Over 39 publications have awarded Quake III Arena for the Dreamcast a 90% score or better, including:

• "10 out of 10" -- Game Assault
• "5 out of 5" -- Dreamcast Hot Games
• "5 out of 5" -- Computer & Video Games
• "5 out of 5" -- DC Swirl
• "4 out of 4" -- Games Radar UK
• "19 out of 20" -- FGN
• "9.2 out of 10" -- IGN
• "9 out of 10" -- Gamecenter
• "9 out of 10" -- Dreamcast Magazine