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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Game of the year, Apr 17, 2023
This is one of the best games ever. I used to play the original Doom on the PC years ago, so when I saw this I had to grab it. Game play is excellent. The graphics are out of this world. The online multiplayer game play is great as well. This game runs wonderful on my Power Mac G5. My system specs are as follows:
Power Mac G5 1.8ghz single processor
3gb of RAM
256mb ATI graphics card
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Fun, scary shooter...!, Apr 7, 2023
I am running Doom 3 quite well (with a tweaked CFG- check out http://www.tweakguides.com/Doom3_1.html for the best Doom 3 tweaking guide I've come across, some tweaks are heavily beneficial!) on the following setup:
MDD G4 1GHz/1GB RAM/OS X 10.3.8/Radeon9800Pro GPU- the gameplay's more than acceptable in speed and absolutely gorgeous. [From what I've been reading and based on my experience] the GPU plays a major role in the performance of Doom 3 so I would definitely not have attempted this with a lesser graphics card.
If you're okay with getting creeped out (well you wouldn't be interested in this game otherwise, right?) I'd highly suggest playing this game with the lights out and a pair of headphones on (the sense of immersion given via the audio in this game is hair-raising!). Doom 3 plays audio and visual tricks on the player that'll make even the most hardcore horror movie buff spasming in reaction at least a handful of times- it's one thing to watch... it's another to get the sense of "being" there... and no 'scary' movie that I've seen in the last few years has made me jerk in reaction as much as Doom 3 has in the last week I've been playing it.
The visuals are stunning... even tweaked a bit extra for performance- some options (like bump mapping) which add/retain realism simply MUST be left on to avoid the game looking cartoon-like.
All in all... if you're running a setup with (at least) a similar configuration to mine I'd highly recommend Doom 3- IF it's your cup of tea.
NOTE: This game does not utilize multiple processors- so don't think a dual 867MHz G4 would perform as well as my 1GHz G4. :P
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Most incredible, in many ways, Mar 30, 2023
Upon arriving at Mars, the ambiance is a style of nerve racking I have never experienced with any other game. It gets started with a few employee interactions which sets the mood nicely. After some initial exploring, the action begins with a bang! It is quite a good thing that you start with some kind of light weaponry.
This is where the game become very dark. Lights flicker, broken pipes steaming, and there is a sense that something is immensely, dreadfully really wrong. Nothing could be closer to the truth. Nearly every encounter (so far) has startled me!! It is quite shocking how quickly these animals can move and shock you, especially with the flickering lights and the quickly opening doors. Encounters with zombie humans can be easy when they don't have heavy weapons.
The pace of the action is manageable. if you plan each movement, you might stay alive. The level of difficulty is nearly perfect. Enemy mutants increase their difficulty in a measured pace which pushes the game play in just the right way.
The graphics, of course, are stunning. This is an understatement. As far as simulating humans, newly every game has imperfections which you can see that get in the way of realism. This game is the most accurate human movement I have seen ever. It is VERY convincing, only adding to the tension. Bump mapping makes the scenes impeccable. There are so many details that it is hard to fathom just how much work ID put into the game to make the scenery realistic. Lighting, textures, bump maps, and geometry is just astounding.
The real "shocker" for me is not all the praises above. The icing on the cake is the sound. With some decent speakers and a sub, the sound will grab you. The sounds are perfectly timed and very, very realistic. The ambient sound alone could make you tense. The screams heard through the walls are chilling.
Overall, the experience is both amazing and VERY nervous.
For more eeriness, play this game only at night in dark rooms. Also, don't play this right before going to bed, you might have bad dreams. ;-)
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent game - will run on lower spec machines, Mar 25, 2023
If you're willing to ratchet down the settings to low, you CAN play this game on a newer eMac (1.25 Ghz G4), iBook and possibly the new Mac Mini. I've been playing this on my eMac and aside from having to knock the visuals down a bit (bump mapping can be enabled for better visuals with little overall sacrfice to the frame rate), the game plays very well with an acceptable frame rate and no odd crashes or problems.
An excellent, tense, first person shooter for those who like to take their time and think their way through games. Rather than enduring constant frantic firefights, the player is forced to take a slow approach. The environment and sound effects all serve to heighten the overall sense of tension and dread, and it's not uncommon to become startled at the sight of movement in the shadows or some loud noise. Excellent atmosphere with plenty here to keep you playing for weeks!
3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Real Requirements, Mar 25, 2023
Actually, the recommended system requirements (which is really what matters) are:
osx 10.3.8
G5 processor
2 GHZ CPU
512 MB memory (should probably be at least 1 GB)
Radeon 9600 w/ 128 mb of video memory
dvd drive
If you dont meet these specs or near these specs, I agree with the earlier poster, don't give your opinion on this game. Sorry to be such an A**hole. :) but its true.
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