When was doom 3 released

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Doom 3 was released in the U. Additionally, a Linux version was released on October 4, Due to high demand, the game was made available at select outlets at midnight on the date of release. The game was released to the rest of the world on August 13, except for Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, where official localization was delayed and caused the game to be released about four months later, on December 10, The protagonist is once again a nameless space marine who holds the rank of Corporal.

Within minutes of the invasion, the main military units are zombified by evil souls, and the remaining staff are killed off by the attacking Demons. Only a few scattered squads remain, mainly Bravo Team, with whom the player tries to regroup for a large part of the game. It is once again upon the player to stop the forces of Hell from reaching Earth.

The first cut scene displays Swann telling Campbell how fed up he is with being sent to Mars to check security. Betruger , saying there are too many incidents happening throughout the base, along with frightened employees and rumors of what is happening in Delta Labs. I know.

I built his cage. In a later cut scene, Swann is seen in a video phone conference with Betruger who is rather calm about the situation.

Betruger claims the situation is under control. After deciding on whether to alert the orbital fleet, Betruger addresses you over a computer screen and says that once the fleet arrives, his legion will take the ships back to Earth, thus revealing that he commands the monsters that have overrun the base.

Swann's primary objectives are to stop the transmission of the message that would alert the military reinforcements in Earth orbit, and consequently would allow the demons to hijack their spaceships and attack civilians on Earth. Once this transmission is avoided by available methods, his objective becomes to stop Betruger.

Later in the game, the player runs into a colleague of Betruger, who says that he became obsessed with the teleporters when he figured out Hell existed on the other side.

He says he took an artifact called the Soul Cube from the archaeological digs from the ancient Martian civilization into Hell, and demons followed him out. The player never meets up with the remaining Marines, save for one in a cutscene that dies shortly afterwards.

He only reaches Swann and Campbell on their deathbeds. Swann was badly injured, and Campbell went on to hunt Sarge. After killing Sarge, the player finds an archaeologist, who explains that the Soul Cube must be used to stop the demon invasion. Defeating the Cyberdemon, which is only possible with the charged Soul Cube, the Cube seals the Hell hole and the game ends.

Afterwards, a Marine recon team and sentry drones arrive to secure the base and evacuate the player, however Counselor Swann has already died when they find him. Betruger is nowhere to be seen and has transformed into the Maledict.

For Doom 3, id Software employed professional science-fiction writer Matthew J. Costello to write the script and assist in story-boarding the entire game. Similar to the story of the original Doom, the game focuses on the marine who is transferred to Mars and sent out on a routine mission, and who needs to kill zombies and demons from Hell.

One difference is that Doom 3 is set on Mars itself, whereas the first two episodes of the original Doom take place on Phobos and Deimos , respectively. The environment of Doom 3 is generally much more realistic. For example, whereas the original Doom gives the two moons breathable atmospheres, Doom 3's Martian atmosphere is unbreathable although oxygen tanks allow the player to breathe for a brief time.

The gravity is still the same as Earth's, instead of being slightly lower like Mars should be. If the player with all his gear weighed pounds on Earth, he would weigh pounds on Mars.

Unlike classic Doom, Doom 3's demons from Hell have their bodies dissolve when they die, excepting zombies and certain bosses. In both cases, the protagonist visits Hell. In Doom 3, Hell takes place within a single level, but Doom 3's one Hell level is much longer and more intense than the others, and with screaming of damned souls. It also has a boss called the Guardian. Unlike in previous id games, there are now cut scenes that give purpose and context to the player's actions and introductions for new enemies.

The messages explain the background story, show the feelings and concern of the people on the Mars base and reveal information related to plot and gameplay. Video booths and televisions play interplanetary news, corporate propaganda, visitor information and technical data about the base and even weapons. The story of Doom 3 surrounds the discovery of ancient ruins underneath Martian soil. Tablets found at these sites record how an ancient Martian civilization developed a form of teleporter technology.

They realized an important fact all too late, as the route the teleporter took passed through Hell. Quickly invaded by demons, this alien race created and sacrificed themselves to a weapon known as the Soul Cube.

This cube, powered by the souls of almost every being of this alien race, was used by their strongest warrior to defeat the demons and contain them in Hell. Having done so, the remainder of the alien race constructed warnings to any who visited Mars, warning them not to recreate this technology; to avoid opening another gate to Hell. Community Hub. DOOM 3.

As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of evil monsters. Recent Reviews:. All Reviews:. Popular user-defined tags for this product:. Is this game relevant to you? Sign In or Open in Steam. Languages :. English and 4 more. Publisher: id Software. Franchise: DOOM. Share Embed. Read Critic Reviews. There, he finds the archeologist Pierce Rogers , who explains that the ancient Martians used both religion and science to create portals through the planets of the solar system - including Earth itself.

However, these portals opened gates to Hell, which invaded the whole planet just like it did the Mars Base. The Martians, in the ultimate act of sacrifice, created the Soul Cube and energized it with their souls. Then the most powerful Martian warrior used it to drive the demons back to Hell. The few Martians left alive buried their warrior along with the Soul Cube and the stone tablets to alert anyone of the dangers of the misuse of their technology.

Since Mars became a desolate planet, they fled to other planets - including Earth, which is why Rogers believes that humans are actually descendants of Martians. Pierce gives to the Marine his security clearance and locks himself up, saying that only the Soul Cube is capable of closing the Hell Gate. Fighting through demons, the Marine reaches the ancient civilization dig site of Site 2. Years of marsquakes and time is starting to bring down the structure, not to mention some type of unidentified growth After fighting through the ancient structure, the Marine finally reaches the Primary Dig Site Site 3 , and discovers more about the Soul Cube from a UAC info video on the tablets.

The Marine also discovers a section of Hell that has crept into the Martian underground and deep within the bowels of this Hellscape. There, he encounters the invulnerable Cyberdemon , who was guarding the Hell Hole — an enormous portal to Hell.

Afterwards, on November 20, at pm, the Recon Zulu marine team and their sentry drones arrive on Mars City to secure the base. They discover the Marine in Delta Labs as the lone survivor, since the other UAC personnel were all killed - including Councilor Swann , who died from his wounds. Recon Zulu team also stated they didn't find Dr. Betruger and didn't know his whereabouts. The game ends in Hell, revealing that Betruger has now become the dragon-like demon known as the Maledict.

For Doom 3 id Software employed a professional science-fiction writer named Matthew J. Costello to write the script and assist in story-boarding the entire game. Also similar to the story of the original Doom, the game focuses on the marine who is transferred to Mars after striking an officer on Earth and sent out on a routine mission, and who needs to kill zombies and demons from Hell. One difference is that Doom 3 is set on Mars itself, whereas the first two episodes of the original Doom take place on Phobos and Deimos, respectively Mars is always considered secured by the humans.

The environment of Doom 3 is generally much more realistic. For example, whereas the original Doom gives the two moons breathable atmospheres, Doom 3's Martian atmosphere is unbreathable although oxygen tanks allow the player to breathe for a brief time , but the gravity is still the same as Earths, instead of being slightly lower like Mars should be. If the player with all his gear weighed pounds on Earth, he would weigh pounds on Mars.

In both cases, the protagonist visits Hell. In the original Doom, it is the third episode, Inferno Ultimate Doom adds a fourth, Thy Flesh Consumed , which takes place back on Earth , whereas in Doom 3, it is only one level the Xbox version's Hell level is separated into three levels, to make it easier on the console , but Doom 3's Hell level is much longer and more intense than the others, and with screaming of damned souls and the steaming hot magma.

It also has a boss called the Guardian. Other bosses include tank-like cyborg called Sabaoth and the final boss, the Cyberdemon. Unlike in previous id games, there are now cut scenes that give purpose and context for the player's actions and introduction to new enemies.

The messages explain the background story, show the feelings and concern of the people on the Mars base and reveal information related to plot and gameplay.

Video booths and televisions give planetary news, corporate propaganda, visitor information and technical data about the base and even weapons. The story of Doom 3 surrounds the discovery of ancient ruins underneath Martian soil.

Tablets found at these sites record how an ancient Martian race developed a form of teleporter technology. They realized an important fact all too late, as the route the teleporter took passed through Hell. Quickly invaded by demons, this alien race created and sacrificed themselves to a weapon known as the Soul Cube.

This cube, powered by the souls of almost every being of this alien race, was used by their strongest warrior to defeat the demons and contain them in Hell. Having done so, the remainder of the alien race constructed warnings to any who visited Mars, warning them not to recreate this technology; to avoid opening another gate to Hell.

They then teleported to an unknown location, fleeing Mars; there are hints that at least some of them fled to Earth, and that humans descended from them.

It's stated that the demons once inhabited Earth in an unknown context, but lost possession of it due to an unknown cause. Consequently, the demons want to reclaim Earth. Doom 3's gameplay was not as fast-paced as the games before it. Almost all of the game is extremely dark, and there is no Light amplification visor , nor do weapons have a flashlight attachment. Instead the player must rely on, rather infamously, a flashlight that can only be used in place of a weapon.

There are few tactics involved other than grabbing the biggest weapons. Much of the game takes place in dark close-quarters with demons ambushing from every direction. By contrast the Hell level of the game is considered by many to be the best, as it is more similar to the Doom games of the past, featuring more open areas and making use of unique effects.

The first three are always available. On Recruit difficulty, there are fewer monsters, but it is a negligible amount. The principal difference between the difficulties is the amount of damage the player receives. The chart on the right indicates the amount of damage the player will receive on each difficulty level, relative to the definition files.

Upon completion of a campaign regardless of difficulty level, the player unlocks the "Nightmare" difficulty setting. When playing the game on this setting, the player's health falls in 5-point increments at 5-second intervals until it reaches 25, where it remains steady.

Additionally, there are absolutely no medkits throughout the game; the only means of procuring health is either by the health stations, which are still operational, or use of the Soul Cube, which is given to the player at the very start of the game.

The damage changes take effect immediately, but a map restart or change is necessary for the rest. However, the Soul Cube is not given, medkits remain in the level, and the amount of monsters does not increase.

Most of Doom 3's weapons are updated versions of the classic weapons, but those marked with an asterisk are new additions to the series. Several weapons are also based upon these found in Quake II. As in previous Quake titles, Doom 3's rocket launcher allows rocket-jumping, but it is of little or no use in closed levels. Weapons require reloading, unlike the original series, prompting players to conserve their ammo and manage their inventory more efficiently before they enter themselves into combat.

In addition, the pistol , machine gun , and chaingun each use different calibers, therefore they do not share the same ammo pool as in earlier Doom games. This is also the case with the Plasma gun and the BFG. Also introduced are drones and sentry bots that will aid players as "gun buddies" in some areas.