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| From: Activision
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  570 reviews
Sales Rank: 1701
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Genre: shooter_action_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.2
MPN: 047875323773
Model: 32377
UPC: 047875323773
EAN: 0047875323773
ASIN: B00006C2HA
Release Date: August 3, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Ship daily. Money back if not satisfied.
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 I don't know why the whole people hail this game! August 7, 2004
parab0l
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
I've played it for 3 Ours an saw it 2 days by a friend while he was playing.I thing this game is boring.So i will tell you what i think aboutit.
THE GRAPHIC:
in my opinion the Graphic is not really good.The Textures reminds me on games like XII with this Cell-shading technologie.Sorry but i think it locks a little bit like a comic.Bumbmapping's anniwhere!
and that locks like crap.If you want to see a game which has really realistic graphics buy Farcry.In Doom 3 i never saw High resolution Textures.Only Bump Mapping.The only thing in the game were the Faces which locks really great!
but the rest locks like an unreal World.Thats not real!
GAMEPLAY:
The Gamplay is really boring.In the Beginning its scary and makes fun but after an Hour you know the rest....
You walk around the complex collecting key cards and wait for the moment when a monster comes out of the next door.Its a straight line.Nothing changes, the whole game!
SOUND:
ok,the sound is the half of the fun you have in the game.It's very amazing and somtimes you'll be hooked :-)
I thing Doom III is like a Ghosthouse in the Funpark.If you come out and get in again you'll won't have fun annimore because you know it.
All the People who hail to the game loves those straight line games like this or doesn't even played it.
But in this times i expect a bit more inovation from a game which
takes over 4 years to be finished.
All the people who won't to buy it only of course the graphic and gorefactor should check out ebay or buy it used.Those people who pay the fullprice will be disapointed.
A Review from Germany
HELL ON MARS - DOOM 3 August 9, 2004
kurlebj (Hackettstown, New Jersey United States)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've been anticipating this game for quite a while now, hoping that it would be all that I heard it was going to be. Am I satisifed. Bet your #!@.
GRAPHICS: The graphics are second to none. Absolutely the best I've ever seen. (And my PC will only run it on medium detail). They are eerie, atmospheric and overall, smooth and interesting. The humans look excellent and the monsters look outrageous. Being that the game so dark, however, you really aren't able to see that much of the level design. (Though what you do see is very cool). The cutscenes are very well done and a pleasure to watch.
STORY: The story is very cool and interesting. When I play - I'm interested in watching the cutscenes and interested in what's going on. The story is pretty easy to follow and the dialogue acting is pretty well done.
GAMEPLAY: Here is my only complaint with the game. The game can be kind of repetitive. It sticks to a pretty basic FPS outline. Go in room, clear room, get items in room, move on to next room. There are some variants to that formula, but not a lot. Otherwise, it plays just like a classic FPS. The game is definetely a blast to play. The atmosphere to this game is the best I've ever seen. This game is creepy, really creepy. Sometimes, when you go into a room, the lights will just go out and an evil laugh and then... you get the idea.
SOUND: There are some really creepy sounds in the game, some really scary random noises. There isn't really much music in the game, but what sound there is sounds really good. Especially with the 5.1 that the game comes with. The noises the monsters make are pretty scary too.
OVERALL: This game is awesome. The complaints I have are rather minor when you compare it to how much fun this game is to play. Graphically it is the best I've seen to date. (8/9/04). And it is also the scariest game ever. I've jumped playing it on several occassions. The atmosphere is so good that it just puts you right there. You feel truly immersed. (At least I do!)
Taking into consideration my complaints about the repetitiveness - Also, the weapons could have been a little better designed and sounding. They don't sound that incredible and they could have added a few better ones. But another positive note I want to add is that the interface in this game is one of the best I've ever seen. Very user friendly and very well arranged. So hats off for that.
Taking everything into consideration, my final grade is: A-
PC Note* - Have a damn good one. lol.
 Boring, outdated - big yawn! August 27, 2004
Steven Gallon (Hawaii, USA)
14 out of 20 found this review helpful
I've read the reviews which support this game for it's atmospheric dark looks, the use of the flashlight, the weapons, blah, blah - but this game is just absolutely boring.
The graphics aren't all that (yes running it on good machine but it seems a case of the emperors new clothes), the monsters suck...they just come walking or leaping towards you, the weapons aren't even fun to use.
The only thing I can applaud is Activisions sales - by not releasing a demo version they managed to make a lot more money out of people like myself, who would have taken one look and seen what a mediocre game this was for the $50+ price tag.
Loved the first Doom's, loved Half-life, Battlefields, etc - and will go on playing them, Doom 3 I've sold already at a $35 loss.
Big yawn.
Good but not great October 25, 2004
S. Francis (Kingwood, Texas United States)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
To make my review hopefully useful to you, I'll keep it short and to the point. Like many others I have followed the Wolfenstein and Doom progression over the years and I too got caught up in the hype surrounding this game. For me, any PFS is about 3 things; graphics, sound and gameplay. Yes, the graphics are very detailed and life like, but the levels all look very similar and after a while I wished they'd added some variety. The sounds are standard fare, low droning noise, industrial clanks and clonks, distant screaming, whispered voices, etc. etc. Yawn. Yes, it does create an atmosphere of suspense and drama, but like the graphics, after a while I yearned for some variation. The gameplay is the weakest aspect. It's linear which means there's only one way to get somewhere or achieve something. Pity. Also, nearly everything you come up against is triggered by you. Pick up some ammo, enter creature stage left. Locate the required PDA, enter monster stage right. Yawn. What about some realtime events? What about some random events? What about turning the lights on? It's way too dark and after a while that gets irritating. Doom 3 is good, but does not live up to the hype. For me, the most engaging FPS so far is Half-Life and the best FPS shooter overall is Deus EX. Just my opinion. If you desperately need Doom 3 to check it out for yourself, wait a few months for the price to drop. Let's hope HL2 does live up to its hype!
Only losers give 5 stars to games they haven't played July 22, 2004
J. Young
13 out of 34 found this review helpful
C'mon dudes. My review title says it all. So mark this review as unhelpful just like all the other useless reviews by people who have nothing better to do than assume it will be "awesome dude"
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