Posts tagged doom

An update to this game came out at the weekend. It added forty challenges – e.g. get a high score on a level, do a level in a certain time, etc. – and a brand new map.

Golly.

I’m not sure why iPhone games get all these bonus updates after release, but I’m not complaining. Anyone who thought that this game was low on content when it was released – a claim I refute – has less cause for complaint now.

It’s also, as I type, still £1.79 instead of the normal price of £5.99. Given that it’s easily worth six quid, if you don’t buy it when it’s on sale… well, you’re being a bit silly.

I finished off the story at the weekend, then tried the extra content. The challenges seem to be aptly named, as I failed the first one, despite only mucking up in one spot. Also, though it’s really nice having these challenges, would it not have been possible to strip the story sequences out of the levels? It’s very odd for a challenge to be interrupted by out-of-context dialogue.

I also tried out the new map.

It’s excellent. Enemies always appear in the same places but, unlike the main game maps, it’s random which enemy types appear in which spots. So on one go you can have imps flinging fireballs at you and on another zombies might be firing assault rifles. It makes a bit difference and it’s pretty great.

It’s also very hard – I’ve hardly managed to get anywhere, even on the easiest difficulty setting.

So, yes, all in all, though the challenges don’t appear to be perfect, one of the best games on the App Store just got better.

Finally played this again last night. You may have noticed that I’ve not been playing it, despite paying the huge price of £5.99 for the game. There’s a reason for that. It’s not that it’s a bad game. It’s not that there are better games on my iPhone – there may be, but Doom Resurrection’s up there near the top even if it’s not the absolute best.

No, the reason I’ve not been playing it is because I want to do it justice. I want to be sitting in the right position and be able to have sound on – and loud. (For the record, I mostly play iPhone games without sound, or just on the quietest setting, which is why you’ll normally hear me talking about graphics and gameplay a lot more than I mention the sound.) Doom seems to deserve the best treatment I can give it, short of actually using headphones – though I may do that some time.

So, last night I played through what I think was the third level. It was brilliant. Great controls, great presentation, shooting of maximum fun and, well, it’s got that lovely Doomness about it. I love Doom. Even Doom 3, yes. A new enemy type was introduced, along with a favourite old weapon…

Er, that’s a chainsaw, by the way. You probably can’t tell from that picture.

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