Quake 2 Enhanced Now Out and Supports Crossplay, Here Are the Features and New Content

by Alex Co August 10, 2023 2:24 pm in News

Just a few months ago, we reported on a Quake 2 remastered by rated in Korea. Well, during QuakeCon today, Bethesda announced “Quake 2 Enhanced,” and not only is it out today for $9.99, but it includes new content and even crossplay.

Quake 2 Enhanced Features and Content:

  • Up to 4K* and widescreen resolution support
  • Enhanced models
  • Improved enemy animations and gore
  • Improved and restored AI behaviors
  • Enhanced cinematics, dynamic and colored lighting, anti-aliasing and depth of field
  • The original heavy rock soundtrack by Sonic Mayhem, and more
  • Online multiplayer and co-op support

Get Both of the Original Mission Packs

Quake II includes both original mission packs: “The Reckoning,” featuring 18 campaign levels and 7 deathmatch maps, and “Ground Zero,” featuring 15 campaign levels and 14 deathmatch maps.

  • Mission Pack: The Reckoning
  • Mission Pack: Ground Zero

Play the All-New “Call of the Machine” Expansion

A brand-new Quake II experience from MachineGames consisting of 28 campaign levels and one multiplayer deathmatch map. In the depths of Strogg space lies the Machine, a singularity capable of collapsing the fabric of reality. Fight across time and space to find the Strogg-Maker, destroy it, and change the destiny of man and machine.

Enjoy Online & Local Multiplayer and Co-op

Fight the hostile Strogg through the gritty, military sci-fi campaign and expansions in 4-player online or local split-screen co-op, and compete in pure, retro-style combat with support for 16-player (online),*4-player (local split-screen), or *8-player (local split-screen) matches. Bot support for offline and online deathmatch and team deathmatch modes are included.

*Supports 4-player local split-screen multiplayer on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5. Supports 8-player local split-screen multiplayer on PC and Xbox Series S and X.

Play Together with Crossplay

Play the campaign and all expansion packs cooperatively or go toe-to-toe in multiplayer matches with your friends regardless of platform. Crossplay is supported among PC (controller-enabled), Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch.

If you’re interested in picking it up, you can check out the links for each version below.

Will you be picking up Quake 2 for a nostalgia trip with brand-new content?

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