Review - Doom 3

Very entertaining and one of the few true co-op games out there, I think Doom 3 got the right hype but for the wrong reasons. A solid FPS horror shooter in a genre of generic and simple-minded competitors. Read more

Doom 3 Review

DOOM 3 on the Xbox is a fantastic game for many reasons. I am a gamer that grew up playing the classic PC shooters that defined today’s genre so I very much enjoyed the traditional style of gameplay. I found the amazing production value and chilling atmosphere of the game did more than make up for any of DOOM 3’s gameplay issues. Despite a handful of gameplay and mechanical shortcomings, DOOM 3’s visuals, audio and environment set the stage for a gaming experience... Read more

Doom 3

To put it bluntly Doom 3 is not a game for deaf gamers as it makes no attempt to cater for deaf gamers and it's a slap in the face for fans of the series that have waited patiently for the game to arrive on the Xbox. Whilst some pieces of information have been given in text the omissions are truly damaging to the game experience and it's these omissions that kill the game as far as deaf gamers are concerned. In short then it's a game best avoided. Read more

Now, granted, compared to modern PCs with 3.6 plus GHz CPUs and video cards with 256 MB of RAM on them, the Xbox is pretty old news, technology wise. However, Vicarious Visions, with their port of id’s PC counterpart, have shown that with the correct optimization, older hardware (in PC terms) can be worked in ways people might have thought impossible. Read more

Doom 3 (Xbox)

Doom 3 was released for the PC in the fall of 2004 and it introduced a revolutionary graphics engine that forever changed the way the world looks at the game industry. It has always been known that an Xbox version of the game would follow, but when and how was always the question that remained. Vicarious Visions is at the helm for the Xbox “version” and they have done an excellent job at bringing the fright fest to a home console. PC fanatics will be quick to point... Read more