Spike just gets better and better with every release. A Quake 2 inspired theme builds a very strong atmosphere. The level is a rough doughnut shape over floors with a few extensions. The layout feels a lot bigger than it really is thanks to the excellent surrounding features such as the office space, lava pit and plasma ball, spinning drill bit and more. A lot of time and work has gone into this release and it has paid off.

The Heavy Armour is well positioned. A careful jump from one angle gives quick access or an easy jump from a longer path to it. Other items are located to keep you moving around, or twisting over the arena. You are never far from the action.

Bots will move about freely but do seem to favour the space between the Heavy Armour and the office area, where it can get a little tight. A well timed rocket can pick up a double frag.

A very visually immersive release that plays well. Grab it!

Note: Originally released as part of Map-Center's Quake 3 25th Anniversary Pack.

Patch file: A rendering error with the 25th Anniversary Cake can be resolved with this patch file. Thanks to Kr3m for the details. (9th Mar, 2025)