DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 225 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 115 out of 225
  2. Mixed: 71 out of 225
  3. Negative: 39 out of 225
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  1. AnsonG.
    Aug 1, 2006
    0
    In future ID company can best serve their versatility by never doing anything like this again.
  2. GoatBoy
    Apr 10, 2005
    2
    Do you like power cells? I hope you like power cells. You see, for the first five levels of the game, you're going to be rummaging through areas looking for power cells. Man, is that fun or what? I think it takes a lot of arrogance to release an expansion pack which ignores almost all of the flaws of the original. It seemed all they cared about improving were the double-barreled Do you like power cells? I hope you like power cells. You see, for the first five levels of the game, you're going to be rummaging through areas looking for power cells. Man, is that fun or what? I think it takes a lot of arrogance to release an expansion pack which ignores almost all of the flaws of the original. It seemed all they cared about improving were the double-barreled shotgun and the gravity gun. I could forgive that if they had spent their imagination and creativity on some other aspect of the game... But I'm hard pressed to figure out what exactly they were trying to do, other than prove that Nerve is apparently staffed by a bunch of 12-year olds. Instead of "scaring" me or building up a plot that got me interested in the game, I found myself actually laughing at stuff. Did anyone else just flat out laugh when they got to the room with the "glowing balls zipping back and forth"? And what's with Dr. Elizabeth McBoob? Who was the schizo retard that designed that character? It's like whoever was designing the character couldn't make up their mind about what they wanted. Ah well, puberty will do that to a game developer. I could go on and on, but suffice to say, this expansion pack just isn't very fun.… Expand
  3. JS
    Apr 22, 2005
    2
    Gravity Gun Rip Off: -25% Same Repetitive Gameplay: -25% Same Friggen Monsters: -25% No engaging storyline: -25% Same Friggen Environments: -50% No Multiplayer Co-Op: -50% Complete ignorance of capabilities of GUI Surfaces: -75% Intolerable Ignorance of weapons balance: -75% - Total: -350% Double Barrel Shotgun: +50% Comparability to other similar games: +320% - Final score: 20%
  4. SteveoT.
    Apr 30, 2005
    1
    if you enjoyed playing doom 3 then you need help and deserve to waste your money on this pap. anybody who thinks this is a good game really needs help or work for id. check out something worthwhile like half life 2 instead, that game lives up to it hype, unlike this crap, shame on you reviewers.
  5. KevC.
    Apr 7, 2005
    0
    Gow awful. I mean it too. this is terrible. what a huge dissapointment. I had such mediocre hopes for this, and now they are crushed. This really is terrible.
  6. Sean
    Apr 8, 2005
    4
    Slapped-together. Gimmicky. Annoying. This 'expansion' truly shows what happens when you take a class A+ title and try to further it without the writing and design skills that built the original. The D3 engine is a beautiful tool for creating engaging worlds, but in the hands of less competant individuals it clearly isn't enough by itself to form a worthwhile title. Wait Slapped-together. Gimmicky. Annoying. This 'expansion' truly shows what happens when you take a class A+ title and try to further it without the writing and design skills that built the original. The D3 engine is a beautiful tool for creating engaging worlds, but in the hands of less competant individuals it clearly isn't enough by itself to form a worthwhile title. Wait till this bugger is in the bargain bin and you're desperate for a 1st-person shooter, until then don't bother.… Expand
  7. JamieS.
    Jun 5, 2005
    4
    God what a boring game. ID put all their efforts into the visuals - which are good. But hey, guys, what about the game??? The best "plot" they could come up with was a futuristic setting (Mars) with retro-style zombies etc attacking you. For god's sake, that was the original Doom too!!! The extra interaction (a PDA that communicates with you and gives you logs etc and panels you can God what a boring game. ID put all their efforts into the visuals - which are good. But hey, guys, what about the game??? The best "plot" they could come up with was a futuristic setting (Mars) with retro-style zombies etc attacking you. For god's sake, that was the original Doom too!!! The extra interaction (a PDA that communicates with you and gives you logs etc and panels you can click a mouse on) was done in 1994 by the original System shock! (Eleven years ago !!!) It's a damn shame. Here we have a game by coding wizards who unfortunately are content morons. These guys should stick to writing engines, and let somebody else make games. The problem is, this is what people have been telling them for years - and they still haven't learned. Unless they change their ways ID is DOOMED.… Expand
  8. AndyDennis
    Mar 30, 2005
    0
    Terrible, terrible game, cmon! try and be original! copying the half-life 2 grav gun word for word? how pathetic! halo 2 succeds where this game fails, and that is in every aspect imaginable. The final boss turns out to be a angel, and you have to kill him using the "love" of mankind. WTF! what were they smoking?! this is horrible! Wow! i still cant believe how much money i spent buyingTerrible, terrible game, cmon! try and be original! copying the half-life 2 grav gun word for word? how pathetic! halo 2 succeds where this game fails, and that is in every aspect imaginable. The final boss turns out to be a angel, and you have to kill him using the "love" of mankind. WTF! what were they smoking?! this is horrible! Wow! i still cant believe how much money i spent buying this game, they should have payed me to play it. stupid posers.… Expand
  9. Rockitmanasdfasdf
    Apr 12, 2005
    0
    This only proves that these Paid OFF game raters are a bunch of liars only rating games by how much money the developer gives them.
    I, myself always take the reviews of the end user over those inflated paid off ratings. Shame on you corporate America. Bunch of greedy liars!
    Don't buy this pitiful excuse of an expansion.
  10. s.k
    Apr 15, 2005
    1
    I have to say that this game is really bad. I paid 60$ for this game , it isn´t worth a dollar. Same sh.. just shorter.
  11. JessicaField
    Apr 6, 2005
    0
    Terrible, just terrible. the level you have to play is so short, i beat the game in 10 MINUTES! that is ridiculous, no game should be this short and make it to the shelves of game stores. the 3 weapons you have to choose from are all pretty much the same, and the gravity gun is a Cliche that i am getting sick off, and it sucks ass in this game. This game is crap, plain and simple.
  12. JaysonB.
    Apr 8, 2005
    0
    I paid $40 for an extra two short levels, the same graphics, and limited gameplay. The plot was haphazard and insignificant. No matter what any critic tells you, don't spend more than $2 on this incredible disappointment, or better yet, ill I'd give you mine, but I already threw it away. Literally.
  13. JohnM.
    Apr 9, 2005
    0
    This is the most pathetic peice of garbage i have ever played! its terrible! HOW can you play this?
  14. HorribleGame
    Apr 9, 2005
    0
    Is this for real? its so unstable i cant even play it for 3 minutes without it crashing! this sucks!
  15. AB
    May 23, 2005
    3
    Doom 3 was mediocre at best, and Resurrection of Evil can't be called "mediocre" under any circumstances. "Horrendous" will do just fine. The graphics haven't changed at all, making them the best part of the game by far. The sound and level design are the same, as well. Also on the "developer too stubborn to change it" list is the inability to hold a flashlight and a gun at the Doom 3 was mediocre at best, and Resurrection of Evil can't be called "mediocre" under any circumstances. "Horrendous" will do just fine. The graphics haven't changed at all, making them the best part of the game by far. The sound and level design are the same, as well. Also on the "developer too stubborn to change it" list is the inability to hold a flashlight and a gun at the same time. It makes for some extremely frustrating moments. Basically, id took a game that was slightly below average, and re-released it again, after the gamers have played superior games such as Resident Evil 4 and Half-Life 2. This just makes it too difficult, as we have to make the transition from great to horrid.… Expand
  16. JeffS.
    Jun 27, 2005
    2
    Hire some designers who have experience, that's all I can say. It's obvious these guys had some good ideas going in, but they decided to fill the rest of the game with tired fluff, up to and including the final boss. If you got tired of Doom 3 about a quarter of the way through (I certainly did), you'll be tired of this one before you've settled into your chair. They Hire some designers who have experience, that's all I can say. It's obvious these guys had some good ideas going in, but they decided to fill the rest of the game with tired fluff, up to and including the final boss. If you got tired of Doom 3 about a quarter of the way through (I certainly did), you'll be tired of this one before you've settled into your chair. They actually put jumping puzzles and bottomless pits in this highly anticipated sequel. Tsk. Tsk.… Expand
  17. MatthewF.
    Apr 11, 2005
    0
    I can't believe the nerve of these game developers. Doom 3 was a huge dissapointment first of all, then for an encore they want to charge you $40 for a pile of garbage cleverly disguised as a video game? Not worth your time. Anyone who was bored to death rummaging through those endless dark cooridors with the same godamn serpent thing that you kill 5000 times, avoid this at all I can't believe the nerve of these game developers. Doom 3 was a huge dissapointment first of all, then for an encore they want to charge you $40 for a pile of garbage cleverly disguised as a video game? Not worth your time. Anyone who was bored to death rummaging through those endless dark cooridors with the same godamn serpent thing that you kill 5000 times, avoid this at all costs. Is it me, or does Mobius L's review smell like a corporate plant?… Expand
  18. Mike
    Apr 26, 2005
    1
    I liked doom 3, but I felt that it lacked something. I figured the expansion pack would take the game into a new direction. But guess what?? its the SAME thing, only WORST. I couldnt believe it! small enviroments! I mean come on! how boring is that!!!! same monsters, Everything is the SAME!!! Funny how it takes place 2 year after and everyone acts like "whats happening??" and that gravity I liked doom 3, but I felt that it lacked something. I figured the expansion pack would take the game into a new direction. But guess what?? its the SAME thing, only WORST. I couldnt believe it! small enviroments! I mean come on! how boring is that!!!! same monsters, Everything is the SAME!!! Funny how it takes place 2 year after and everyone acts like "whats happening??" and that gravity gun is a joke!!! I cant believe they copied Half life 2 only one thing, you pickup an object and you can see anything in front of you! they copied HL2 and made it worst.! Good job!… Expand
  19. PatM.
    Apr 27, 2005
    0
    Horrible, horrible game. i really felt screwed outta something here.
  20. DrBrogbo
    Oct 19, 2011
    3
    More of the same. A few more hours of gameplay, with a few added features (the gravity gun thing was cool, if a little derivative).If you enjoyed Doom 3, you'll enjoy this. If, like me, you weren't a fan of Doom 3, don't bother with this. I did play it all the way through to give it a fair chance, but literally the first thing I did after winning was click "uninstall".
  21. Zephyn
    Aug 12, 2012
    2
    Nerve software needs to stick to console conversions. The story is weak, the modified gameplay is even weaker. The versatility of the new weapons doesn't do much to counteract the major annoyances of the original Doom 3, which were turned up to eleven in this sequel.
  22. RehanR13
    Feb 28, 2021
    1
    This game does not feel like Doom, it tries to be a horror game but it isn’t even remotely terrifying. Story is very boring and uninteresting, and they literally ripped off the HL2 gravity gun. Extremely disappointing game. I recommend not to play this game unless you have literally no other FPS games.

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#51 Best PC Game of 2005
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#26 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 46
  3. Negative: 1 out of 46
  1. Game Chronicles
    98
    The game we were all hoping Doom 3 was going to be in the first place. It just took a few more months and the help of Nerve Software to get there. The difficulty is much higher now, but with the added power of the double-barrel shotgun and the innovative uses of the grabber, plus the insanely cool artifact gameplay balances out nicely.
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  2. IGN
    84
    While RoE provides much more interesting and tactically useful environments, it still doesn't quite offer the challenges we've become accustomed to with shooters like "Far Cry" and "Half-Life 2."
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  3. GameSpot
    85
    It adds enough new weapons and enemies to make the expansion feel like a solid companion to the original. If Doom 3 left you wanting more, you'll find what you're looking for in Resurrection of Evil.
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