Quake II returns to PlayStation today with new content and enhancements

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After a hiatus out in deep space, id Software’s legendary FPS triumphantly returns to PlayStation, looking sleeker than ever. Available now for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, the enhanced release of Quake II reintroduces the complete 1997 shooter with new content, visual improvements, local split-screen, online multiplayer, and more.

As a lone Marine stranded in hostile alien territory, you’ll rely on the iconic id Software arsenal of bullets, rockets, and shells as humanity battles the nefarious Strogg — Experience Quake II’s full campaign and expansions. Complete with the original soundtrack by Sonic Mayhem, now presented with modern enhancements, including widescreen support, dynamic lighting, and crossplay.

Take the battle to the Strogg in heart-pounding, high-speed shooter combat.

The list doesn’t end there – Quake II also features enhanced models, restored AI behaviors, enhanced cinematics, improved effects, and both single-player expansions – Mission Pack: The Reckoning and Mission Pack: Ground Zero. The enhanced Quake II also includes Call of the Machine, an all-new expansion for Quake II from the team at MachineGames. Even once-lost assets from the game’s original development have been resurrected, with animations once left on the cutting room floor polished up and added to the game.

Play the Quake II’s campaign and expansions solo or with a friend

Savvy PlayStation historians may recall Quake II’s first foray into consoles, the 1999 port released for the original PlayStation console. Built to accommodate console hardware at the time, the 1999 release of Quake II introduced id Software’s trademark FPS combat to many PlayStation fans and even included novel features like support for the official PlayStation