All right. First off I'm not into FPS(first person shooters) that much. But I was a Doom fan since I could remember. My uncle is always playing it and I watched as a young kid. I was into. Ok so the old games didn't have the best graphics in the world. They were more 2.5D. What I mean is the backgrounds and stuff are 3D but the characters, monsters, weapons, trees, any object basically, is 2D. SO 2+3/2=2.5, So we all named it 2.5D. Now onto the review before I start rambling. Graphics: Now I think personally graphics are a big part of a video game. This game's graphics are what can I say... Godly. They are so amazing. When I saw the first screenshot I was amzaed. I didn't know a computer could handle this. Well the engine's use of lighting and shadow effects are amazing. The requirements for this is a bit pricey but as long as you have a 64MB or more card made by Nvidia or ATI it will be fine. THe monsters of the Doom series all return but with a whole new devilish look. The favorites of mine are the "pinky demon" and the Hell Knight. Now the "pinky demon" is now more ferocious and will lunge at you with incredible speed for a monster that size. The Hell Knight will attack you from afar with powerful attacks that have a good splash range. The effects used in the fire and the gas and the attacks from the demons look amazing. 10/10 Gameplay: Now gameplay of the Doom series has been basically the same. One main principle. Shoot anything that moves and find a way to get the hell out of there. Well Doom III keeps this principle and adds onto this. Now for you to get the full story you must collect PDAs for security purporses. Some you might find allow access to a new area or a cabinet with a 3 digit lock. Now main weapon you will use the most and will be your best friend would be the close range powerhouse. THe shotgun. It will take zombies from a far distance in one shot(usually) and an imp with one shot at close range in the head. ALso there's a new addition of the flashlight. Many of the rooms in Doom III are very dark. A really dark room might not even be considered dark at all. A really really dark room would be like pitch black. The flashlight you have won't allow you to carry a gun at the same time. But fortunately there's a mod for this. Search for it at the Gamespot Demos/Patches/Mods section. Well the flashlight might frustrate you the most in the gameplay. Also there's a really disappointing multiplayer option. It woul have been better if you could be an imp or a Hell Knight or something. Plus all it is basically is a basic Deathmatch. King of the Hill or Capture the Flag would have been better. Maybe even a Co-op story mode would work too. Maybe there's two marines who survived. Just a thought. That's it. 10/10 Sound: In my reviews I don't spend much on the sounds of a game. The same for Doom III. The only problem I have with the sounds are that all the weapons don't sound as powerful as you want them to be. But the good thing is you can hear the monsters. THe developers decided to make the monsters sound eerie and make you look all around you for them. The thrill is awesome. 10/10 Story: THe main story of the Doom series is that you're a marine from Earth sent to Mars to investigate the problems going on up there. In Doom III the forces of hell were released. You must find a way to escape the base and stop the forces of hell. Not that easy. You get most of the story from emails on PDAs and audio clips on the PDAs. Value: THe value of the game is not much. It's basically the fun of killing demons with the amount of weapons you have. I suggest that you buy this now (assuming you have the required hardware).
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