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Malice (computer game)
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Malice is a total conversion
for Quake, developed jointly by Team Epochalypse (which would go on to form Ratloop
) and Quantum Axcess
. Malice was published by Quantum Axcess in October 1997 and sold as a stand alone item. It would also later be available bundled with Q!Zone and the original Quake in the form of the Resurrection Pack for Quake, distributed by GT Interactive. The game requires a full version of Quake to run.
gave the game 4.5/5 and it won their "Best Addon Award" in 1997. PC Gamer
UK gave the game their "Game of Distinction Award", also in 1997. PC Zone
also praised the game, noting favourable how well Malice managed to get away from the original Quake and awarded the game 80%.
Mod (computer gaming)
Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...
for Quake, developed jointly by Team Epochalypse (which would go on to form Ratloop
Ratloop
Ratloop, Inc. is a PC game developer based in Houston, Texas . In addition to traditional retail game products, Ratloop has also done contract work for various 3D multimedia projects such as training tools and "serious games" . Their earliest work used the label "Team Epochalypse", and they also...
) and Quantum Axcess
Quantum Axcess
Quantum Axcess was a software publishing firm based in Columbus, Ohio. They published value-priced games and educational software. Their two biggest titles were total conversion mods for the popular game Quake, named Shrak and Malice. Quantum Axcess never fully met their financial obligations in...
. Malice was published by Quantum Axcess in October 1997 and sold as a stand alone item. It would also later be available bundled with Q!Zone and the original Quake in the form of the Resurrection Pack for Quake, distributed by GT Interactive. The game requires a full version of Quake to run.
Plot
Set in the 23rd century, the player assumes the role of a bandana wearing mercenary named Damage. Working for Colonel Bossman and his underground crime syndicate, the player is pitted against Bossman's main rival, Takahiro Industries. Takahiro industries has its own security too, with a small army of guards as well as various sophisticated robots. It is these, that Damage has to fight against, through various futuristic environments in order to assassinate his goal, Takahiro himself.Critical reaction
Press reactions to the game were generally favourable, with the game earning positive reviews from all publications featured. Online publication Adrenaline VaultAdrenaline Vault
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gave the game 4.5/5 and it won their "Best Addon Award" in 1997. PC Gamer
PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries...
UK gave the game their "Game of Distinction Award", also in 1997. PC Zone
PC Zone
PC Zone was the first magazine dedicated to games for IBM-compatible personal computers to be published in the United Kingdom. Earlier PC magazines such as PC Leisure, PC Format and PC Plus had covered games but only as part of a wider remit. PC Zone was founded in 1993.The magazine was published...
also praised the game, noting favourable how well Malice managed to get away from the original Quake and awarded the game 80%.