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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: ACTIVISION EAN: 0047875807051 ESRB Age Rating: Mature Item Dimensions: Label: Activision Inc. Manufacturer: Activision Inc. Model: 80705 MPN: 80705 Number Of Items: 1 Platform: Xbox Publisher: Activision Inc. Release Date: March 28, 2005 Studio: Activision Inc. Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the UAC's Mars research facility, leavingonly chaos and horror in its wake. You are one of only a few survivors, as you fight your way through Hell and back in a world of ever-changing fear and uncertainty. Amazon.com Review: The wait is over. After five years of development, Lead Programmer John Carmack and the id Software team have put together a revolutionary visual experience. If your PC has the juice to set this game loose and you have a thirst for first-person shooter action, you're in for a treat. Although Doom 3 is not perfect, the 3D graphics engine upon which it is built sets a new, jaw-dropping standard that makes this game a must-have. Hell on Mars Your character is a low-ranking Marine on a routine rotation to the Mars Research Facility of the United Aerospace Corporation (UAC). That's pretty much all the backstory you need. Doom 3 is a bit skimpy in the storyline department, but rich plotting and character development have never been the focus of the Doom franchise. Action is the name of the game here, and we found plenty. After a few minutes of wandering through the facility, listening to rumors about impending catastrophe from the staff (remember Half-Life?), it was time to start shooting. We fought our way through dark, lavishly detailed environments until finally doing battle with pure evil in the depths of hell. Although the game offers no opportunities to explore the Martian setting apart from the linear corridors of the research facility, good level design and well-crafted sound effects succeeded at scaring the living heck out of us all the way through.
Groaning zombies and the sudden leaping attack of an eleven-eyed Imp are just the beginning of the horror and anxiety in Doom 3. Floating Cacodemons attack from above with a mouthful of teeth... ethereal Revenants fire flesh-seeking missiles with deadly accuracy... a swarm of spider-like Trites skitter down the corridor, hungry for blood. Although the enemy AI in Doom 3 is less crafty than we would have liked, the incredible variety of enemies--each with a unique style of attack--outweighs this shortcoming somewhat. Guns, Guns, Guns While there are many powerful weapons in the game, they are designed to force players to anticipate and plan for firefights. For instance, we liked wielding the chaingun to shred enemies at longer ranges, but the weapon devours ammo and using it on close-range targets was a waste of bullets. We quickly learned to switch to the shotgun or the chainsaw to dispatch foes at close range. One piece of hardware, the flashlight, was a point of both salvation and frustration for us. Doom 3 is a dark game and many enemies know how to take advantage of it. You'll often find yourself switching back and forth between your weapons and your flashlight just to see what's lurking ahead. This problem might easily be solved by duct-taping the flashlight to your equipped weapon, but, alas, we found no duct tape on Mars. Looking Good Doom 3 looks incredible. Every room is exquisitely detailed, from the shimmer of the air near a heat source to the texture of a hamburger sitting on the counter of the company mess hall. Id obviously went all out designing every creature in the game and their realism makes them all the more horrifying. The eye candy does come at a price, though, and we were forced to play at fairly low resolution even on a Pentium IV 2.8 GHz and an ATI Radeon 9500. Even so, gameplay was smooth as silk. For higher resolutions (1024 x 768 and above) the latest generation of ATI or Nvidia cards is suggested. --Joshua Gunn Pros
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 Rating:  - It's Fun And Thats All That MattersDoom 3 is yet another wonderful example of just how entertaining video games really are.With 40 levels of demon blasting,chainsaw wielding goodness, there is much fun to be found in doom 3.Just like titles such as: Halo 2, Chronicles of Riddick and Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory, Doom 3 uses "normal mapping technology" to bring an unprecedented sence of realism to the game's environments.Along with looking absolutely realistic the sound of the game is astounding, adding an enormous amount of tention ... Read More Rating: - Doom 3: Not what the hype says, but still pretty goodI picked this game up a few years after it was released, and I waited and bought it used for the X-box for less than 20USD. I further waited until I had an X-box 360 before I started to play it! I figured Doom 3's engine wouldn't be handled very well by the original X-box, so I waited till I picked up a 360, judging by some reviews, this was probably a pretty smart move. Now I've been playing the original Doom games for a while, and for them to finally release another Doom game years ... Read More Rating: - An Epic Journey of Sci-Fi Terror!WOW! I own an Xbox 360, and Doom 3 has nearly as good of graphics as everything else I own. Besides this fact, Doom 3 is easily the scariest game I've ever playes (except for Resident Evil 4.) I've heard people say that the gameplay is shallow... I couldn't disagree more. Doom 3 is brilliant in the way that it uses sounds and images to shock and surprise you. I can recall several instances where I jumped, and more than a couple where I felt chilled to the bone. Besides all of this, Doom 3 is just a ... Read More Rating: - in-f***ing-credible. a f***ing masterpice!!!Ok. This is probably my favorite game. Hands down. It scares the s**t out of me! My only compllaint is that the graphics arent very good on the 360, which is a little wierd. But ya. Buy it if youve got a 360 or a classic. If you dont have it its pointless having an xbox. Rating: - Hell Has Come to Marsalthough the game is not as scary as its reviews, it was still action packed and full of fun and a few scares. unlike the original doom or doom 2. doom 3 has completely intergated the player into the game and gives you a choice of want to do and how to do it. a lot gameplay the just shooting and moving(doom). its got revolutionary graphics and a completely game engine. just a superb game all around. |
