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It's Fun And Thats All That Matters

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Doom 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 to the player's experience by provoking emotions of fear and terror at what could be around the next dark corner.A large array of weapons is also at the player's disposal.With such weapons as rocket launchers,mini-guns,shotguns,pistols,chainsaws,grenades,assault rifles and the "BFG"-(Bio Force Gun),gamers will have no trouble mowing down the countless hordes of demons that vie for the players soul.Along with a single player experience that lasts 20+ hours, there multiplayer is compromised of the usual modes found in action games such as: deathmatch,team deathmatch,capture the flag and ect.In conclusion: Doom 3 is seemingly the perfect package, With a single player experience that lasts over 20 hours,huge weapons,thousands of enemies,unbelievable graphics and sound,solid multiplayer and an excellent storyline, Doom 3 is an action game that rivals the best and should not be missed.

Doom 3: Not what the hype says, but still pretty good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I 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 after those... well I was expecting something pretty huge. The story-line, and yes, this one does have a bit more of a story-line, is a little weak. Though I did like how they had tidbits of the mystery of the gates in there, and playing up the occult aspect was a very smart move. They maintained the same premise of the other games where the goal is to escape wherever it is you're in. I guess Doom II was a little different in the sense that your main objective was to kill everything, but you still had to get out of there! It is a fairly tiring concept, but it's been a very long time since Doom II, so it wasn't too tedious on this one.

For those people saying that there is NO story-line, they are pretty much wrong. You have to listen to all the PDA's you collect and interact with the rest of the environment as well to get into it. You can certainly ignore all these items and play a very boring shooting game pretty quicly, but I prefer looking around and exploring games. I played through the game pretty thoroughly and listend to all of these. I thought the PDA thing was an excellent addition to the game, to help move a story into it. I thought that kind of interface was sort of influenced by Marathon's original system, but hey, I wasn't expecting anything original. I'm not entirely sure how well Doom 3 played into the sequence of where Doom II left off. It looks like this Doom I remade, because the events feel like it's just at the beginning. In Doom II the Earth was overrun, so it's not like the gateways on Mars' moons were a secret! That's really the main complaint I have about the story, I can't figure out where it belongs sequentially.

As far as game play is concerned; it's pretty good for 20 bucks. I don't know if I would've paid full price for this in retrospect, but it was definitely worth what I paid. Like other reviewers have mentioned, it is definitely way too dark. That doesn't make the game ominious or scary, it makes it annoying! The flash light function is probably worst part of this game design... and pretty much why I gave it a four. It's as if in the future we suddenly lost the technology on how to attach a light on a gun or a helmet. Maybe in this technological downfall they also lost the technology to manufacture Dukt Tape, further decreasing the ability to attach a light on the muzzle of a gun!*

Other than the flash light situation that really made me angry... this game was pretty fun. It's not Half Life 2 or Halo by any measure, but it occupied my time and I didn't feel it was excruciating to get through. I'm not sure how much replay value it really has in the end, but I think it's worht going through once. For those who complained about the repetitiveness of Doom probably haven't played the other games very much. Doom is a fairly repetitive game... that's what it is, if you don't like that, don't get this game. You have similar goals to get to different areas in order to finally get all the way out! It's like going through a giant maze, which is how these games have always been designed. I thought it was a pretty good game overall, not five star, but it was definitely enjoyable enough.

*TECHNOLOGICAL DOWNFALL: Agent Ben M. met with me about the sequence of events that led to this heinous problem of Flash Lights. It turns out; in the year 2008 the Doom II story-line actually happened. As a result the Bush administration was elected to an unprecedented (as far as future history is concerned) third term. During this time, Bush sought a seer, and she foretold of a future plagued by a lack of Flash Lights. So, Bush in his desire for supreme greed, he bought up all the Flash Light making companies and he ordered the shut down of all Duct Tape manufacturing. This would forever make the peoples dependent on the U.S. government. After many years without these items, humans soon forgot the technology. The patent for Duct Tape was lost as the U.S. administration changed over the decades. Agent M. was one of the few people to see the archives kept on this development and he relayed this secret story to me via [...]. In the end, we are now doomed to carry guns that cannot have Flash Lights attached to them. The Bush legacy is now the richest and most powerful in the universe; the Duct Tape & Flash Lights are the key... as the sacred seer relayed. Agent M is rumored to have seen this seer, and it is possible she is immortal.

An Epic Journey of Sci-Fi Terror!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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 joy to play, like a mix of Halo 3, Half Life 2, and Resident Evil 4.
If you enjoy FPS's, love getting freaked out, and are up for the graphical ride of your life, buy Doom 3.

A Quick Note To Christian Gamers
Doom 3 is essentially about fighting demons, zombies and various other beasties. Although potentially extremely offensive, I feel Doom 3 draws the line about where films such as "Ghost Rider" or "Van Helsing" do. If you or your teen would watch those films or play those games, this one won't be much different. As far as other content, language is extremely mild with a small smattering of h--, d--, and maybe one or two "s" words. Sensuality is non existant. Violence is extreme, involving splashes of blood, decapiation and various other violent acts.
Overal, I would just say if you trust your child, he has a firm hold on real/fake spirituality and you would let him watch films like "Ghost Rider" "Van Helsing" or even "Predator" this game would be fine.

in-f***ing-credible. a f***ing masterpice!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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.

Hell Has Come to Mars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

although 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.

buck wizard...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Remember how entertaining Doom was? Imagine getting to relive that nostalgic experience but with unbelievable graphics atmosphere and even *gasp* a less ridiculous story. Id has managed to capture everything about the first 2 dooms and still add to it enough to make it compete with(and usually beat) most current games. I am a huge fan of the shotgun but in most FPSs the shotgun is rare and unpractical, in this respect doom 3 is a dream come true. If you don't like shotguns or visiting hell than don't waste your time, if you do this well the ride of your life.

Starts out great but gets old fast.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved Doom 3, for about 4 hours or so. After that I started to realize that I was doing the same thing over and over and over again. I quit after I reached the Hell level. After 12 hours of monotony. Does it have great graphics and sound? Yes. But you stop ooing and aaing not long after the game gets going. Ultimatley it's too dark and has too little story to sustain it's enormous length. My advice, play it for a while till you get bored then move on.

One of the best games for original xbox

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is probably in most xboxers top 5 somewhere below Halo. Excellent new engine now used in next gen games from ID and others (Prey, Quake4). Game looks gorgeous.

Weaknesses are thin story (though this franchise never had or needed one in the past), no offline co-op, no wide open spaces as with original Doom games (though they may be trying to give a clausterphobic feel), not enough Hell levels (but the game is enormously long). But these aren't enough to keep it out of 5 star territory. I'd give it 4.8/4.9 if possible. The flashlight thing people make a big deal about didn't bother me as much as others - they are obviously trying to increase the scare factor by doing this.

Very good job by the folks that started the FPS gaming innovation, ID.

it's alittle spooky but somehow it's not what i expected.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First of all why is it so dark? i have to switch from flahlight to a weapon and then switch back whats up with that? i enjoy this game even if there was alot of draw back, but i must admitt that it's creepy at times, i expected more and i felt that the graphic was good the environment was realistic, the audio good, but the technology hmmmmmmm gun without light ect............i think that the shot gun was almost useless compared to the original doom, well lets not be too critical, all in all i wanted more and expected more,this definitely a good game it may not have much replay value but it's worth the ride well later folks

You are Doomed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Finally, the greatest Doom game of all time is on the X-box and it delivers a very well done experience.Graphically, this is one of the finest looking X-Box games of this generation, the shadows and lighting effects, very well done, along with the creepy looking monsters, it will blow your mind.The gameplay is really good too but may not impress the original Doom fans with the intense action the original ones provide.Overall, this is a really good game in the Doom series.

P.S. anyone who says this game is horrible, change your mind because to me, those people are tripping!

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