Quake 4 Hands-On Preview - PC, Xbox 360

I went to San Francisco recently to preview Quake 4 for GamersHell and was not disappointed by what I found. Moreover, as I entered the presentation room, I was amazed to see two Xbox 360s set up as well. Needless to say, this got my heart racing before even turning my attention to Quake 4.

To put it simply, the single-player experience was awe-inspiring.. .. Multiplayer was next on the preview agenda. Those attending played through various modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag. The overall experience was fantastic.

The Xbox 360 version was exceptional as well—that’s right boys and girls, the Xbox 360 version. Now, to be fair, it wasn’t quite as far along the development chain as its PC counterpart but it was still beautiful. The preview build wasn’t optimized on the 360, so the zoom didn’t work and it took a while to load up. However, the 360’s visuals did appear exactly like those seen on the PC, so none of the console masses will miss anything where porting is concerned. Honestly, no lies, it was just as pretty.

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