Enemy Territory VS Quake Wars E3 2005

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The year 2001 marked the release one of the best uses of the Quake III engine (since Quake III itself), Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and shortly afterward, developer Splash Damage, in collaboration with id Software and Activision, released a free multiplayer add-on, Enemy Territory. The game was extremely well-received by fans, not only because it was free, but also because it really expanded on the original Wolfenstein's multiplayer--a team-based mode that let players choose to play as medics, assault troopers, and engineers, among others, while embarking on specific, directed objectives (like stealing key documents or destroying gun emplacements). And there was that whole "free" thing, which we may have mentioned. Now, the creators of the first Enemy Territory add-on are working on an all-new game, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

This new game will at once be very different, but also very similar, to the original Enemy Territory. Perhaps the most obvious (and possibly the most jarring) difference will be the fact that Enemy Territory will be a full-on retail product that id and Splash Damage are supporting with as much of a budget and production resources as they would expend on any other top-tier game. Why put the second Enemy Territory game on store shelves with a price tag? According to id Software's Kevin Cloud, this was a decision that had been made some time ago, and it wasn't a sudden change of heart. Cloud and Splash Damage managing director Paul Wedgwood agreed some time ago to approach the next game as a full-on retail product that will expand upon everything that made the original game great, but will also add lots of new content and features that should hopefully justify the ticket price.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars will be an online-only multiplayer shooter that will actually take place just before the beginning of Quake II (when the warlike aliens known as the strogg had invaded the Earth). Quake Wars will take place during the initial invasion and will pit two teams against each other: the strogg and a united group of human soldiers known as Earth Defense Force (or EDF, for short). The EDF will be armed with fairly conventional weaponry, like assault rifles and grenade launchers, as well as four-wheeled jeep-class vehicles and tanks. The strogg will possess alien weaponry, and they'll be divided into totally different character classes. And yes, by the way, we did say vehicles.

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