by: John Olin

November 10, 2005

The inclusion of these two new elements means a lot of things. For one, you will have areas where platforms, or some sort of obstacle moves extremely fast. It also means having five or more enemies coming at you is normal, as you slow down time, maneuver around, shotgun them down, grab fireballs with your grabber and throw them back. There are a few bad things about he game, such as what seems like to many load times between areas, and the fact that it isn’t really a precision shooter. It is after all Doom though, so headshots really don’t matter in this game. The game is also pretty short, and any fan of the series will be able to beat this in a weekend. Still, I personally think that it was far more exciting than the original Doom 3. Somewhat insulting though is the super-cool looking end boss, which isn’t really that challenging and the crappy ending you get with it.

As for multiplayer, there really isn’t much to talk about. The co-op mode you found in Doom 3 on Xbox is now gone, and the multiplayer is in a bunch of dark, often times small and confusing levels, where there aren’t a whole lot of people to challenge at any given time. Also the fact that there are plenty of power-ups and armor will have you and another person shotgunning, or rocket launching each other over and over again looking straight on until one of you falls over.

The game does include some other cool features though, most specifically Ultimate Doom, Doom II, and Doom II Master Levels. It shows you just how far they have come with the Doom series, while taking you to the much simpler times of Doom when they didn’t try and make any sort of story out of it. The classic Doom games are also pretty brief (if you are a “1337” Doom gamer) but they are definitely fun, and can be played with up to four people at a time in deathmatch multiplayer, or with two in split-screen cooperative play. It is sort of disappointing none of this can be online, but the old Doom games aren’t really huge games either, so you get over it.

Even visually, it seems as if though RoE is a tad bit better than Doom 3 on Xbox. I am still amazed that despite the game doesn’t look nearly as good as it does on PC, it still looks absolutely amazing. The game has a very aged, moody look, complete with shadows, fantastic mechanical animations, and remnants of life, showing you that the area you are in actually had life at once. The visuals are what help keep you in the game, and help scare the crap out of you as well. The game for the most part keeps up a constant, and smooth framerate as well, although when pausing or using the PDA, it may freeze up for a little bit. Still it holds up quite well, and is one of the best-looking console games of all time. The visuals couldn’t do it’s job well unless it had some good creepy music, noises, and sound effects to go with it. The surround sound in the game is thunderous, and keeps you aware and on the edge of your seat at all times. The only complaint I would have is sometimes it becomes too loud, but that isn’t really a huge complaint either.

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Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil is a great game, with the great price of $30. It offers some new twists and tons of enemies making it a very exciting, often times spooky if not short experience. The enemies are all there, the weapons are great, and the presentation visuals and all is fantastic. Couple this with some classic Doom games, and this is a gaming choice you can’t afford to miss, unless of course you already own the game for PC.

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