Doom 64
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Action, FPP, science fiction, FPS, remaster/remake, shooters, Game Pass, very brutal, PS Plus Premium, singleplayer
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A reedition of FPS from the 1997 under the same title. In Doom 64, we take on the role of a hero who, alone, faces the demons resurrected by the mysterious being on Phobos and Deimos, the moons of Mars. The production was developed by id Software studio and released by Bethesda Softworks.
Doom 64 is a reedition of Nintendo 64 FPS under the same title. The game was developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks (the original was the work of Midway Games).
Plot
The action of Doom 64 takes place after the events presented in the first two installments of the Doom serie. After victorious battles against demons on the surface of Mars and Earth, mankind decided to deal with their nests on the moons of the Red Planet, Phobos and Deimos. The moons were bombarded with powerful ordnance, but the resulting radiation made it impossible for people to observe the results of the project, and thus to notice that a mysterious being survived the offensive, bringing back to life every undead and hellspawn it finds. After the operation, a group of soldiers is sent to the place, whose task is to deal with the threat. However, the unit is slaughtered, and the only survivor is the main protagonist of the game. From now on, the mission, on whose success depends the fate of humanity, rests on his shoulders.
Mechanics
In Doom 64, the action was shown from first-person perspective. The game consists of thirty-two extensive levels reminiscent of labyrinths. In addition to obtaining the keys and activating the switches opening closed passages, during our travels we eliminate hosts of terrifying enemies. Although the arsenal we use to kill enemies is well known from earlier Doomgames, the appearance of its individual elements has undergone profound changes (for example, a mechanical saw has two blades rather than one). New is the weapon known as the Laser (or Unmaker), which shares ammunition with the iconic BFG 9000; as we progress, we acquire three ancient artifacts that enable us to upgrade it significantly.
Technical aspects
Compared to the original, the reedition of the game has not undergone any visual changes; the game has only been adapted to run in panoramic mode.
Last updated on June 2, 2020
Videos and Screens
[0:34] Doom 64 trailer #1
KeenGamer: 9 / 10 by Andrew Joo
As a forgotten entry in the DOOM series, DOOM 64 received some much-needed attention through its 2020 remaster. If you thought this was nothing more than a Nintendo 64 port, you thought wrong. This is a highly unique classic FPS experience, and the re-release brings it to wider audiences.
GameSpew: 7 / 10 by Richard Seagrave
It’s perhaps the best of the classic DOOMs, if you don’t mind that its soundtrack doesn’t have tunes that you can tap your feet to, that is.
Digitally Downloaded: 3 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury
Doom 64 is an impressive port of the forgotten son of the series.
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Game Series
Doom Series
FPS series being one of the forerunners of the first-person shooter genre. The series was created by id Software studio and has, so to speak, three "fathers" - John Carmack, John Romero and Tom Hall. Nevertheless, over the years, teams such as Midway Games and Nerve Software have also been involved in its development. Although the series made its debut on personal computers, over time it began to make its presence increasingly clear also on consoles, as well as on mobile devices.
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Doom 64 Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
Developer: id Software / Nightdive Studios (PC) / Nightdive Studios (PS4) / Nightdive Studios (XONE) / Nightdive Studios (Switch)
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Doom 64 System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-750 2.66 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 240 or better, Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-2400 3.1 GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 3.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 3 GB GeForce GTX 780 / 4 GB Radeon R9 290X or better, Windows 10 64-bit