Quake II on N64, a muscular port that draws the best from the platform. Twenty-two military and alien missions, a heavy arsenal and industrial architecture. The visuals are cleaner than the PC original in places, and the weighty feel of combat still lands.
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First-Person Shooter1 player16+
Split screen
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Sequel to Quake on N64, with Marine Bitterman infiltrating the Strogg planet to stop an alien invasion. Published by Activision, released in 1999 in Europe and North America. Twenty-two solo campaign levels, futuristic military arsenal, 4-player split-screen multiplayer, and N64-exclusive content.
Activision and Raster Productions North American December 1999 pressing of Quake II N64, which proposes an even more radical rework than the first entry, with environments entirely redesigned by Raster to leverage the Expansion Pak memory. The US cartridge keeps a four-player split-screen multiplayer mode, an exceptional technical feat for a late-1990s console FPS, and remains the reference version for console id Software enthusiasts.
Is Quake II still worth playing in 2026?
Quake II on N64 is a muscular port that pulls the best from the machine. Twenty-two military-alien missions, a heavy arsenal and industrial architecture build a dense campaign the N64 holds with surprising poise. The presentation, cleaner than the PC original in some respects thanks to coloured lighting and effects, and the weighty combat feel still land. The four-player split-screen multiplayer is a genuine cherry. For old-school FPS fans and tactical shooter campaigns, it remains an excellent N64 buy.
