Ahh Doom, the grandfather of first person shooters.
But in Doom II RPG iD took a slightly different tact creating a turn-based first person shooter. They mixed in elements of role-playing with physical character attributes that can be improved over time with an experience point and level system as well as some in-game buffs.
They added a number of object and weapons, holy water pistols, remote-controlled bots, buffing drinks and more. But it’s still at its very heart, Doom and it plays fantastically on the iPhone. A good job was done of making the controls usable and including every form of movement that you could need in an FPS including strafing.
Doom II RPG includes a comic and mini-games just for kicks. It’s chronologically set prior to Doom RPG and you land on the Moon only to find out that bad things are happening and Hellspawn abound and zombie crewmembers are showing up. I have to say, the turn-based nature of the game really works well on the iPhone which has been known to not be the best interface for some
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The graphics are, as one would expect, classic Doom. This doesn’t mean they are bad, it means they are retro and what we expect from games like Doom and Wolfenstein. The sounds are classic Doom as well and the creatures, guns and everything else sound just how we want them to. I’ve been playing through the campaign for a couple hours now and the story is interesting and the gameplay fun. One might even say addictive. It certainly might not have a lot in the way of replay value but it’s got a lot of value for the price. With the save anywhere feature you can pick it up and put it down when and where you want without having to worry about going back and doing something over again.
The game keeps a wide range of stats based on the player, the current level and your grades on previous levels. All in all Doom II RPG is a fantastic, lengthy title for the iPhone that not only brings you back into the Doom universe but done so with flair. It’s everything that someone would want from a Doom game and more all in your pocket. I have nothing bad to say about this game no, not even the controls!
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