Need help on selecting a single player shoot-em-up game... Thanks.

[patty...@hotmail.com]

I have always stated away from computer games as I had little interest
in them. However my husband has me interested of late.

He tried to get me to play PainKiller and Doom3.

I just want a basic Windows shoot-em-up (or other type if you have a
recommendation) game that has decent graphics, decent sound, is fun,
not too hard, etc...

What I did not like about PainKiller-Heaven's got a Hitman: Good
graphics but I am not one to try to capture every Soul, every goodie in
every casket/box, etc..., crawling around a cemetary and so on. I can
see the gun but nothing else. But perhaps that is ok.

Have not tried Doom yet as I think it will overwhelm me with levels,
hidden things, special cheats and so on.....

I like a decent challenge but not an elaborate puzzle to solve. Just
want som eenjoyment. I know there are some Java/FLash games out there
but I am willing to pay for a decent game.

Got the necessary hardware.

Thanks for any recommendations, perhaps review sites for newbies like
me, and so on....

Thanks in advance
Patty

[Relic]

You'd probably have better luck in the PC groups, but
if you're just looking for a basic, challenging FPS, I
think that Serious Sam (either the First or Second Encounter)
would be right up your alley. In that game, the only thing you
really got to worry about would be the hordes of weird
villains that the game throws at you, but it is quite fun,
with a minimum of thinking required (and if the baddies get too
overwhelming, then the "tilde" key and "pleasegod" are your
best friends ^_^).

[BelPowerslave]

Dead Man's Hand might be right up your alley. I bought it on PC and it
just really struck me as a "beginners" FPS(not that that's necessarily a
bad thing). All of the enemies are scripted(so you have to actually have
to move around to call them out, they won't just come looking fory ou),
the difficulty is reasonable and using the Unreal Tournament 2003 engine,
it's just gorgeous. I'd give this one a shot and see what you think.

Bel
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[patty...@hotmail.com]

Thanks much. I did post to the wrong group by accident.
Patty