Critics praised the game's graphics and presentation, although reviewers were divided by how close the gameplay was to that of the original Doom, focusing primarily on simply fighting through large amounts of enemy characters. The game was a critical and commercial success for id Software with more than 3.5 million copies of the game sold, it is the most successful game by the developer to date. Doom 3 features an award-winning game engine, id Tech 4, which has since been licensed out to other developers. The player, an anonymous space marine, must fight through the base and find a way to stop demons from Hell attacking Earth. However, the teleportation experiments inadvertently open a gateway to Hell, resulting in a catastrophic invasion by demons. Doom 3 is set in 2145 on Mars, where a military-industrial conglomerate has set up a scientific research facility to develop fields such as teleportation, biological research and advanced weapons design.
The game is a reboot of the Doom franchise, disregarding the storylines of the previous Doom video games. British developers Splash Damage also assisted in design for the multiplayer elements of the game. Developer Vicarious Visions ported the game to the Xbox console, releasing it on April 3, 2005.
The game was later adapted for Linux, as well as being ported by Aspyr Media for Mac OS X.
An example of the first-person shooter genre, Doom 3 was first released for Microsoft Windows on August 3, 2004. 02 - Подземный уровень Марс-Ситиĭoom 3 is a science fiction horror video game developed by id Software and published by Activision.