The N64 analog controller really comes in handy with a game like this. Since Doom 64 allows gamers to configure the controller how they want, figuring out what button does what is no problem. All of the new features obviously couldn't have come together without a team of talented game makers behind them. There was a total of eight people working on this project at the Midway offices. Doom 64 has everything that made the original Doom as popular as it was. It also has so much added that gamers won't be able to just say that "it's just another Doom clone.
Sure, gamers have played plenty of Doom in one way or another. Perhaps it was the original or a sequel or maybe even one of the many Doom clones. A new version of Doom. Doom 64 for the Nintendo 64, is on the way and should prove to be something most Doomers have never seen before; a Doom with no pixelated edges or blocky enemies when viewed up close.
The game is to have 24 all-new levels of play wilt redesigned weapons and monsters. Although it may be the same old Doom at heart, the enhancements should make it a worthwhile title. The N64 and its incredible effects should give graphical delight to all, as well as CD-quality sound for more mood as gamers run through dark corridors.
Hellspawn look out! It's time to get Doomed on the Nintendo Just when you thought you've played every possible version of Doom there is, Williams has created the be-all, end-all incarnation of this often-imitated, never-duplicated grandaddy of the first-person games.
Gamers will find that Doom for the N64 is like no other version ever produced. Because of its superior technology, the Nintendo 64 will take Doom to a new level of gore and suspense. There's nothing like blowing away an imp or, a cyberdemon in gory, full-antialiased glory. Besides the graphics, look for new levels and all-new characters. At press time, there was no word on whether a link-up option will be built into the game. Astonishing is the best way to describe the graphics and the action in Doom 64, Even from these preliminary screens we received from Midway, gamers are in store for a release that is destined to set the standard for first-person shooters on any home system.
This title received is more than just a cross-system port, it was ripped apart and put back together again using the hottest development tools yet to surface in any programmer's arsenal. With all of the graphical improvements on this N64 version, it is bound to 'revitalize what was thought to be a dying genre in video gaming.
Too bad this one didn't make the pre-Christmas release dale. Sales would have been through the roof. Until March, however, we all just have to wait patiently. I'm not about to pawn this one off as just another Doom clone First, the graphics are simply stun-ning-the original Doom crew wish they could've done what Midway did.
The artists and programmers at Midway know what the hell's going on when it comes to Nintendo 64 hardware. Second, Doom 64 is Doom. Now before you scratch your head, let me explain.
Some of you may want to see your space Marine jumping around or swimming underwater. Purists wouldn't want these features added because Doom wasn't about that stuff. I'll have to agree with the purists. I feel that Doom is Doom and Quake is Quake.
This way, I know what I'm getting into without having to relearn anything about a title I'm comfortable with. Since all that's changed is the art style, the levels, a couple of monsters and a couple of weapons, I'm not about to complain.
Plus, the challenge level is turned way up. The only problem I have is that it's a first-person shooter. It does a great job at that but the genre is saturated-I'm about ready to play something else quite honestly and that's not because Doom 64 is a bad game. For anyone who never really got into Doom-ish games because "they're too blocky up close," this one's a definite buy.
Don't forget. I do have a personal bias against first-person shooters, so please disregard this review if you love 'em!
Doom 64 has the bestlooking levels and the most awesome music yet for this type of game. But the enemies are very predictable in behavior and location. After you get over how pretty Doom 64 is, you may get bored with its repetitiveness.
Sure, I was a little disappointed that Midway scrapped the Four-player Mode, but this is still the best version of Doom ever. The game's level design is top-notch, and the castles and dungeons look amazing.
Doom 64 is jammed with atmospheric touches, too, like thunder and fog effects. If only you could jump and look around, but then it would be Quake. Doom 64 is a game that really shows off what the N64 is capable of. The antialiased texture-maps are absolutely gorgeous, and will have PC gamers drooling over the quality. I enjoyed being treated to the new super weapon and truly devious new Boss, so all Doom fans will want this one in their collection.
Too bad the Doom engine is outdated. Not a bad attempt to update the classic-but-elderly PC game, with all-new levels and redesigned monsters to annihilate in an orgy of blood and guts. Although it's been outclassed by Goldeneye, the no-nonsense gameplay of Doom should still have appeal for those who want their killing sprees unencumbered by the need for any troublesome thought or subtlety.
It's the game that launched the first-person shoot-'em-up, and without it there'd be no Quake , Duke Nukem or Turok Dinosaur Hunter. In fact, Doom has been one of the most influential games of all time. But N64 Magazine takes a dim view of old games ported to the N64 from less powerful systems. Our view before we saw the game was that the designers were going to have to do something pretty special with the ageing Doom formula to get it up to N64 standard.
We wanted all-new levels, better speed, re-vamped graphics, better sound effects and scarier monsters. The good news is that, for the most part, our requirements have been met. Easily the best news is that all the levels are new. This reflects a change that goes beyond simply providing something new for people who've played before. Whereas many of the original's levels were designed with multi-player death matches in mind, Doom 64 is purely a one-player game.
The levels are designed to maximise suspense and test the player against computer, not human, opposition. Midway also clearly had this shift in mind when they added extra bonus puzzles and secrets to some levels, complete with clues and rewards. On the graphics front, news is more mixed. There can be no doubt that this is the fastest version of Doom yet. The analogue stick is a joy to use, allowing fully-graduated movement, perfect for inch-perfect manoeuvering and jumping.
The texture maps for walls, floors and interactive objects such as switches show more variety, as well as having that special N64 quality: no pixels no matter how hard you jam your nose up against them. The world of Doom 64 is, rightly, the most convincing of all its incarnations. However, the biggest disappointment is likely to be the monsters. In the original games, the sheer variety of baddies on offer was a feature in itself and their sprite-scaling and animation state-of-the-art.
Now, however, games like Turok and Quake have set a new standard. Monsters are generated from polygons, allowing them to move more smoothly and to be viewed from any angle. N64 Doom keeps the sprite design of old but reworks the monsters into frightening cousins of the originals. Whereas before, Doom's baddies looked okay as long as you kept them in the middle distance, the power of the N64 allows for them to keep their detail at whatever distance, and pretty frightening detail it is to.
However as soon as the Demons, Zombies or Cacodemons start to move, they show all the animation quality of the Incredible Jerking Man. Okay, so none of us have ever actually seen a fireball-throwing zombie, but the chances are if they did exist, they'd be a little less arthritic than they are here.
A related problem occurs with relative movement between the player and enemy. As you move around them, monsters or monster corpses have the disturbing quality of suddenly changing their perspective as the sprite is updated.
One of the best features of Turok was the way in which its enemies ran towards you, reducing the amount of time you had to react. In comparison, the enemies in Doom 64 are particularly sedate, allowing you to blast them at your leisure. Because of this the best parts of the game come when you're under attack from multiple angles or when you flick a switch and unleash a whole horde of monsters from that previously-hidden demon cavern.
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