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OMG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 30
Date: November 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i logged on to amazon today to see if any new mac games were gonna be released...i was stunned to see 4 of this years biggest games on the relese charts(Doom 3 Starwars: Battlefront Starwars: Republic Commandos and The Sims 2) i cant wait for these titles and i especially cant wait for Doom 3...im still in shock here

To be released

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: March 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Doom 3 for mac isn't out yet, it only exists in beta form that isn't public. This shouldn't be reviewed by people who can't play the game because of system specs falling short. Lets keep this game's review section reasonably fair, please.

I plan on buying this game a bit after it comes out when it is readily available, and am expecting nice performance. I have played the beta versions on my friends G5 dp2 1gb ram geforce 6800gt, it is very entertaining. Graphics really push the system but I have a feeling further releases of the Mac OS and patches to Doom 3 Mac will increase performance. I'm looking forward to playing it on my G5dp2 1gb ram X800 XT since I know his operates very nicely.

A step forward for mac gaming

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

While macs have been long haralded as the best computers on the planet (and rightly so) they have been berated for lacking in one category, and that is gaming. While this release constitutes a 6 month latency between PC and Mac ship dates, it represents a huge step forward for the Mac platform. I've plated Doom 3 on a Dual 2.5 with a 6800 and it is no joke, the graphics are amazing and the shadowing is out of this world. If your Mac can run this, you should run; to your mouse and click the add to cart button.

Excellent game - will run on lower spec machines

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 26
Date: March 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you're willing to ratchet down the settings to low, you CAN play this game on a newer eMac (1.25 Ghz G4), iBook and possibly the new Mac Mini. I've been playing this on my eMac and aside from having to knock the visuals down a bit (bump mapping can be enabled for better visuals with little overall sacrfice to the frame rate), the game plays very well with an acceptable frame rate and no odd crashes or problems.

An excellent, tense, first person shooter for those who like to take their time and think their way through games. Rather than enduring constant frantic firefights, the player is forced to take a slow approach. The environment and sound effects all serve to heighten the overall sense of tension and dread, and it's not uncommon to become startled at the sight of movement in the shadows or some loud noise. Excellent atmosphere with plenty here to keep you playing for weeks!

Real Requirements

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: March 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Actually, the recommended system requirements (which is really what matters) are:
osx 10.3.8
G5 processor
2 GHZ CPU
512 MB memory (should probably be at least 1 GB)
Radeon 9600 w/ 128 mb of video memory
dvd drive
If you dont meet these specs or near these specs, I agree with the earlier poster, don't give your opinion on this game. Sorry to be such an A**hole. :) but its true.

Most incredible, in many ways

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Upon arriving at Mars, the ambiance is a style of nerve racking I have never experienced with any other game. It gets started with a few employee interactions which sets the mood nicely. After some initial exploring, the action begins with a bang! It is quite a good thing that you start with some kind of light weaponry.

This is where the game become very dark. Lights flicker, broken pipes steaming, and there is a sense that something is immensely, dreadfully really wrong. Nothing could be closer to the truth. Nearly every encounter (so far) has startled me!! It is quite shocking how quickly these animals can move and shock you, especially with the flickering lights and the quickly opening doors. Encounters with zombie humans can be easy when they don't have heavy weapons.

The pace of the action is manageable. if you plan each movement, you might stay alive. The level of difficulty is nearly perfect. Enemy mutants increase their difficulty in a measured pace which pushes the game play in just the right way.

The graphics, of course, are stunning. This is an understatement. As far as simulating humans, newly every game has imperfections which you can see that get in the way of realism. This game is the most accurate human movement I have seen ever. It is VERY convincing, only adding to the tension. Bump mapping makes the scenes impeccable. There are so many details that it is hard to fathom just how much work ID put into the game to make the scenery realistic. Lighting, textures, bump maps, and geometry is just astounding.

The real "shocker" for me is not all the praises above. The icing on the cake is the sound. With some decent speakers and a sub, the sound will grab you. The sounds are perfectly timed and very, very realistic. The ambient sound alone could make you tense. The screams heard through the walls are chilling.

Overall, the experience is both amazing and VERY nervous.

For more eeriness, play this game only at night in dark rooms. Also, don't play this right before going to bed, you might have bad dreams. ;-)

Fun, scary shooter...!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am running Doom 3 quite well (with a tweaked CFG- check out http://www.tweakguides.com/Doom3_1.html for the best Doom 3 tweaking guide I've come across, some tweaks are heavily beneficial!) on the following setup:
MDD G4 1GHz/1GB RAM/OS X 10.3.8/Radeon9800Pro GPU- the gameplay's more than acceptable in speed and absolutely gorgeous. [From what I've been reading and based on my experience] the GPU plays a major role in the performance of Doom 3 so I would definitely not have attempted this with a lesser graphics card.

If you're okay with getting creeped out (well you wouldn't be interested in this game otherwise, right?) I'd highly suggest playing this game with the lights out and a pair of headphones on (the sense of immersion given via the audio in this game is hair-raising!). Doom 3 plays audio and visual tricks on the player that'll make even the most hardcore horror movie buff spasming in reaction at least a handful of times- it's one thing to watch... it's another to get the sense of "being" there... and no 'scary' movie that I've seen in the last few years has made me jerk in reaction as much as Doom 3 has in the last week I've been playing it.

The visuals are stunning... even tweaked a bit extra for performance- some options (like bump mapping) which add/retain realism simply MUST be left on to avoid the game looking cartoon-like.

All in all... if you're running a setup with (at least) a similar configuration to mine I'd highly recommend Doom 3- IF it's your cup of tea.

NOTE: This game does not utilize multiple processors- so don't think a dual 867MHz G4 would perform as well as my 1GHz G4. :P

Game of the year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games ever. I used to play the original Doom on the PC years ago, so when I saw this I had to grab it. Game play is excellent. The graphics are out of this world. The online multiplayer game play is great as well. This game runs wonderful on my Power Mac G5. My system specs are as follows:

Power Mac G5 1.8ghz single processor
3gb of RAM
256mb ATI graphics card

Spooky Perfection?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

an FPS game with atmosphere? no it can't be....yes...yes it is!

for those of us who like games with a bit more than "RUN RUN KILL KILL" then this is definitely an investment. Plays "fine" on lower specs, though the usual Gamers will spit on you if you admit on playing it on a 64 card. But we'll just keep it a secret from them. :)

I used to be terrified of the NES version of Friday the 13th....
You can imagine how playing Doom3 is for me.

not a game you want to play on the mac

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: July 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I personally have decided to switch to the Mac from th PC to save space. I got rid of My Pc network and just have an Imac 20" 2.0Ghz, a 1.25 ghz mac mini, and I still keep my homebuilt PC around for when I need it. I have tried playing this game both on the mac mini an the imac G5. First I would like to mention I don't know how people got good performance on the mac mini, or let me refrase that, got this game to work at all on the mac mini ! You cannot play this game on the Mac Mini I tried, there is no way. People who say this game plays well on the mac mini are smoking something. This game does not even play that well on my new G5 2.0ghz imac ! My homebuilt 3.0ghz plays this game about twice as fast as the imac does. I still had my old 1.7ghz celeron processor that I used before I upgraded my pc to 3.0ghz laying around on my desk. So for kicks I decided to put in the 1.7ghz celeron back into my pc. Even with the slower 1.7ghz celeron the pc is about twice as fast as the imac even when it is clocked 300mhz slower ! Both systems have a 128mb video card. The pc has a 128mb Geforce 6600 GT Extreme and the Imac has a 128 mb Radeon 9600. If you plan on getting decent performance out of this game at ultra high resolutions and maximum detail settings I suggest you play this game on a dual G5 power mac.

I am not impressed at all with doom 3. My main purpose of doom 3 like the quake serious is for benchmarking purposes only. I found the game boring, unorigonal, lighting was to dark. I know its suppose to be dark, but come on it shouldn't be to the extent it ruins the game. All this game is about is shooting monsters up. Traveling in a linear fashion from scene to scene. Players kill all the monsters in one rom and then moving on to the next till they all have been destroyed. What a silly game. The only reason this game gets such godly reviews is because the graphics are supposedly the best, however I thought EQ 2 had a lot better graphics just my opinion. So I would recommend this game to anyone who just cares about graphics and little about the actual game.

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