Quake II

Quake II

Available on:

Linux
PC
PS1
X360
Mac
Amiga

Genres

Shooter

Developers

Hammerhead, id Software

Release Date

December 8, 1997 (28 years ago)

Publishers

Activision, Hyperion Entertainment, Macmillan Digital Publishing, TecToy

Content Rating

M

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Summary

Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is not a direct sequel to Quake, id decided to revert to an existing trademark when they were unable to agree on a new name that did not violate another company’s trademark.

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