For an amazing first-person shooter that puts the emphasis solely on the word "shoot," Quake 4 is a dream come true. While the series' requisite online action remains in top form, what really separates Quake 4 from its predecessor is its well-paced, lengthy single-player campaign.
Where other genre releases try to spice up campaigns with wacky physics, vehicle portions or rail-shooting levels, Raven keeps Quake 4 entertaining from start to finish by dishing out new weapon upgrades on a regular basis. Just as you start to grow weary of the fast-paced corridor shootouts, you're given a nifty new instrument of death to help you exterminate Strogg more efficiently.
Though the 360 version suffers from some pretty severe slowdown in areas; with tried-and-true firefights powered by a better-playing version of the Doom 3 engine, Quake 4 comes out shining as one of the genre's most furious (and beautiful) sources of gunplay.
-George
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