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Best game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game today and it is sweet. The graphics are the best that I have seen in a game. This game is so scary that as soon as you start fighting you will be scared for the rest of the game. The Zombies and Demons look so real and the game feels like you are in a horror movie. All of the guns that you get in the game are the best. The weapons in Doom 3 are 100 times better than the one's in Halo 2.

Pros:
Great graphics
Cool weapons
Holy crap it's scary
Long and challlenging levels
Smart A.I.
Plenty of pants wetting moments
A lot of single player action

Cons:
Holy crap it's scary
Can't have a gun out with your flashlight

YES!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love the Doom games. There's just something about killing hell demons on Mars...

Alright. This game was awesome...and scary as hell, too. It's probably one of the best games that I've played on the XBox. I don't even know where to begin. Obviously it's the same old Doom we know and love but in 3-D. It still has the same huge levels and the same evil demons, the same weapons plus one and some grenades, but it's a lot darker and more evil...and really detailed. There are also some funny bits here and there.

Not only that but the full versions of Doom and Doom II are a sweet bonus.

Basically, if you like first person shooters, you'll like this; if you like the Doom series, you'll like this; if you like survival horror games, you'll like this.

Demonic Three-in-One

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

PC games have come a long way in their short existences, in the early nineties consoles were dominating the market, but then in 1992 a group of hackers through to gather game that was a huge first in both graphics and game play.

It was called Wolfenstien 3D.

But wasn't until a year later when Id software really earn their strips with a game that still popular today even though it is completely dated.

Doom.

Fast forward 11 years and the folks at Id went back to their roots, remaking Doom for an action shoot to a fright fest horror game.

You're a marine that just got station on Mars City, the hub of all research and Development for the Union Aerospace Corporation on mars. Right off the bat you notices something is a miss, people are missing, rumors are spreading of strange sounds, odd behavior in some of the personnel, and some kind of experiment going on in the Delta Labs?

Suddenly the lights go out and screams and gun shots echo up and down the corridors, there are suddenly flash of red and orange light, disembodies voices chanting. Suddenly your co-workers turn on you! Personnel become mindless zombies and suddenly horrifying creatures start crawling out of every corner. After one narrowing escape after another and intense firefights, you find out that these strange monsters are really Demons straight from the very burning pits of Hell. The Experiment in the Delta Labs must of open some gateway that allowed all of the Devils minions to invade the Martian Base.

Doom 3 is heavy on atmosphere, dark costraphobic corridors with an occasionally flickering light. This atmosphere creates a haunting sense of dread. It's dark, there's blood everywhere, half eaten corpses. The foreboding is intensified by sudden disembody voices, screams and whispers, sometimes even shadows dance on the walls and floor.

This atmosphare is always problemactic because when you enter a pich black room you have to switch to your flash light so see anything, making you utterly defensless if somthing jumps out at you.

Doom 3: The Collectors Edition, also has a fair about of booty, interviews with the game makers, concepti art, but best of all this edition comes with two more games, Ultimate Doom and Doom II: Hell on Earth, \now you can play the classic Doom games that everyone loved right on your Xbox.

One of the best games for original xbox

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 01, 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.

You're Doomed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Doom 3 might be the best XBOX game of 2005, until I play a game that's better. The collector's edition is even better because it includes Doom and Doom 2. Also interviews and specials on Doom 3.

This is defintley a great upgrade of the original Doom game. With great graphics, great story, gameplay and a cool ending.

Fans of Doom will love Doom 3 on XBOX and PC.

The best (and scariest) FPS out there so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you've never played a horror video game, or are under the age of 14, stop reading this now. Don't think about buying Doom 3 whatsoever. Go play Resident evil or something, if you want to play a horror game. This is THE scariest game ever made. Period. I actually dropped my controller and jumped up from my seat, obesceneties flowing from my mouth, when I looked up an air vent and a demon hurtled itself at me. Let me just say that if I had a full bladder, I would have messed my pants. I have played the PC version (which is approximitly 100 times less frightning) and that was a good game. So, when april 4th came around, I bought this. This is much better. Oh, and if you're thinking about getting the regular version, without the extras? Go ahead and pay the extra 10 bucks. You get the full versions of Doom and Doom 2, along with an entertaining G4 making of featurette, and an artwork reel. In the words of Napolean Dynamite, sweeet. So, if you are looking for an awesome, fright filled FPS, look no further. Doom 3 has arrived.

Pros:

-Awesome graphics, the BEST I've seen on the Xbox

-Great, easy to learn controls

-The scariest game ever made

-Funner than hell gameplay

Cons:

-None I've seen so far. If ANYONE can find one tiny little flaw, I dare you to find it and point it out to me.

So, pay the extra 10 bucks, buy this game, and get ready for a wild, scary ride.

are you afraid of the dark?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Any big name release with a lot of hype will inevitably bring with it some degree of backlash. But which do you believe? In the case of Doom 3 a little of both is probably a good idea. This title nails a lot of aspects necessary for an amazing game experiance. It also has its fair share of irritating (and one would think easy to avoid) faults bogging it down.

In particular, the atmosphere in this game is intensely gripping. the audio ambience combined with the dynamic lighting and enemy use of the dark makes this a pretty terrifying game to play. It succeeds wildly in transporting you inside a sci-fi horror film. Of course it's pretty much a straight nod to the Alien franchise in that way - the story is nowhere as solid (although thank heavens the voice acting is competent.) But inasmuch as Doom 3 instils in the player the visceral sensations of being hunted by bogeymen in the dark, the horror element here is pure gold.

The engine is fairly realistic and all around solid. Apparently the pc version has occasional framrate problems but you will find no such issues in the Xbox version. I went from end to end of this game's campaign mode without a single lock-up or slow-down. The character models behave in 3D space in a surprisingly convincing manner. The bump-mapping is phenomenal and no corners were cut on the visual production. The artistic updates on various enemies and weapons were well done and sensible.

A number of fairly stupid design problems do hinder the overall experiance though. For example, as the game progresses you will start to find unavoidable situations that force you to platform in first person. That's generally considered a huge no-no in first person shooters and was completely avoidable. Also, the level designs are occasionally redundent, particularely early on in the game when the story gives you no real clear goal.

Additionally, the menu system is uncomfortably sluggish. It may not sound like a big deal that it takes 1.5 seconds to go from menu to menu instead of .5 seconds, but when you're really immersed in the gameplay and you just want to customize the D-Pad weapons really quick in the middle of a fight or make a just-in-case save file, it stacks up. Another similar frustration comes in the form of save file load times. Although the ability to save at any place in the game may seem desirable, it results in a lot of time wasted staring at load screens later on in the game when you may need to retry particularely difficult passages or bosses over and over. Some sort of checkpoint system would have eliminated this flaw, even if only implemented in particular trouble spots. Besides these technical issues, there are a number of little spots in the gameplay where goals are ambiguous and general level design works against you in a way that feels distinctly unintentional.

The special edition features are decent. It does come with full emulations of the original two doom games as well as a smattering of somewhat informative interviews and other video features. Still, there isn't anything of mindblowing proportions here so if you're the frugal type you won't be missing anything by opting for the basic edition.

There aren't any especially good arguments against playing this game; it accomplishes its main goal as a horror fps quite well. At the very least it's worth a rental. The flaws keep it from being a hall of fame game but they certainly don't ruin what is mostly an enjoyable and convincing game with a well-balanced fps set up.

Great Game, stop complaining about lighting!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

THis game was probably the best game i've palyed for quite awhile, one thing i don't understand is why people complain about the lights on guns, come on people, did you really expect to buy this game so there'd be daemons just standing in the light the whole time, i don't think so. The esence of a daemon is to hide in the dark, scare the living crap out fo you, then kill you, if they'd made this game, with flashlights, then that would take half of the thrill of being clawed or mauled to death by a daemon away. Plus, if you can't switch from the flashlight to your next wepon, then put down the game and never play again. Unfortunetly, it looks like the whiners got there wish, and in the resurrection they have flash lighted guns, seriously, it jsut really isn't that scary with all the lights now, jsut another con in a great game...

KILL OR GET KILLED

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game is worth buying, hands down. it has smooth gameplay, with controls easy to manage and remember, graphics are very realistic, and first player alone is worth buying this game. also it has online coopertive play and deathmatch which makes it even more worth buying. This game is also very challenging even when its on easy. I highly recomend you beat this game on easy first, trust me your going to want to play this game more than once. I have beat it on easy and normal, hard is to much for me. Plus I still play it today cause i keep forgeting what happens, lol.

This game is recomended to anyone who likes this resident evil series, its even more suspence than that, i do not recomend this game to children under 12 as it might be to much for them, unless you really dont care.

I give this game solid 5-5 with single player alone.

enjoy :}

Don't turn out the lights.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am not one to scare easily and I found myself frightened by this game. The graphics are extremely sharp and the AI is intelligent as well. The controls are exceedingly smooth and the default button layout is pretty intuitive. The sound like the graphics is amazing and really adds to the game, with random demonic noises and the screams of soldiers all around you. I would not recommend this game for anyone under the age of 14 unless you want problems with nightmare. My only complaint is that you cannot hold the flashlight with a weapon, which makes it difficult to attack and see an enemy at the same time. In addition to Doom 3 the limited addition contains the original Doom released for the PC, which is fun for nostalgia's sake. Overall this game is nothing less then amazing and is a must for anyone bored with the ordinary.

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