Product Description
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The third installment of the pioneering Doom series takes you
into a horrifying, spine-chilling world where you'll battle for
your very survival. Doom III features an enhanced storyline and
some award-winning graphics, sound, and bloodcurdling action. the
Union Aerospace Corporations' Mars Research Facility has been
overtaken by a massive and demonic invasion and you are one of a
handful of survivors. Your frightening journey will lead you
through intensely realistic and visually stunning environments as
you clash head-to-head with evil. Music by Trent Reznor of Nine
Inch Nails.
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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. 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. In
addition to adding multi-player action via xBox live, or via
networked consoles, the Xbox version of Doom 3 also adds a great
two-player cooperative mode.
Hell on Mars
Your character is a low ranking Marine on a routine rotation to
the United Aerospace Corporation's (UAC) Mars Research Facility.
That's pretty much all the back-story you need. Doom 3 is a bit
skimpy in the story-line 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
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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 rtunities
to explore the Martian setting apart from the linear corridors of
the research facility, good level design and well crafted sound
effects were successful at ing the living heck out of us all
the way through.
Fearsome monsters. Dimly-lit environments. The perfect recipe for
horror. Creature Discomforts
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 Revenant fire -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.
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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 chain 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 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 find yourself
sw back and forth between your weapons and your flashlight
often just to see what's lurking ahead. This problem might be
easily solved by duct taping the flashlight to your equipped
weapon, but, alas, we found no duct tape on Mars.
Multiplayer
While Doom 3 is no Halo 2 ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008J7NZ/${0} )
when it comes to multi-player action, there are some respectable
multi-player arenas and modes including death match, team death
match, last man standing and tournament. Five s serve to keep
things interesting, and you'll want to look for special tricks in
some arenas to give you a leg up on enemies. Cooperative
multi-player proved to be a hoot as we teamed up with friends to
try to make our way through the levels. The intensity of gameplay
ramps up significantly in the cooperative mode, as the levels are
designed to be harder. They're also designed to force players to
work together, so you'll want to communicate with your partner as
much as possible.
Looking Good
Doom 3 is incredible looking. 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. Get
ready to jump out of your couch cushions!--Joshua n
Pros
* Stunning display of graphics technology
* Strong level design with lots of spookiness
* Great cooperative mode
* Plenty of hours of single-player gameplay Cons
* Thin storyline
* No headlamps or -ed lighting in the 22nd century
* Fairly basic multi-player options
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From the Manufacturer
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DOOM 3--id Software's terrifying battle with the forces of Hell.
A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace
Features:
* The most intensely realistic and visually stunning game ever
created; with graphic fidelity never before seen in video games
outside pre-rendered CG movies.
* Dripping with atmosphere and changing the look of 3D games
forever, DOOM 3 features realistic physics, 6-channel
surround-sound, and real-time dynamic lighting and shadows that
create an environment of ever-changing fear and uncertainty.
* Compete in vicious multiplayer action where light, shadows, and
a totally dynamic world can be used to your advantage or peril.
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- First-person shooter.
- Fight back against a demonic invasion of a Mars research facility.
- Built with id Software's newest 3D graphics engine.
- Cinema-quality visuals and 5.1 surround sound.
- Single-player and online.