The BFG edition might offer some value for PS3 users but it is a somewhat unnecessary package for PC.

User Rating: 7 | DOOM 3 BFG Edition PC
OK, we all know what Doom is so this will be a rather short review.

Essentially, the BFG edition is out for PC, PS3 and XBOX360 to commemorate the franchise's 20th anniversary. It contains the original Doom and Doom 2, as well as the remastered Doom 3 and Resurrection of Evil with all new bells and whistles like stereoscopic 3D support. There is also a short campaign labeled "The Lost Mission" which was my main incentive to get the game (more Doom, wohoo!), but I will come back to that later.

This all comes at a budget price, too, so for PS3 gamers, it is certainly a great bargain because Doom and Doom 2 have never seen PS3 support. And there are trophies now, as well! The two classics have been out for some time on XBOXLive so it is arguable if the package holds such merit for XBOX360 users, but at least, Doom 3 remastered is of greatest value to them, because back in 2004, Doom 3 was released for the now obsolete original XBOX with much degraded graphics.

And here we come to the PC package... Doom 3 for PC always sported the best graphics. In fact, they were so good before, that I practically didn't find much difference 8 years later. Well, there is, of course, but not enough to justify the repurchase of the game. Some textures seem dated, dark corners are still pitch black even when there is a light nearby, backgrounds are still 2D sprites, etc. As for the extras, Doom and Doom 2 have been out for PC for 2 decades, obviously, but even if you wanted to have them in a package with Windows support and all, I'd recommend the 10th anniversary Collector's Edition which had them bundled together with the exceptionally good expansion pack Final Doom and 3D effects support which smooths edges, adds lightning effects, etc. The two retro games are plain vanilla in the BFG package and even though they are unquestionable classics, they are just dead ugly nowadays. It is pointless to include them like this, when ID offered them slicker 10 years ago.

As for The Lost Mission, it is sort of a letdown. It never comes close to the suspense of the original Doom 3 or the tension and level design of Resurrection of Evil. (Yes, I am one of those people who found Doom 3 way better than Half-Life 2 back in 2004.) The focus now is on the action but with enemy ambushes as predictable as ever, slow-moving targets and plenty of ammo for powerful weapons, there is never much of a challenge. I seared through The Lost Mission in 4 hours or so on Veteran difficulty. The final boss ate BFG and died uninspiringly only to reveal the bluntest ending in a 3D shooter (which have never been popular for good endings anyway) I have seen in a few years.

Speaking of action, all games have multiplayer. And while the original Doom multiplayer is something they teach now in universities rather than play, the Doom 3 multiplayer has always been bad. Doom 3 is a singleplayer experience much like Dead Space and as such, 3D vision is probably the best value in the package. I don't have a 3D TV set, though, so I can only imagine the level of immersion this option offers and I just envy people who have never touched Doom 3 before and are about to do so now in 3D mode. For them, purchase is mandatory. The rest of us might want to think again.