Are you serious? Dude, I'm not kidding, this game is good. These guys have forgotten the blissful, simple combat style of Quake. I'm not an advertisor, I just want to convince you guys that this is a good game. If you played previous Quakes and liked them, this one will not disappoint. The multiplayer is not total crap like Doom's, it is a game MADE for multiplayer, and they added a pretty good single player storyline to it. The multiplayer did not "suffer" because of the single player's attention. Then they're going to point out that there's no fancy-ass gametypes for Q4 like Bombing Run for UT. Those fancy-ass gametypes would be out of place in Q4, and would suck, unless someone released a mod for it. There's your basic Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Tournament, Capture the Flag, and Arena Capture the Flag. Again with the simplicity. Quake also practically invented this. Quake 2 was one of the games that actually implemented a server browser in the game, and had a master server, which really helped internet play take off. It's a pretty interesting contrast, really. All this straightforward gameplay, visualized in such complex graphics.
One comment by IGN that was a CON, not a pro, of Q4 was that the combat was too simple. What the hell? Did you guys even PLAY the other Quakes? That's the entire principle of QUAKE. Someone, pour a bucket of cold water on their heads so these reviewers will WAKE UP.