Archvile model seen in early Doom 3 scans. The third new addition is the Bruiser. At about the same size as a Hell Knight, it has a computer monitor mounted on its face that flashes one of several images on-screen, including an eye when it sees the player and a set of flashing, sharp-toothed jaws. The fourth is the Bio-Suit Zombie, encountered only in a single brief run through a sewage tunnel. Synopsis In 2147, two years after the events of Doom 3, the UAC detects a strange signal from one of its Martian satellites, and consequently sends a team in to investigate. After this, the team finds an Artifact and the forces of Hell are alerted and begin a new invasion. The player, a marine combat engineer who discovers the hellish device, must fight his way through the base to reach the doctor, chased by demons. McNeil, an unseen character in Doom 3, was the whistleblower who notified counselor Elliot Swann and Jack Campbell of Malcolm Betruger's mysterious activities at the beginning of Doom 3. The marine eventually finds her, and she tasks him with stopping the invasion by returning the Artifact to Hell. In his journeys he defeats the three Hell Hunters (demons who were supposed to find the Artifact) and absorbs their powers into the ancient device. The marine arrives in Hell and battles his way to Betruger, who has become the dragon-like Maledict. After some fighting, Betruger bites the marine, but before he can eat him, the marine shoves the Artifact down Betruger's throat, causing him to dematerialize. Only his skull remains. The game ends with a bright white light, followed by McNeil's voice saying, "Marine?... Welcome home." Development The development of Resurrection of Evil was announced by id Software in October 2004. While Doom 3 was developed by id Software, Resurrection of Evil was developed by Nerve Software. Activision would remain the publisher. Reception Resurrection of Evil garnered mostly favorable reviews; the Windows version holds a score of 78/100 on the review aggregator site Metacritic, while the Xbox version is rated at 77/100. References 2005 video games Activision games Doom (franchise) games Video games set in the 22nd century First-person shooters Science fiction video games Windows games Linux games Xbox games Video game expansion packs Video games about demons Video games set on Mars Id Software games Id Tech games Horror video games Video games