User Rating: 9.4 | DOOM PC
I think games like Doom are rare nowadays, most of FPS have a lot of things to do besides shooting, you have to find the computer in the security room full of invisible laser beams and machine guns, then you need to escape using the stairs to get to the roof where your helicopter is waiting!...Doom is based in fun and that´s what this game will deliver to you. A lot of people say that Doom is responsible for defining FPS games as they are. I agree but I must say that if Doom defined the FPS genre Castle Wolfenstein created it. The gameplay is solid allowing you to perform moves such as strafe, it lacks of moves like look up and down and crouch but it doesn´t harm the way you play the game. All the weapons available in the game are great, however, I must say that the shotgun is the most fun to use. During the game you´ll have to find 3 types of keys (blue, red and yellow) in order to open specific doors and advance to further levels. The soundtrack is awesome making you feel in the heart of the action, also the sound effects are incredibly real. The sound of the shotgun killing a zombie is one of the best. Doom´s sound effects play a big role in this game. Doom could be played in most computers when it came out, and the help of a math co-processor in your 386 could help it even more. Good looking graphics and some wide scary areas were one of its better attractions. The enemies animations were also decent even for computers like 386´s and 486´s. Please don´t get me wrong, FPS games with objectives (I believe GoldenEye for N64 was the firts one) can be really good but I think games like Doom are lacking out there. Doom is one of the best FPS ever made and I hope that Doom 3 follows its steps.
