Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
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| Developer(s) | Nerve Software id software |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Engine | Doom 3 engine |
| Release date(s) | April 3, 2005 (Windows) May 24, 2005 (Linux) October 11, 2005 (Xbox) |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature (M) OFLC: MA15+ |
| Platform(s) | PC (Linux/Windows), Xbox |
| Media | CD |
| System requirements | Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ processor |
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil is a first-person shooter expansion pack for the 2004 computer game, Doom 3. It was released on April 4, 2005 for Windows, May 24, 2005 for Linux, and on October 11, 2005 for the Microsoft Xbox.
The game features the return of the double-barreled shotgun and support for up to eight people in multiplayer. Resurrection of Evil also features eleven new single player levels, three new monsters, and four new multiplayer maps.
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[edit] Plot
Set a little more than a year after the events of Doom 3 in 2147, the UAC detects a strange signal from one of its Martian satellites, and consequently sends a team in to investigate. Finding Hell's "Artifact" in the process, the forces of Hell attempt to retake the object from the player, a marine combat engineer who is working for Dr. Elizabeth McNeil. McNeil, an unseen character in Doom 3, was the whistleblower who notified counselor Elliot Swann and Jack Campbell of Dr. Malcolm Betruger's mysterious activities at the beginning of Doom 3.
After fighting his way through the complex, the marine eventually meets up with McNeil in the Phobos Labs. She tells him that the only way to destroy the Artifact is to return it to where it came from: Hell. The marine powers down the base to re-route power to one of the teleporters to reach the Delta Labs, where the main teleporter to Hell is located.
The marine arrives in Hell and battles his way to Dr. Betruger, who fights with his demon carrier: the Maledict. After some fighting, the Maledict bites the marine, but before it can eat him, the marine shoves the Artifact down Betruger's throat, killing both Betruger and the Maledict.
The game ends with a bright white light, followed by Dr. McNeil's voice saying, "Welcome home, marine". This may indicate that the marine made it back alive. Some speculate, however, that the marine died and merely went to heaven, as evidenced by the fact that, after the fight, there was no apparent way back to Earth from Hell.
[edit] Feature additions
Resurrection of Evil adds in two new main features to the gameplay that the player can use throughout the game. The first, is a tool that was originally developed for Doom 3; "the Grabber". The Grabber, like the "gravity gun" from the competing game Half-Life 2, is a physics-based weapon that allows the player to pick up and move certain items. It also allows the player to catch fireballs and throw them back at the enemy. Resurrection of Evil has come under some criticism about the use of the Grabber due to the prior popularity of the similar weapon in Half-Life 2. The developers have commented that the tool was originally in Doom 3 before Half-Life 2, and was used to create "damaged" rooms; instead of building a ruined room, they would build a pristine room and use the grabber to "damage" it realistically.
One major difference between the Grabber and the Gravity Gun is that the Grabber has a limited charge, and thus can only hold onto an object for several seconds. Additionally, the Grabber creates a distortion effect that can obscure the player's vision when in use.
The second additional feature is the Artifact. When activated, the Artifact will slow down the player's perception of time into "Hell Time", giving the player increased speed and reactions compared to the monsters, similar to bullet time in the Max Payne games. Later additions to the Artifact's powers include near-unstoppable melee damage and temporary invulnerabilty, depending on the progress made through the game. All the available powers at that point are activated at the same time. The Artifact is considered to be the opposite of Doom 3's Soul Cube; whereas the Soul Cube was created by the Martian civilization to defeat Hell and is powered by the captured souls of demons, the Artifact was created by Hell and is powered by the captured souls of humans.
One final addition is the double-barreled shotgun. Essentially, it is the same as the regular shotgun, except it fires two shells at once, offering much greater stopping power. The downside is that with every shot, the weapon must be reloaded in order to be used again. It thus resembles the double-barreled Super Shotgun from Doom II.
[edit] Reception
It received a positive reception overall, with praise for Resurrection of Evil's having maps that depicted a wider variety of environments instead of industrial corridors as in the original. One reviewer criticized the lack of any major innovations and the lack of replay value.[1]
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Maps, mods, total conversions and utilities for Doom 3 and ROE
- GameTab reviews
- Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil at MobyGames
| Games: | Doom • Versions and ports of Doom • Doom II • The Ultimate Doom - Master Levels for Doom II • Final Doom • Doom 64 • Doom 3 • Resurrection of Evil • Doom RPG Fan-made: DoomRL • see Category:Doom mods for fan-made DOOM games that use the original executables |
| Technical: | Doom engine • Doom 3 engine • WAD files |
| Spinoffs: | Doom spin-offs and homages • Doom (film) |
| Characters: | The Marine • Malcolm Betruger • Sergeant Kelly |
| Enemies: | Classic Doom enemies • Doom 3 enemies • Maledict • Mother Demon |
| Companies: | Union Aerospace Corporation • Martian Buddy • Mixom |
| Other: | The Artifact • BFG9000 • Soul Cube |
