History VideoGame / EnemyTerritoryQuakeWars

* OddballInTheSeries: ''Quake Wars'' is comparatively slower-paced and objective-based instead of having traditional multiplayer modes. {{Justified|Trope}} in that the game, although is canonical in the Quakeverse, (taking place before ''Quake II'') is part of the ''Enemy Territory'' series, which started with ''Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory''. One can expect now to hear about ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}: Enemy Territory'' or ''Enemy Territory: VideoGame/{{Rage|2011}}''. (''VideoGame/{{Brink}}'' is Enemy Territory 3, so those others will have to wait until Brink is done)

Canonically, it is a {{prequel}} to ''VideoGame/QuakeII'', with the Strogg [[AlienInvasion invading the Earth]]. The player takes the place of a human or Strogg warrior, first by choosing the side, and then, by choosing a class. Each side has 5 different classes: Soldier / Aggressor, [[TheMedic Medic / Technician]], [[TheEngineer Engineer / Constructor]], Covert Ops (Spy) / Infiltrator and Field Ops / Oppressor.

* AliensAreBastards

* BadassArmy
* BaseOnWheels: EDF's MCP.

* BloodierAndGorier: Inverted, as the game is rated T.
* CameFromTheSky: In the Quarry level, a Strogg ship was forced to crash in an EDF-controlled land and [[ICannotSelfTerminate failed to autodestruct]]. The Strogg must collect three batteries to empower the ship so it can self-destruct properly, while the EDF must prevent this.

** The Strogg Hornet. The EDF also has a plane of their own.

* EnergyWeapon: The Laser Drill in the Strogg side, which, objective-wise, is the equivalent of the EDF's MCP.

* GottaCatchEmAll: Some levels require the collection of a specific MacGuffin (or group of them) to be delivered somewhere else:
** The Quarry level requires the Strogg to deliver three power cells to a spaceship crashed in order to set it into autodestruction.

* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter: The Titan tank, which looks very similar to a M1 Abrams.
* LandMineGoesClick: The Strogg Constructor and the EDF Engineer can plant mines.

** Weapons featured in the Strogg side include [[VideoGame/QuakeII the Hyperblaster, the Railgun]], and the [[VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena Lightning Gun]]. The Strogg Devastator also shares similarities with [[VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena Quake III: Team Arena]]'s version of the [[VideoGame/QuakeI Nailgun]].
** The Slipgate has the first VideoGame/{{Quake|I}}'s logo as shape. Slipgates were first introduced in that game.

* NoOSHACompliance: Any Strogg facility you could think.

* OverHeating: Unlike the EDF side, the Strogg weapons have unlimited ammo, but will overheat quickly.

* SequelTheOriginalTitle

* SmashingHallwayTrapsOfDoom: The only game in the series which averts this.
* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: In the Strogg side.
* WeakTurretGun: Several.
* ZombieApocalypse: In the mission Valley, the Strogg's objective is to defend a Hetch Hetchy water supply which corrupts all of California's water and turns all who drink it into zombies. Needless to say, the EDF must destroy this generator.

Canonically, it is a {{prequel}} to ''VideoGame/QuakeII'', with the Stroggs [[AlienInvasion invading the Earth]]. The player takes the place of a human or Strogg warrior, first by choosing the side, and then, by choosing a class. Each side has 5 different classes: Soldier / Aggressor, [[TheMedic Medic / Technician]], [[TheEngineer Engineer / Constructor]], Covert Ops (Spy) / Infiltrator and Field Ops / Oppressor.

Followed chronologically by ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions''.

''Enemy Territory: Quake Wars'', launched in 2007, is an installment in the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' series, and it's also part of the class-based FPS ''Enemy Territory'' series, which started with ''[[VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein Wolfenstein]]: Enemy Territory'', four years prior.

''Enemy Territory: Quake Wars'', launched in 2007, is the latest original canonical installment in the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' series, and it's also part of the class-based FPS ''Enemy Territory'' series, which started with ''[[VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein Wolfenstein]]: Enemy Territory'', four years prior.

* BorrowedFromTheSisterSeries: The very reason this game exists in the first place is to see if the mechanics and gameplay from ''Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'' could be applied to the ''Quake''verse. To sum: ''ETQW'' is a class-based FPS with ''tons'' of commands, the ability to create fireteams, campaigns. For context, up to ''VideoGame/QuakeIV'', the multiplayer side of the Quake games was a straightforward, classic "every man for themselves" Deathmatch.