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Still Doomed!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It's probably ridiculous to bother reviewing DOOM 2. The game is slightly older than dirt, and compared to the FP shooters of today looks like a biplane sitting next to an F-15. But if such games have a lineage, it began back in the early-mid 1990s with the DOOM series, and the fact that this thing is still fun to play makes it worthy of a few words even if they do come 15 years too late.

The original DOOM I spent my college years playing instead of going to class had only one heavy-duty flaw: the assortment of monsters you peered at over the smoking barrels of your chaingun was on the limited side. That flaw was addressed with the sequel, which added numerous uglies to the mix, each more ill-tempered and heavily-armed than the last.

In case you've been living in a cave, DOOM's storyline operated under the premise that some dumb*ss scientists, mucking about on Mars' moon, opened a portal to hell which left their entire, rather vast complex of buildings crawling with bloodthirsty baddies. The sole survivor - you - has to fight his way out using any and all weapons available, from a chainsaw to a rocket launcher. DOOM 2 picks up where the previous left off, with the exception that hell has come to Earth and needs a good butt-kicking, the kind only you and your trusty shotgun can supply.

DOOM 2 featured several upgrades on the original. First was the afformentioned addition of various demons to the enemy roster, including the Revenant, a half-skelleton, half-cyborg monster assembled from the body parts of dead demons and human soldiers, firing you-seeking missles when it isn't using its fists; the Manucbus, a disgusting tub of guts with flame throwers instead of hands, the Arch-Vile, a boss-demon than can ressurect the dead and cast Hiroshima-like spells, and the Commando Sergeant, an ugly customer packing a chaingun. In addition, the Spider Mastermind from the original DOOM has apparently littered several dozens of Arachnotrons, which pack rapid-fire plasma cannons and are extremely grouchy. Secondly, a handy new weapon was added to your arsenal - a double-barreled, sawed-off shotgun which annihilates just about anything stupid enough to snuggle up to you. Third, the boards are much more entertaining, especially those set in earth cities, which give you the opportunity to do some real Stalingrad-type street fighting, not to mention the pleasure of blasting an Imp off a 20-story building. Of course, all of the DOOM series' flaws are still here too - the inability to jump, the lack of a reliable auto-aiming feature, and serious glitches with the map software. But really, who cares? The point is that DOOM 2, while almost entirely plotless (unless "get keys, kill everything in your path, repeat" counts as a plot) was terrific fun when it came out, 1,000 years ago, and it's still fun now. Furthermore, it's so low-tech you can sneak it to work and play it directly off the disk drive of your office PC without having to install it, thus avoiding detection from your company's IT nerd-police, and spend the day mowing down Imps without mercy when you should be plugging numbers into that Excel spreadsheet. Who could ask for more?

Classic Doom2 for DOS

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Doom2 survives the test of time. Doom2 does require expertise with DOS and decaying DOS support after Windows 95 (DOS 7) makes this DOS version game more difficult to run properly, but for those who could run it, it is an excellent game still.

Difficulty playing Doom in XP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have owned this game for years and love it! But recently I bought a new computer with Windows XP and was severly dissapointed to find out that DOOM II doesn't not function completing in XP.

The biggest problem is the mouse. I doesn't work no matter what I do. I did all configurations at the beginning of the game, but with no luck. Then I read somewhere that the game doesn't recognize a USB mouse. So I bought an old school 6-pin mouse. But the mouse still doesn't work. It must be a problem with the XP ops system.

I've also emailed Id, the software maker, but have received no response. Does anyone have an answer to this enigma?

Doom is so much FUN!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Back in the day I played Doom & Doom II. It was a fun adventure to play it again. I think this type of game is better than most of the games that are out today.

This game 'gets it'

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Today's video game manufacturers need to take a long, hard look at games like Doom 2. This game gets it. Why? Because video games are about FUN and PLAYABILITY. It feels like work to play modern video games, with their seizure-causing graphics and phonebook-sized playing manuals. Sure, graphics are nice to have, BUT THEY ARE NOTHING without the fun and playablity factors. DOOM 2 is pure fun, no work, no headache-inducing thinking. JUST WALK AROUND AND BLAST TRULY HELL-SPAWNED CREATURES. Perfect example, the graphics in Doom 2 are nothing to write home about, but the bad-guy-creatures are perfectly thought-out and truly terrifying. Same goes with the enviroments / maps of Doom 2; the graphics aren't mind-blowing, but the mood and environment that are set truly make you feel as if you are in the depths of hell. Doom 2 is one of the all-time great games.

Download a Port !!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Buy this game for the .wad file. You only need the doom2.wad to make a port to work. If your Windows XP makes Doom lose sound or plays slow you NEED a port, they are made for Windows.
There are many ports out there, all free.
I suggest a port like GZDoom if you have a faster computer. Anyone who complained about graphics, wont be complaining anymore.
If GZDoom runs slow, use ZDoom a more basic version. ZDoom still supports high resolutions and both ports greatly enhance many aspects of gameplay.

[...] Many of these maps contain cut-scenes that actually show you a movie in game that progress story.

I may also mention you can play Doom online against other people very easily with Skulltag or ZDaemon.

A Gut-filled, monster-packed blast-fest from Hell!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Woohah! I just finished "Doom 2" again on my PC about 3 or 4 days back, and I've gotta say that I absolutely loved it!

The storyline is a simple as possible, probably designed to keep you, the player, focused on the game as a whole rather than being distracted by the story itself. In a nutshell, Hell has broken loose on Earth and the demons have taken the population of Earth hostage. You are a Marine who has managed to survive the invasion of Earth, and now it falls upon you to beat back the Demon Hordes, free Earth's population and destroy the mastermind behind the sinster attack - even if it means going into the heart of Hell to do so. It's so terribly simplistic that it's poetic - it's the original storyline that sparked off all FPS Games after it. Today storyline would get 6.5/10, but in 1994, it would've gotten 9.5/10.

Graphics wise, "Doom 2" is not spectacular, but unlike "Doom 1," you are able to adjust the screen resolution to create smoother looking enemies and environments. Levels are cleverly designed however and there's alot of space to shoot enemies with weapons like the Rocket Launcher. The enemies and characters are all 2-Dimensional, but there's quite a significant amount of detail that has been put into each and every character and Demon. By today's standards, the detail is purile. But back then, it would've been revolutionary! I dunno, for me the Graphics don't detract from the game itself. I would give the Graphics 6/10 for today and 10/10 if it were 1994.

Sound is alot better in "Doom 2" than in "Doom 1." "Doom 1" had terribly lame sounds for enemies, and I couldn't help but laugh when I shot a Zombieman! I mean, when the guys die, they go "HOOYA!" I mean, come on, that's hilarious! "Doom 2" has much scarier sounds, but some weapons (like the Arachnotron's Plasma Cannons) sound dreadfully silly! Music is ok at best, sounds like something a 15 year old put together while it was Karaoke night at his families place! I'll give sound 7/10 to be fair and music 5/10.

Gameplay - this is where "Doom 2" doesn't fail. It's an absolute blast-fest...you run, jump, shoot tonnes of rounds off at Hordes of angry enemies. Unlike "Doom 1," you can also look up and down to shoot enemies above or below you. This greatly adds to the enjoyment of the game as the y and z-axes are now considered, rather than just the x-axis. Battles are frantic on the harder skill levels and I often found myself punching and chainsawing enemies into red oozing piles of their former selves. It's always nice to go on a melee assault! Ah, the good ol' days! There are plenty of cool weapons, including a chainsaw, pistol, shotgun and super-shotgun, chaingun, missile launcher, plasma gun and of course, the almighty BFG 9000, The Holy Grail of every gun that has ever been created in FPS Shooters. It's so nice to shoot the original BFG and watch your enemies turn to microwaved pig-slop! What can I say, extreme firepower, frenetic action - can't fault gameplay even today! 10/10, don't argue!

Difficulty is fair. Not quite as hard as I was originally expecting, There were some situations that required some prior planning and even constant replaying, but "Doom 2" is by no means impossible, even on the "Ultra-violence" setting. "Nightmare" can be itensely challenging at times, but I've only finished the game on "Ultra-violence." I don't have the energy to take on "Nightmare!" Difficulty gets 7/10 for "Ultra-violence" and 8.5/10 for "Nightmare!" The other skills are not challenging enough in my opinion.

I enjoy the range of enemies - you get Zombiemen, Sargeants, Chaingunners, Imps, Hell Knights, Barons of Hell, Cacodemons, Arachnotrons, Spider Demons, Cyber Demons, Pain Elementals, Lost Souls, Demons, Arch Viles, Revenants, Mancubus' and Spectres. Not bad for a '94 game huh? Enemies get 9/10 from my side - lots to kill = lots of fun!

You get plenty of power-ups and tonnes of secrets to look for. There are more enemies than humanly imaginable to kill and enough weapons to take down - well, Hell itself I guess! What more do you really need? Crack open a brewski and let the Demon slaughter begin!

In short, "Doom 2" gets 83 % by today's standards. The fun factor and length of the game is enough to get it an A-Aggregate! This is a classic FPS Shooter that you have to have finished! I just got the game from a friend and copied it to my Hard Drive. It takes up minimal space and is great for impressing your friends or a rainy day! Play "Doom 2" now, and you will know pain and pleasure in their purest forms...

All-time favorite.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is my all-time favorite DOOM title. In fact, this was actually the first DOOM game I played in the series. After playing DOOM2, I wasn't too excited about the first DOOM. This game is truly legend and is still fun as hell even after all these years. 32 levels of blowing stuff up.

Buy this game before it becomes a rarity. Or just buy this game just 'cause I said so. You won't regret it.

blast the helllike blood outta them

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

so maybe its not as cool as the other ones but hay its still a doom game so you gotta buy it

Doom1 still better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Bottom line if your gonna buy this buy the first one first to see if you like the dooms this is not the one to start off with!

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