REVIEWS, TIPS AND TRENDS ON VIDEO GAMES

Game of the Week

DOOM 3

(BULLET)(BULLET)(BULLET)

Activision; PC; $54.99

Do not -- I repeat -- do not try anything cute like playing thisgame with the lights off and the speakers turned way up when you'rehome alone. This game will scare the bejeezus out of you. Also --parents take note -- this is an "M" title game, equivalent to a R-rated movie. That means it's for players who are 17 or older, sodon't let your junior high kids play this no matter how much theybeg.

OK, now that I have those caveats out of the way, I can say "Doom3" kicks major butt. This sequel to the 1990s franchise has thesuspenseful intensity of a truly scary horror film and the …