Where Quake2 really shined was in multiplayer, especially mods like q2ctf. Quake2 was released at just the right moment to take advantage of both 3D accelerati

Where Quake2 really shined was in multiplayer, especially mods like q2ctf. Quake2 was released at just the right moment to take advantage of both 3D acceleration and broadband Internet access. Playing a game of q2ctf, in 3D-accelerated 800x600 mode, with 60 ms ping was just fucking amazing.