<s>
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Raven	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
series	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raven	O
Software	O
collaborated	O
with	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
supervised	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
provided	O
the	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
4	I-Application
engine	O
upon	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
in	O
early	O
October	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
DVD	O
Collectors	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
promotional	O
material	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
its	O
expansions	O
,	O
The	O
Reckoning	O
and	O
Ground	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Special	O
Collectors	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
a	O
stronger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
single-player	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
campaign	O
that	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
bot	O
matchmaking	O
offered	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
modes	O
are	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Tourney	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
Arena	O
CTF	O
and	O
DeadZone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
at	O
QuakeCon	O
reported	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
to	O
include	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
previous	O
Quake	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
strafe-jumping	O
or	O
rocket	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
Quake	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
has	O
a	O
client-server	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
network	O
code	O
has	O
been	O
altered	O
from	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
larger	O
numbers	O
of	O
players	O
on	O
each	O
server	O
;	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
a	O
four-player	O
restriction	O
,	O
whereas	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
a	O
standard	O
16	O
player	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
movement	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
additions	O
of	O
ramp	O
jumping	O
and	O
crouch	O
slides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramp	O
jumps	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
gain	O
extra	O
height	O
from	O
jumping	O
as	O
they	O
reach	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
an	O
inclined	O
object	O
,	O
which	O
while	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
single	O
player	O
mode	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
by	O
pitting	O
the	O
player	O
against	O
cyborg	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Strogg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
destroying	O
the	O
Strogg	O
's	O
leader	O
,	O
the	O
Makron	O
,	O
Rhino	O
Squad	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
spearheading	O
the	O
mission	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
aliens	O
 '	O
home	O
planet	O
Stroggos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
very	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
glitches	O
that	O
result	O
in	O
problematic	O
multiplayer	O
experiences	O
,	O
as	O
documented	O
by	O
game	O
review	O
sites	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
Activision	O
's	O
support	O
pages	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
Media	O
published	O
and	O
released	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
initially	O
only	O
for	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
based	O
Macs	B-Device
,	O
but	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
universal	B-Operating_System
binary	I-Operating_System
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
-	O
and	O
x86-based	O
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
id	O
Software	O
continued	O
its	O
tradition	O
of	O
supporting	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Timothee	O
Besset	O
of	O
id	O
releasing	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
binary	O
executable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
binary	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
for	O
free	O
from	O
id	O
's	O
servers	O
and	O
it	O
requires	O
a	O
licensed	O
copy	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
or	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
installer	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
theme	O
music	O
for	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Clint	O
Walsh	O
and	O
Chris	O
Vrenna	O
were	O
hired	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
theme	O
music	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
publication	O
handled	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
Bethesda	O
re-release	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
can	O
be	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
popular	O
mods	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Rocket	O
Arena	O
,	O
and	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
Fortress	O
(	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
Fortress	O
was	O
abandoned	O
before	O
its	O
creators	O
considered	O
it	O
complete	O
;	O
instead	O
they	O
released	O
an	O
alpha	O
version	O
complete	O
with	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
competitive	O
community	O
was	O
split	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Q4Max	O
and	O
X-Battle	O
teams	O
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
Adam	O
'	O
SyncError	O
 '	O
Pyle	O
of	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
developed	O
another	O
mod	O
,	O
Delta	O
CTF	O
,	O
which	O
brought	O
Quake	O
II-style	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
to	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
notable	O
mod	O
is	O
SABot	O
,	O
which	O
successfully	O
implemented	O
multiplayer	O
bots	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
SDK	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
despite	O
this	O
being	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
some	O
reviewers	O
criticised	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
not	O
including	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
expansion	O
called	O
"	O
Awakening	O
"	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
game	O
DLLs	O
were	O
adapted	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
Dhewm	O
3	O
engine	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
released	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
source	O
code	O
;	O
this	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
4s	I-Application
PC	O
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
regarding	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
game	O
database	O
Metacritic	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
aggregate	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
81/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Websites	O
and	O
magazines	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
and	O
UGO	O
praised	O
its	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
Hollywood	O
voice-acting	O
,	O
but	O
complained	O
that	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
an	O
8.0	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
single-player	O
is	O
great	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
uninspired	O
multiplayer	O
leaves	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
be	O
desired	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
a	O
good	O
review	O
for	O
both	O
singleplayer	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
2005	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
fared	O
slightly	O
worse	O
with	O
critics	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
but	O
still	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
scoring	O
75/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
exception	O
for	O
that	O
is	O
1UP.com,	O
where	O
they	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
"	O
B−	O
"	O
but	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
"	O
B+	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
a	O
mixed	O
rating	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
panned	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
creative	O
enough	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
ran	O
poorly	O
on	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
scored	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
8.1/10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
that	O
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
console	O
gamers	O
who	O
have	O
n't	O
owned	O
a	O
PC	O
for	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
in	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
buried	O
under	O
several	O
layers	O
of	O
highly	O
disappointing	O
graphical	O
performance	O
issues	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
3/5	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
4/5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
2005	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
former	O
id	O
Software	O
employee	O
and	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
director	O
John	O
Romero	O
expressed	O
his	O
disappointment	O
over	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
multiplayer	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
professional	O
electronic	O
sports	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
competitions	O
have	O
held	O
Quake	B-Application
4	I-Application
events	O
:	O
</s>
