While Perfect Dark Zero may prove a disappointment for anyone hungry for gun totin thrills, Activisions Quake 4 is positively shameful.
Although theres clearly much fun to be had blasting belligerent aliens in the games gloomy, claustrophobic corridors, Quake 4 is beset by shoddy frame rate issues, meaning that the action occasionally jerks, shudders and shakes when theres a lot happening on-screen, something which is unforgivable given the power of the 360.
The presentation is also dodgy despite the games increased focus on plot and bringing a compelling story to the carnage, the characters voices are often muffled and difficult to hear and although the game represents great value for money as it comes bundled with a full version of the ground-breaking Quake II, the experience nonetheless feels dated alongside contemporary blasters such as Call Of Duty 2 and Doom 3.