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UK Mall 1 - Doom 3 (PC)
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List Price: £44.99
Our Price: £49.99
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Manufacturer: Activision
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Binding: Video Game
Brand: ACTIVISION
EAN: 5030917023545
ESRB Age Rating: Adults Only
Label: Activision
Manufacturer: Activision
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Activision
Release Date: 2004-08-13
Studio: Activision
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Its OK...
Comment: I`ll be honest, I thought the game was a bit of a let down.
Graphics are great!, Sound is spooky and your opponents can really set your toe nails on fire. Yes, it did in fact give me a kick.
But it gets ever so repetitive. imho, this game lives from the tension built up by the environments, but the story leaves me cold.
Sorry. But I actually got bored. There are other games, which engage you in a way to make you feel for your protagonist. Games with a story that rouses more than just adrenaline.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A spectacular but flawed epic
Comment: And it has taken me 4 years to get past the flaws to the fantastic game beneath, as during that time I gave up regularly. Subtract 1 star for each of the problems that could cause you an issue below.
1) Minimum spec - I have a PC that can at last run this on ultra detail without any performance issues at all and it looks amazing. My previous PC's only managed high and the frame rate in combat was poor, so I gave up. Unless you have a machine that can handle it in ultra (dual core, powerful graphics card), the way it should be seen, wait until you do as the frame rate drop when you are being attacked can be appalling.
2) It's too dark - yes, I know it's meant to be that way, but not being able to see anything or what is attacking you isn't fun and just ends up being frustrating. I played with the duct tape mod which gives you a light on the shotgun and rifle therefore allowing you to see what is attacking you and also fire back at the same time, without it I doubt I still would have finished this and never would. The torch is useless and despite colonising Mars humans still have no ability to have hands free lighting in the year 2145. Other games gave us night vision or flares, Id gave us the ability to only use a gun or torch, not both.
3) Monster spawning - the most annoying and poorly conceived spawning system in any FPS I have ever seen. Most waves are triggered by reaching a set point trigger and as monsters can teleport in you can be surrounded in an empty room in seconds. Also monsters teleporting in on top of you and right in front/behind with no chance to react in some instances. Walls also frequently disappear as you have walked past them to let another monster attack unseen, why build monster storage cupboards into the facility? Finally there is the extremely dull `monster waiting behind unopened door', boring and predictable.
So either a 5 star game or down to a poor 2 star, you decide, but if you have the PC to play it and persevere you should see why it is a 5 and still well worth getting hold of a copy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Doomed to this?
Comment: The demise of a great title. Doomed to become corridor based guff. good graphics though.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mind-blowing game with super graphics!
Comment: This game has supberb graphics, as well as excellent AI and general playability. Doom 3 has raised the bar in gaming technology and performance that even 2008 would be proud to replicate.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun, but much the same (same ol same ol) in most levels
Comment: I've only played part of the game, but I've noticed that much of the game is "navigate, kill, navigate, kill", thru interior tunnels. This is way too "old timey" for me to truly give it the whole 5 stars. (The 4 stars are mainly because of the great graphics) :)
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Its OK...
Comment: I`ll be honest, I thought the game was a bit of a let down.
Graphics are great!, Sound is spooky and your opponents can really set your toe nails on fire. Yes, it did in fact give me a kick.
But it gets ever so repetitive. imho, this game lives from the tension built up by the environments, but the story leaves me cold.
Sorry. But I actually got bored. There are other games, which engage you in a way to make you feel for your protagonist. Games with a story that rouses more than just adrenaline.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A spectacular but flawed epic
Comment: And it has taken me 4 years to get past the flaws to the fantastic game beneath, as during that time I gave up regularly. Subtract 1 star for each of the problems that could cause you an issue below.
1) Minimum spec - I have a PC that can at last run this on ultra detail without any performance issues at all and it looks amazing. My previous PC's only managed high and the frame rate in combat was poor, so I gave up. Unless you have a machine that can handle it in ultra (dual core, powerful graphics card), the way it should be seen, wait until you do as the frame rate drop when you are being attacked can be appalling.
2) It's too dark - yes, I know it's meant to be that way, but not being able to see anything or what is attacking you isn't fun and just ends up being frustrating. I played with the duct tape mod which gives you a light on the shotgun and rifle therefore allowing you to see what is attacking you and also fire back at the same time, without it I doubt I still would have finished this and never would. The torch is useless and despite colonising Mars humans still have no ability to have hands free lighting in the year 2145. Other games gave us night vision or flares, Id gave us the ability to only use a gun or torch, not both.
3) Monster spawning - the most annoying and poorly conceived spawning system in any FPS I have ever seen. Most waves are triggered by reaching a set point trigger and as monsters can teleport in you can be surrounded in an empty room in seconds. Also monsters teleporting in on top of you and right in front/behind with no chance to react in some instances. Walls also frequently disappear as you have walked past them to let another monster attack unseen, why build monster storage cupboards into the facility? Finally there is the extremely dull `monster waiting behind unopened door', boring and predictable.
So either a 5 star game or down to a poor 2 star, you decide, but if you have the PC to play it and persevere you should see why it is a 5 and still well worth getting hold of a copy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Doomed to this?
Comment: The demise of a great title. Doomed to become corridor based guff. good graphics though.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mind-blowing game with super graphics!
Comment: This game has supberb graphics, as well as excellent AI and general playability. Doom 3 has raised the bar in gaming technology and performance that even 2008 would be proud to replicate.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun, but much the same (same ol same ol) in most levels
Comment: I've only played part of the game, but I've noticed that much of the game is "navigate, kill, navigate, kill", thru interior tunnels. This is way too "old timey" for me to truly give it the whole 5 stars. (The 4 stars are mainly because of the great graphics) :)
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