X06: Xbox Live Arcade Doom-ed

Classic first-person shooter from id Software gets a surprise release on Microsoft's downloadable game service.

The wait for nostalgia-hungry gamers wanting to play their favorite titles of yesteryear on the Xbox 360 can be interminable. The 360 version of Capcom's Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting, originally announced in January, was delayed repeatedly before finally arriving on the Xbox Live Arcade in August. Fighting fans looking forward to the 360 edition of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, originally announced for the Arcade in March, are still waiting for the game to arrive.

Such was not the case for id Software's classic first-person shooter Doom. The PC game was announced for the Xbox 360 earlier today during Microsoft's X06 media briefing, and the game itself was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace almost simultaneously. The game is actually a port of Ultimate Doom, including that game's fourth episode, "Thy Flesh Consumed."

Nerve Software did the honors in bringing the game to the Xbox 360 and made sure to throw in a few features along the way. In addition to the mandatory achievements and leaderboards every Xbox Live Arcade game supports, Doom also has "enhanced graphics," 5.1 surround sound, and online or split-screen modes in cooperative and deathmatch flavors for up to four players.

Doom is available to download for 800 points ($10) and is rated M for Mature.

109 Comments

  • JBiker51

    Posted Oct 20, 2006 3:01 pm PT

    The difference between the GBA and 360 versions is the GBA release had much of the gore removed. The 360, however, is Doom in all its greatness.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 30, 2006 4:40 pm PT

    that's cool

  • fonzieahmed

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 5:11 pm PT

    Its DOOM!!

  • neoand12

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 1:07 pm PT

    oh yeah...its really fun

  • hemakm3

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 11:11 am PT

    Way Cool.

  • skiberdi

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 8:13 am PT

    oo just got the demo. works soo well. and the music is tweaked it i think but still awesome and oldskool.
    buttt i wont be able to use iddqd or idkfa dammit.....

  • Andrew0824

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 8:12 am PT

    Is it worth getting for the multiplayer alone? I already have the single player version that came w/Doom 3, so the only reason I'd get it is for MP.

  • ulrikz

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 3:16 am PT

    Awesome!

  • Treesong

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 2:07 am PT

    I'd almost buy an Xbox just for this game.

  • e1viento

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 2:07 am PT

    Ahh...

    the FPS that got me hooked on FPS.... too bad I already have this game on state of the art 3.5" Floppy disks

    d'oh.. my computers never had floppy disk drives since '00

    heh

  • kryptin

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 1:50 am PT

    funny this version is rated M when the GBA ports of Doom 1 and 2 were rated T. It's the same game what's different?

  • veracity024

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 1:44 am PT

    i hope all the maps in sp are avail in mp.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 1:34 am PT

    MS is very clever

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 12:43 am PT

    cool

  • ftjx

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 12:36 am PT

    WE WANT QUAKE...

  • WESLY_SNYPES

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 11:48 pm PT

    Please, PLEASE don't bring Duke Nukem back. That was one of the worst "me too" games released. Now everyone repeat after me: "WE WANT QUAKE..."

  • Neoyamaneko

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 11:10 pm PT

    When I saw this suddenly on the "new downloads", I had to change my pants

  • Seafury0000

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 10:34 pm PT

    I think the way it works is a 15 yrs old can download it, even though it is rated M, but because of the parent controls can't play it.

  • OtterX

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 10:00 pm PT

    So on most of the Xbox Live Arcade games I actually stop and wonder if I should spend the points on them.... but with Doom, the second I heard it was up on Live, I signed on and downloaded it without even debating it. This is by far the best Xbox Live Arcade game to date.

  • gamecube124

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:52 pm PT

    Well now my Win95 can rest in peace...
    Doom, even now has that creepyness...
    Back then I only had shareware...
    Now today I get the full...
    Didn't give the download a sceond thought...
    Although some of those achievements bight be a little hard to get...
    Ultraviolent...

  • kells77

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:52 pm PT

    lol, doom is better than any other FPS available for the 360

  • icemancell

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:45 pm PT

    omg bring duke nukem !!!!!

  • Omnius22

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:18 pm PT

    "will this lead to duke nukem 3d?"

    One can only hope ^_^

  • mcdougalman

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:05 pm PT

    will this lead to duke nukem 3d?

  • WESLY_SNYPES

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 8:38 pm PT

    tidusjeff
    Aside from achievements and online play it's pointless to play it on 360. Though it's good that it's a real live arcade game. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Uh, that's the main reason to play it on the 360. That's 2 out of 3 major aspects to play the game.

    PS. What is this talk of Killer Instinct? I think the reason why you won't see that game on XBLA is that it might be greater than 50 megs.

  • aldrenar47

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 8:18 pm PT

    P.S. This game is way better than Doom 3.

  • aldrenar47

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 8:17 pm PT

    The "enhanced" graphics thing probably just means they slapped a filter on it (like you can do in emulators) so it would look better on HD sets or something.

  • RunnerGunner480

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 8:15 pm PT

    What doesn't make sense is that this is an M-rated game (the first M XBLA game btw) but I was able to download it even though my account is registered for a 15-year old. Something tells me that Jack Thompson is gonna get involved....

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 7:34 pm PT

    It's nice to see that they threw in "Thy Flesh Consumed"... I'm still looking for those "enhanced graphics" though. Oh well, it's Doom so I can't complain that much. Time to make the gibs, baby.

  • jcloverboy

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 7:25 pm PT

    this was a great surprise - I know many would have preferred Killer Instinct, but I think a Doom on the arcade is kinda neat.

  • kryptin

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 6:53 pm PT

    yea, Doom was one of those great shreware games back in the day where you got a whole chapter which was pretty much a game in itself for free or $2-3 for a floppy. Then you had to pay like $30 for the other 2 chapters (and later a 4th chapter). I've actually never tried the Final Doom chapter and with this release I'll finally get the chance. Though I think $10 would have been more worth it if they added Doom 2 as well.

  • tidusjeff

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 6:40 pm PT

    Aside from achievements and online play it's pointless to play it on 360. Though it's good that it's a real live arcade game.

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 6:27 pm PT

    Oh! Well in that case I take it back. Their generosity knows no bounds.

  • SteveTwo

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 6:13 pm PT

    Only the first chapter was originally free, you had to pay for the rest.

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 6:10 pm PT

    SURPRISE! You gotta pay for $10 for this game that initially was FREE to DL when it first came out. Anyone else see the irony here. It would've been much better if they offered the game for free.

  • SteveTwo

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 6:09 pm PT

    There are no enhanced graphics option, I don't know what they were refering to. There isn't even a mention of enhanced graphics in the XBL script. It's annoying because I paid the $10 just to see what the enhanced graphics would be like. Thanks GameSpot! :-p

  • saulabi

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:51 pm PT

    i think $10 is kind of high for the game. but remember its all about the achievements points

  • Mr_Bodywave

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:46 pm PT

    "rootATdarkstar
    Great game! I did download it already, though I feel $10 is a little too steep to pay for most ports of old games put on Xbox Live Arcade. Keep releasing these games at $10 a pop Microsoft, and I WILL stop buying them. "

    Well as long as you keep buying them at $10, they will keep selling them at $10. The time to boycott is now--not next year or the year after.

  • rootATdarkstar

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:41 pm PT

    Great game! I did download it already, though I feel $10 is a little too steep to pay for most ports of old games put on Xbox Live Arcade. Keep releasing these games at $10 a pop Microsoft, and I WILL stop buying them.

  • adijan

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:29 pm PT

    sounds awesome and looks amazing.

  • younggotti

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:29 pm PT

    mehh..

  • Lordofultima

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:07 pm PT

    This inhearently sounded exciting, but now I remember, I can get doom on the PC for a total of zero dollars. Nice try, M$. $10 dollars is far too steep for this. Online multiplayer or not.

  • Dolacide

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:01 pm PT

    I have doom3 CE, so I see no need for this, great game though.

  • RunnerGunner480

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:54 pm PT

    I bought it without downloading the trial and I don't regret it. This was one of the only games my dad used to play and now he can try it out again.

  • Lepuke

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:49 pm PT

    Ahhhh the original Doom, let me count the ways I love thee.
    Beyond mario, and sonic games, Doom is annother I spent tons of time with back in the day. I already bought it and downloaded it, and its kinda funny how many of the secrets in the game I still rememeber after all these years...

  • AA7

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:33 pm PT

    Live arcade is so friggin great.

  • ninjajuggalo810

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:26 pm PT

    this sounds like the original doom other than enhanced graphics and 5.1 sound which i get with doom 3's doom and for already having doom3 i get doom for free (not a big deal since i also have the classic doom set)

  • comelstr

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:23 pm PT

    online multiplayer for doom YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA finaly i can play with someone else best arcade game yet i wanna get it

  • SilV3RSix

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 4:09 pm PT

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *WHAM*... *thud*... *pant pant gasp*... *wheeze*...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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