Doom 3 Expansion, uninspiring money grabber? - 26.5.05

An interesting review over at netjak of the Doom 3 expansion Resurrection of Evil paints the game as nothing more than a money grabbing expansion with not only a lack of creativity but an endeavour that brings absolutely nothing to the genre.

They also describe the expansion as one that does not even live up to the original game, let alone bring anything fresh or ingenious to the story or gameplay.

The game doesn't exactly change much in terms of playability. The expansion contains the same movement, same firing, same cramped level designs, and same waves of monsters as the original game. There are only two notable gameplay differences. First, there is a new weapon: the Ionized Plasma Levitator, aka 'The Grabber'. Behind its complex name, the Grabber is just a copy of the Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2. I guess id figured that if Valve can steal the entire first person shooter genre from them, they can copy something minor like the concept of a grabbing gun. The Grabber has two key differences from its HL2 counterpart. First, the weapon has a limited charge, meaning you cannot just grab something and run around for as long as you like. It will release the item you hold after a few seconds then recharge itself for another use. The second is it has a use other than just grabbing inanimate objects. The Grabber, according to in-game records, was designed to manipulate ion energy for power production. What that means is you can also grab energy blasts tossed at you from various enemies, like the imps, and send them back postage due.

The second notable difference is the alien relic. The relic, which you pick up at the start, gives you a few powers to play with. It starts out giving you a boost of speed, and after a few boss fights, adds a berserk mode, which boosts punching power, and later still it grants invulnerability. The relic has three charges to use and can recharge by walking over the corpses of your fallen comrades. Nice, letÂs just cannibalize them to fuel your rage. The artifact apparently sucks life-force, which you can see when you have it out as it shrivels your hands (though the marine does apparently have a bag on him somewhere that dampens the effect, because, when not wielded, the relic causes no negative effects).

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By Gary (Email: Gary at igniq dot com)

	« Igniq.com Gaming News Doom 3 Expansion, uninspiring money grabber? - 26.5.05 An interesting review over at netjak of the Doom 3 expansion Resurrection of Evil paints the game as nothing more than a money grabbing expansion with not only a lack of creativity but an endeavour that brings absolutely nothing to the genre. They also describe the expansion as one that does not even live up to the original game, let alone bring anything fresh or ingenious to the story or gameplay. The game doesn't exactly change much in terms of playability. The expansion contains the same movement, same firing, same cramped level designs, and same waves of monsters as the original game. There are only two notable gameplay differences. First, there is a new weapon: the Ionized Plasma Levitator, aka 'The Grabber'. Behind its complex name, the Grabber is just a copy of the Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2. I guess id figured that if Valve can steal the entire first person shooter genre from them, they can copy something minor like the concept of a grabbing gun. The Grabber has two key differences from its HL2 counterpart. First, the weapon has a limited charge, meaning you cannot just grab something and run around for as long as you like. It will release the item you hold after a few seconds then recharge itself for another use. The second is it has a use other than just grabbing inanimate objects. The Grabber, according to in-game records, was designed to manipulate ion energy for power production. What that means is you can also grab energy blasts tossed at you from various enemies, like the imps, and send them back postage due. The second notable difference is the alien relic. The relic, which you pick up at the start, gives you a few powers to play with. It starts out giving you a boost of speed, and after a few boss fights, adds a berserk mode, which boosts punching power, and later still it grants invulnerability. The relic has three charges to use and can recharge by walking over the corpses of your fallen comrades. Nice, letÂs just cannibalize them to fuel your rage. The artifact apparently sucks life-force, which you can see when you have it out as it shrivels your hands (though the marine does apparently have a bag on him somewhere that dampens the effect, because, when not wielded, the relic causes no negative effects). Visit netjak to read the full review Related: Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil Ships (04 April) DOOM Movie Details, Screens Discussion >> By Gary (Email: Gary at igniq dot com) Sponsored links: Concert Tickets Buy Wii Games Online Best prices: PS3 (60 GB) Console Place a link here