You gotta love the review of Doom III here on Gamespot. The guy complains about everything he can find about the game, and then proceeds to give it 8.5. There is just no way he can be serious. The rating system here is hard to understand as it is, that "review" doesn't do any wonders for it to be easier, to say the least. ID software are since Wolfenstein 3D the creators and undisputed masters of the FPS genre. The creators of these games are considered true artists like few others working in the industry. Doom blew everyone away when it came it out and there's no one who hasn't played that game and doesn't have any memories of its violence and fast-paced action. When ID releases something brand-spanking-new it's not a mystery that expectations get lifted up to the ceiling. There were NEVER anything said about Doom III that it was going to have unique rocket-scientist AI, neither that it was going to revolutionize the genre in some weird completely unnecessary way. Valve stood for these promises before releasing their pseudo-wonder child Half-Life 2 - and they failed to deliver on all these hyped up beyond recognition-accounts. ID merely proclaimed Doom III was going to be a scary game with great graphic. Do you know what Doom III is? It is a game that scares the living daylight out of you, with graphics that are so beautiful it makes grandmothers weep. Doom III is basically the story of the original Doom retold with todays technology. This is not something that makes the game any worse though, more the other way around. The nostalgia you feel about the old enemies that reappear make you connect with the game in a way similar to when playing one of Nintendo's endless new Mario- or Zelda-games. The graphics outdo everything else on the market hands-down. In fact, the graphics are so good Doom III doesn't need a French revolution of new innovative game play. It still feels fresh and exciting enough. For it can't be said enough times: Don't fix what ain't broken. Dig this: There is a little piece of paper inside the box where it says ID thinks you should play this game with the door locked, the lights turned off and the volume turned way up. I dare you to play the game through this way. I have absolutely no problems with swallowing my pride and saying I have never played a game that has scared me as much as this one did, and that even when excluding the "cheap thrills" of things coming at you unexpectedly. The sound is great, and the brave choice of not having any music works to this game's advantage. The atmosphere of Doom III is masterful and unmatched today. If you like me for a long time choose to believe all the nay-saying "professional" reviews and stay away from this game, you are doing yourself one huge disservice.
I think this game is indeed the best game I've ever played. I like it because it scares me, though I've played it before. The gameplay is really rapid, you should always load your weapons, otherwise you would be torn apa... Read Full Review
This game is not for the faint of heart, the paranoid or the weak stomached. Playing this game alone in the dark with headphones at full blast is one of the most enjoyable if un-nerving experiances you can have with a ga... Read Full Review
