The PS2 version of PC game Quake III: Arena includes all the maps and skins from the original title and the add-on pack Quake III: Team Arena. Quake is known for its fast-paced gameplay, movement-based tactics and jumps, and a balanced range of weapons, both prediction-based and hit-scan.

An updated single player mode is available, as well as several multiplayer modes. Choose from Deatmatch, Team Deathmatch, Single Weapon Deathmatch, Single Weapon Team Deathmatch, 1 Flag Capture the Flag, Capture the Flag, Team Possession, and Possession. Up to 4 players can play together through split-screen.

In this console version players get to use a variety of weapons: the Plasma Gun, Shotgun, Rocket Launcher, Chain Gun, Rail Gun and Machine Gun. The game's levels include many different landscapes ranging from wide open areas to winding tunnels. There are lava pits, water ways and a space station.