Doom³
Windows version
Nonstop scares and firefights
The Good
Even in 2009, Doom 3 still is visually impressive. There are a lot of great shadow and texture effects that make for a great and often scary atmosphere. The game does a good job of making metal surfaces and fleshy surfaces look quite real. There is a good variety of weapons to blow demons back to hell with. Doom 3 will provide you with some new types of monsters to kill as the game progresses so you never get bored and will have to develop new strategies to fight. Often something would jump out of the shadows and scare me and I would be swearing out loud. That might sound like a bad thing but it was fun in the end. There is much more health and ammo in this game than you will likely need, giving it an almost arcade like feel.
The Bad
There were a few things that I did not find so hot about Doom 3:
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Eventually you get tired of the enemies popping out from hidden rooms that make no sense to be realistically.
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Your character moves very slowly and you have a limited amount of stamina for running.
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There was no native widescreen support. I had to edit the games system files manually.
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You can not wield a flashlight and weapon at the same time... And some rooms have you in complete darkness.
The Bottom Line
Having purchased Doom 3 as part of the ID software Super Pack on Steam, I would say it was worth every penny. ( The package also includes the expansion to Doom 3, all the older Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D Games, and a lot of other games). 5 Years later this game still looks great and was a blast to play. At times it might have been a little TOO scary, but i took my courage pills and finished it. I would have liked some Co-op multiplayer but I hear that it is only in the Xbox version. Overall, its a great shooter and lots of fun.
by Matthew Melbourne (18) on August 30, 2009