Doom 64
Reviewed by Kelly Gardner
Okay, we've all played Doom and a lot of us are wondering, can the
same-ole same-ole be fun again? Sure, the graphics are totally redone
and the sounds are better, but this is the same game a lot of us thought
we were done with. We moved on. Give me something new was our attitude.
But now Midway has come and tried to resurrect Doom. Well, I'm here to tell
you that if you enjoyed any of the previous Doom's or any of its clones,
you'll love Doom 64.
Gameplay: 4.7/5
In most of the previous Doom's, the gameplay was basically blast your
way through Hell. But in Doom 64, the focus tends to lean a little more
to puzzles and tricks. But don't get me wrong, 90% of the fun in doom
is blasting an enemy twenty feet back with your BFG9000 at close
range. And you will get plenty of opportunities to do this because
Imps and Barons of Hell lurk around almost every corner.
Sound: 4.9/5
In my opinion, the sounds and music in Doom 64 are the best on the
N64 to date. Not only is the sound very 3-demensional, but it is very
clean and realistic sounding. The music is a little different in this
Doom then previous Dooms' because instead of techno, it sounds
more like something you'd hear in a spook alley. However, it is
still excellent.
Graphics: 4.5/5
The textures, lighting effects, and monsters and demons all look
extremely clean crisp. The game moves very smoothly, and the
only disappointment in this category is the lack of animation in
the monsters. It looks like their movement is limited to only two
or three frames. But that is common Doom and it doesn't really
bother me.
Fun Factor: 4.8/5
This game is fun. The game is totally adjustable (options) and
leaves the impression while you play that it was made especially
for you. This is a game I will play to the end, no doubt. I just can't
wait to get farther into the game and see all the little goodies
Midway has hidden.
Overall: 4.7/5
If you like corridor shooters, or even if you just like to blow things away,
this game is defiantly for you. However, if you like the unrealistic,
blocky look of the polygons in Turok then maybe you should get Turok i
nstead. But me, personally, would rather be stuck in a room with 40
imps then be confined to shooting one or two enemies at a time that
Turok offers. The only people I don't recommend this game to is the
faint at heart or the people who MUST have 60 fps with everything
onscreen. Enjoy Dooming.