Quake II is about combat, and about using your brain as much as your guns. In essence what id has done with Quake II is to return to their roots, but with 1998 technology. The beauty of Quake II is immediately evident from the opening scene - this game has spectacular ambience, graphics to match (especially in 3Dfx accelerated mode), and level design so good that you'd have to go back to the original Doom to find this kind of balance between clever tricks and traps and a low frustration level.
