Reviews

Doom 64

By Corey

Just about everyone on Earth knows what Doom is. Instead of just a port, the N64 gets its own exclusive game.

Graphics: 8

The Graphics in the game are quite nice. Everything in the game has extremely good detail. The colors used in the game make everything seem creepy. One problem is that the enemies have no animation. Even though it doesn't look all that great, this allows for tons of enemies to be on the screen at a time, rather than 1 or 2.

Just a warning, before you play make sure you go to the options menu and turn brightness all the way up. Otherwise, the game may be too dark to play. Even with brightness all the way up, the game is still dark.

Game Play: 7

Run, kill, collect keys, kill, push a switch, kill, finish the level. That's basically it. You can't jump, you can't look up or down, you just shoot. What makes the game hard is the placment of enemies, keys, and traps. In some levels, you'll have to kill just a bunch of the hardest enemies to pass. Others you'll have to solve some puzzles with switches. Though this doesn't sound very fun, you are always involved in some sort of action because enemies are constantly after you.

Control is very simple, and you can change all the buttons to whatever you want them to do. Also, you can use the control stick or d-pad to move.

What kills this game is no multi-player. Even if is used split screen, it would be better than nothing.

Sound: 9

There really isn't much music to the game. Heck, its not even music really. Just a bunch of noises, and sounds of living things screaming/crying. Its only goal is try to make the mood of the game more creepy and it works. The sound effects are important though since all enemies have a unique sound to them. This allows you to tell where the demons are coming from, how many are after you, and what kind. Even one of the weapons, the plasma rifle, makes a pretty cool noise just while you are holding it.

Lasting Value: 5

Though the game is fun while it lasts, once you beat it your done. Unless you just like the game so much you want to keep playing, you will have no reason to go back to it.

Bottom Line

This is Doom. If you liked other versions of Doom, you'll like this. If you hated other versions you'll hate this. If you've never played Doom before, give this one a shot.

Final Score: 8 out of 10 (this is not an average)