Doom has long been available for download on 360 consoles. On the floor at Quakecon, people have been seeing that the classic game's sequel is going to receive similar treatment. id hasn't made the official announcement as of the time of this writing, but it looks to only be a matter of time before Doom II hits the Live Arcade service.
People who purchase the game on XBLA will be getting an entirely new episode to play and there will be four-player splitscreen play in addition to an online multiplayer component.
When originally released in 1994, Doom II did not have any startling changes to the formula, using the same graphics and really only adding some new enemy types to populate the campaign and a double-barreled shotgun. It was, however, a nice refinement on the original and is the better game in my opinion. I skipped out on the original Doom, but I'm liable to pick this one up. How about you?
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4:40 PM on 08.13.2009
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Really enjoyed playing Doom 1 again after many years. 2 will be more fun, double barrel shotgun!
Do want! Im a sucker for old school gaming and Microsoft has me by the balls when it comes to rereleasing old classics like Doom & Wolfie.
I have to disagree, DOOM aged pretty damn well and with the streamlined controls and online coop/deathmatch it's by far one of the best XBLA purchases you can make.
Everything you just said.
Hopefully this will run at 400MS points like its counterpart :o
That is all.
You can't scare me anymore crazy spider things!!
iD should pull a Portal and hire the entire Doomsday Engine team to crank these classics up to 11. Once the eyecandy hits your retinas, it's like playing for the first time all over again.