It's a rare sight: A hit PC game makes the jump to console systems successfully, and in this case, nearly flawlessly.
In some areas, specifically online play, Dreamcast's version "Quake III Arena" by Sega is much easier to set up and get straight to blasting your online buddies than the PC version.
Here's the story: It seems that some mystical Arena Masters have dragged the world's best fighters into one ring to watch them tear each other apart, each fighter with the ultimate goal of being crowned champion. Sound like fun? It is. Before you can win, though, you must learn how to stay alive.
There are a number of different modes of play, including Free For All, in which you try to kill everyone who isn't you, and Capture The Flag, which is a great warmup for the big dance.
If fighting computer bots doesn't do it for you, plug in your Dreamcast via SegaNet and choose from hundreds of online arenas, fighting against other online players.
The keyboard peripheral is a must for complete mobility in this game.
Smooth, beautifully rendered graphics include a painstaking attention to the details of each character's uniform and weapons, and the backgrounds accomplish the goal of looking good without being distracting.
Gameplay is superfast, almost dizzying, forcing a hopeful arena champion to hone their battle skills quickly if there's any dream of living for more than a few seconds.
Grade: B+
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