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PC | Action | Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil

Boxart for Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil 12 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 5.0
  • SOUND: 5.0
  • CONTROL: 4.5
  • FUN FACTOR 4.0
  • AVG USER SCORE n/a
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 3.9

Review: Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil

Review by Bones-in-Britain | 04/25/2005 | 08:40:45 AM PST

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil packs more weapons, wicked demonic powers, new enemies, and an all-new full-length single-player mission -- so what's not to like?

With an uncharted single-player mission and a set of cool new weapons and demonic abilities, Doom 3 fans have another motherboard-melting adventure on their hands. But is it worth the extra cash? Well, does Satan love heavy metal?

The Red, Red Planet
Resurrection of Evil sends you back to the scene of the mysterious massacre on Mars several years later to investigate a long forgotten archeological excavation where the forces of Hell are once again unleashed and lots of people die--badly. This time around there are a few new additions to your demon slaying arsenal: namely a classic double-barrel shotgun and a handy gravity gun. Unfortunately, the powerful shotgun is handicapped by the Civil War-era reload time, but the cool gravity gun lets you turn most objects into deadly projectiles and never runs out of ammo, so long as there are barrels and dead bodies to be tossed around.

Another new inventory inductee is a hell-spawned artifact that slows time to a crawl and uses the souls of fallen humans as fuel. While the ability to stop time can be quite advantageous in heavy firefights, it must also be used to navigate a few tedious and tempo-breaking agility puzzle/platform segments in order to progress. Still, the new bosses and new enemies (particularly the creepy Hunters) will keep your palms good and sweaty, and the amazing audio and stunning graphics provide the perfect atmosphere for your one-man, planet-wide exorcism.

The Violent Solution
The online multiplayer has also received a few welcome updates, chief among these being the much-needed addition of 8-player deathmatch maps (which thereby double the number of simultaneous online combatants from Doom 3). The new multiplayer arenas are great, but the large level design and low player count still means that the gameplay is more about careful stalking (read: camping) than frenzied Unreal-style frag-fests. The simple-minded enemy AI still proves that these demons ride the short bus to school, but the pleasantly simplistic and straightforward run-and-gun mechanics are part of what makes the Doom series a modern classic.

Overall, Resurrection of Evil is a must for any self-respecting Doom 3 fan.


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