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DOOM 3 BFG Edition for PlayStation 3
DOOM 3 BFG Edition for PlayStation 3 combines a science-fiction shooter with horror inside the Union Aerospace Corporation research base on Mars. You start as a marine among scientists and guards before a disaster fills the corridors with demons. The campaign builds tension through dark rooms, sounds behind walls and enemies suddenly appearing close by. You find a route through laboratories and technical facilities while messages and conversations gradually reveal what went wrong.
You view the action in first person and use a shotgun and heavier weapons to keep different demons at bay. Ammunition, health and a room's layout influence your approach. In this BFG edition, you can use the mounted flashlight while holding a weapon. That lets you investigate a dark corner without constantly switching between light and firepower. The base remains a series of carefully arranged locations rather than a freely explorable planet.
Alongside DOOM 3, this package includes Resurrection of Evil, the additional Lost Mission and the classic games DOOM and DOOM II. You therefore get both the slower horror adventure and the older games' faster battles. DOOM 3's campaign is single-player. This is the 2012 PS3 collection; the later DOOM from 2016 and separate VR releases are not included.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
DOOM 3 BFG Edition for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of DOOM 3 BFG Edition
DOOM 3 originally appeared in 2004 and gave id Software's familiar demon battles a different presentation. The first DOOM games focused heavily on movement, routes and large groups of enemies. The third game placed players closer to a story-driven disaster on Mars, with recorded messages and dark corridors. Lighting and shadows helped determine where you looked and when a room felt threatening. The familiar premise remained recognizable, but the experience of moving through the base changed considerably.
In 2012, Bethesda brought DOOM 3 BFG Edition to PlayStation 3. The collection combined the main game with Resurrection of Evil and additional missions. Classic DOOM and DOOM II demonstrated the earlier approach on the same console. Changes to the controls and flashlight adapted the adventure for this release. The result is therefore not an unchanged copy of the original PC version: the way light is available during combat also differs.
The collection lets two sides of the same series coexist. In the classic games, you learn to read an area while moving and searching for keys. DOOM 3 places greater emphasis on experiencing an abandoned research complex and the menace behind the next door. On PlayStation 3, you can examine those differences within one package. BFG Edition thus preserves both the early shooter structure and the later decision to emphasize horror.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Dead Space on PlayStation 3 also combines a technical environment with monsters and sounds announcing danger. You view Isaac over his shoulder and aim at limbs. DOOM 3 uses a first-person perspective and demons inside a Mars base. Both require attention to dark corners, but weapon handling and the way you survey a space differ.
F.E.A.R. mixes gunfights with supernatural horror on PlayStation 3. Slowing time gives you additional control during battles against armed soldiers. DOOM 3 draws more tension from dark laboratories and suddenly appearing demons. Their common ground is the alternation between shooting and uneasy silence; the tools you have to counter an attack are different.
BioShock on PlayStation 3 also lets you discover how an ambitious society went wrong. You collect information while exploring Rapture and combine firearms with special powers. DOOM 3 stays closer to military equipment and a supernatural disaster on Mars. BioShock offers more combinations of resources, while DOOM 3 works more directly with light and shocks.
RAGE also comes from id Software and features precise shooting against enemies with different movement patterns on PlayStation 3. There, you drive through a devastated landscape between settlements and missions. DOOM 3 concentrates on enclosed corridors and a continuous horror campaign. Even if the weapons feel familiar, the space and pace consequently differ considerably.
Wolfenstein: The New Order combines a first-person shooter with a clearly told story and experimental weapons on PlayStation 3. You follow B.J. Blazkowicz through an alternate history. DOOM 3 focuses more closely on a lone marine and monsters in technical spaces. Wolfenstein gives personal conversations greater weight; DOOM 3 builds its atmosphere mainly through the environment and threats.
