Doom³

The Good
This game has great atmosphere. Fans of movies like the Alien series will not be disappointed. The graphics are remarkably fluid and realistic, even by Xbox standards. I felt like I was interacting with real people and creatures, not just shooting targets. This effect made the first few two or three nights of play fairly intense.

The Bad
Some music would have been nice!!!!! Being a musician, that's my first complaint. There's no music here until the heavy metal played during the closing credits (also the menus screen.) Once the effects of the atmosphere and graphics wear off you're really just left with the same old first person shooter. Also, the game takes forever to load (even on Xbox) and I got tired of loading up a game only to be wiped out in an instant and sit and wait at the loading screen again.

The Bottom Line
Its a solid but very traditional first person shooter that doesn't get too far away from its predecessors. Hardcore fans, myself included, will be entertained but the gameplay is so frustrating that its hard to imagine much replay value. Good enough for a rental, but don't throw down the $45 to own it.