooting at them. As in id's earlier games, many secrets are waiting to be discovered, including a few hidden levels.
Unlike Doom's rather straightforward design, Quake 's theme is not so easily pinpointed. While each episode begins in a futuristic military base (with a technological 'slipgate' as the level exit), later levels take place in environments inspired by medieval fantasy and gothic horror (castles, dungeons, and caverns) and the player passes through magical portals to advance. In a departure from Doom's colorful environments, all Quake levels are dominated by earth colors.
The enemies conform to the mishmash of designs: there are human opponents armed with shotguns and energy weapons in the early levels, while the later levels include medieval knights, ghosts, zombies, ogres (armed with grenade launchers and chainsaws), and some more unearthly beasts. The player's weapons, while relatively modern, all have a low-tech feel. Besides a (bloodstained) axe, there are shotguns, nailguns, rocket and grenade launchers, and the Thunderbolt, which discharges electrical energy.
Quake was one of the first games playable natively over the Internet in addition to LANs. The single-player levels can be played cooperatively, but the game is most famous for its deathmatch mode. One-on-one duels, team play, and free-for-all competition are possible. The emphasis is on fast reaction and skillful maneuvering through the levels. All of the single-player maps can be used as arenas, but the game also comes with six maps specially designed for deathmatch.
UPC-A:
010086810660 (United States)
Part #:
191286 (Brasil)
eBay Product ID:
3921 (United States)
UPC-A:
7891196191282 (Brasil)
Sega Region Code:
81066 (United States)
ASIN:
B00004SW2G (United States)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
Input Devices Supported/Optional:
3D Control Pad
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This first-person shooter casts you as the sole surviving soldier in a military complex under siege by a mysterious mercenary and his mutated death squads. Using a Slipgate device to navigate unstable environments, your mission is to eliminate the enemy forces and prevent them from seizing the government's advanced technology. You must survive intense combat and restore order to secure your status as a hero, or face certain death.
Story
COME HOME A HERO - OR DON'T COME HOME AT ALL!
It's called Quake.
And whoever or whatever it is, this unstable mercenary is using his own Slipgate device to penetrate our military complex with mutated death squads.
Death squads programmed to slaughter, steal, kidnap...do whatever it takes to thwart our government's plans to utilize our long-awaited and much heralded Slipgate device.
Operation Counterstrike is now in effect.
And you - the only known surviving humanoid in this complex - must bring down this shaky servant of evil before his minions gain total domination over our forces, and the human race as a whole.
Good luck, soldier. Come back a hero or don't come back at all!
-HQ
How to Play
Getting Started
Set up your Sega Saturnβ’ System as described in its instruction manual and plug in the Control Pad. Ensure the power is off, then insert the CD-ROM into the Saturn Console.
Turn the power switch on. The title screen should appear in a few moments. Press the START Button on the Saturn Control Pad to advance past the title sequence and begin play.
If the title screen doesn't appear, turn the power switch off. Check that your system is set up correctly and the CD-ROM is properly inserted, then turn the power switch back on.
Your Sega Saturn CD contains a security code that allows the disc to be read. Handle it carefully and keep the disc clean. If the system has trouble reading the disc, remove it and wipe it carefully from the center straight out toward the edge.
Main Game Menu
To make a selection, press the D-Pad UP or DOWN to choose an option and press the C Button to enter your selection.
The following selections appear on the Main Game Menu:
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NEW GAME: Begin a new game.
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LOAD: Resume play on a previously saved game. Choose the game you wish to continue and press the C Button.
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SAVE: This option only appears between levels. Select any slot, then press the C Button to save your game.
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OPTIONS: Configure the game settings to your preferences.
Options Menu
To operate the Options menu, press the D-Pad UP or DOWN to highlight an option. Press the D-Pad LEFT or RIGHT to adjust slider settings, and press the C Button to toggle other options.
Customize control settings to your own configurations by reassigning button functions or using the βQuakeβ default. You can also reset your customized control settings to the original defaults.
Adjust the music and sound volume by raising or lowering the levels. Change between stereo and mono sound output using the Stereo Switch.
Turn the Ammo Bar on or off. Enable Lookspring to automatically recenter your view when you release the X Button.
Messages
From time to time, you will receive messages at the top of the screen indicating what you've picked up or if you've died in an interesting fashion.
Certain messages appear right in the middle of your view. These are always important, so do not ignore them.
Ending a Mission
Once you've completed a Mission, you'll find a slippgate or a distinctive archway leading to the next Mission. Step on the slippgate or pass through the arch to go to the next Mission.
You start the new Mission with the same hit points, armor, weapons, and ammo you had at the end of the previous one. If you had over 100 hit points, you start the new Mission at 100.
If any Powerups were active at the end of the previous Mission, they will no longer be in effect. Use them or lose them!
Ending an Episode
Once you've finished all the levels in a particular Episode, you will return to the starting hall. You will begin a new Episode as stripped as you began-just your wits, your shotgun, and your trusty axe.
Episode 1: Dimension of the Doomed
Here you will learn to appreciate the smell of seared Ogre flesh and the sweet aroma of grenade powder. Plenty of uglies to microwave while practicing how to jump, swim in your Biosuit, and kill for powerups.
Enjoy your introduction as you waste your way through seven Missions, each guaranteed to properly acquaint you with the Reset Button.
Each episode also has a secret hidden level. See if you can find them.
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Mission 1: Slippage Complex
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Mission 2: Castle of the Damned
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Mission 3: The Necropolis
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Mission 4: The Grisly Grotto
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Mission 5: Gloom Keep
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Mission 6: The Door to Cththon
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Mission 7: The House of Cththon
Episode 2: Realm of Black Magic
Prepare to work some of your own magic out here as the Quake mercenaries are in abundance. Torch your way through six spine-severing Missions, including the Ogre Citadel, the Crypt of Decay, and the Wizard's Manse.
Make use of your rare powerups in this one, and keep an eye out for plenty of Scraggs, Death Knights, and ultimately, the Shambler. Don't worry, make it this far and we'll throw in a Thunderbolt to help you out.
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Mission 1: The Installation
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Mission 2: Ogre Citadel
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Mission 3: Crypt of Decay
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Mission 4: The Ebon Fortress
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Mission 5: The Wizard's Manse
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Mission 6: The Dismal Oubliette
Episode 3: The Netherworld
No more endless hallways or multiple routes to buy you some time. In the Netherworld, it's make or break time!
Prepare for more speed and more entrails-evacuating combat as you must survive six Missions including The Tomb of Terror and Chambers of Torment. You'll find plenty of Zombies, Ogres, and Shamblers to keep your itchy trigger finger happy. Bring your Thunderbolt!
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Mission 1: Termination Central
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Mission 2: Vaults of Zin
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Mission 3: The Tomb of Terror
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Mission 4: Satan's Dark Delight
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Mission 5: The Wind Tunnels
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Mission 6: Chambers of Torment
**Episode
Controls
START
Pause
D-Pad/ANALOG THUMBPAD
Move in any direction/Aim weapon
A BUTTON
Fire weapon
B BUTTON
Jump/Swim upward when in water
C BUTTON
Select on Menus
X BUTTON
Look UP/DOWN (Hold the X Button and press D-Pad UP/DOWN). Press the X Button again to re-center your view
Y or Z BUTTON
Cycle through weapons
L TRIGGER
Strafe LEFT
R TRIGGER
Strafe RIGHT
Items & Weapons
BIOSUIT
Put this on and swim through toxic slime baths without worry. It also provides an air supply for extended underwater swimming expeditions.
RING OF SHADOWS
Turns you invisible, except for your eyes. Use only in times of dire need. Sneaky, huh?
PENTAGRAM OF PROTECTION
A double-dose of good old-fashioned invincibility. Enjoy the glow while it lasts.
QUAD DAMAGE
Deliver four times the pain. Makes short work of most enemies. Nailgun compatible! When activated, use the Grenade or Rocket Launcher with care as their bursts are four times as deadly to you as well as your enemies.
AXE
One of your default weapons, the axe comes in very handy in close-contact carnage situations. Otherwise, bring a Double-barreled Shotgun.
SHOTGUN
Your basic gun. More effective and less messy than the axe. Use until you find something better.
DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOTGUN
It's your weapon of choice for general patrolling purposes. Although a slow and short-range piece, this baby can blow a five-inch hole into any Grunt or Enforcer.
NAILGUN
This evil device gulps ammo at an alarming pace, but is the perfect masochistic weapon. It keeps enemies in constant pain with well-placed galvanized nine-inchers.
SUPER NAILGUN
The Great Equalizer. This puppy performs even better than its name sounds. Pick one up and see what happens.
GRENADE LAUNCHER
There's a trick to using this one: basically, launch and get away. Works best when used to drop time-delayed explosives onto platforms below or around corners, particularly useful against Agres.
ROCKET LAUNCHER
When a Grenade absolutely, positively has to be there on time! This tacks a propellant onto the back of the explosive charge, resulting in a straight-shooting instrument of instant death.
THUNDERBOLT
You'll usually find this guy in later episodes, just in time for those immensely critical situations. Ideal for blasting every monster in the game into the afterlife! If you shoot the Thunderbolt underwater, it will discharge all its cells in every direction in a single gigantic Ka-Zap with you at the center.
Enemies & Characters
GRUNT
These customized serial killers are programmed to destroy and wired up so that when they kill someone, they get a paroxysm of ecstasy.
ROTTWEILER
These pups are trained to maul all who enter their domain and they won't play dead for anyone.
OGRE
An 8-foot tall cannibal monster with a chainsaw in one hand and a sack full of Grenades in the other.
ENFORCER
This beast fires lasers, many times from above, and leaves behind five cells when it dies.
KNIGHT
Metal heads that like to hack in packs.
SCRAG
Noticeable by their bloated larva-like appearance, they hover and are painfully difficult to waste.
FIEND
Organic buzz saws that are extremely quick and agile.
DEATH KNIGHT
Its blade whittles hero wannabes down right quick and emits a blistering rain of deadly energy bolts.
ZOMBIE
You can blast the maggots out of these rotting rejects.
VORE
Spider-like and squealing, Vores fire spiked balls that slice and dice better than a popular 1980's kitchen appliance.
SHAMBLER
To the Shambler, you are nothing more than a cat toy.
SPAWN
These blobs try to bludgeon you and detonate when destroyed.
ROTFISH
Part fish, part Rotweiler, these nasty gilled goons can devour fresh meat in a matter of seconds when in schools.
CTHON
A guardian of Shub-Niggurath that lives in a pool of lava and is immune to death via normal attack.
SHUB-NIGGURATH
She is your last shot at survival; defeat her and all her minions that have come to protect their queen.
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