Last I asked, Bethesda would only confirm with me that id Software's Doom II port was still headed to Xbox LIVE Arcade. Well, it's available now… but only in Japan.
Yup, the game has made a sudden appearance on the Japanese Xbox LIVE Marketplace; it'll cost you 800 MS Points. The demo can also be downloaded, in case you don't know Doom II is like. But if you already do, rest-assured that this port is just that… Doom II.
No word on when it'll hit North American consoles, a good guess might be "soon." Can't wait? Nothing's stopping you from creating a Japanese Xbox LIVE account so you can download it now.
DOOM II XBLA Available Right Now… In Japan [GamerBytes]
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11:40 AM on 05.24.2010
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"You Have Big Guts
Kill a Cyberdemon with your fists"
Worth at least 800 for that I'd say
That is fucking awesome. I just hope using Berserk Fists counts.
@Article
I'm gonna buy the fuck out of this game. I can't resist Doom in any form.
Seriously, buying this game on 360 should really make you look deep inside and ask yourself why you're kicking yourself in the nuts for not buying a gaming pc.
good idea however all my friends play on xbl and thusly I can't be arsed to convince them
of your heavily laced superiority complex infused plan.
Also, pc master race can suck my nut sack.
http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2010/05/24/this-week-on-arcade-voodoo-dice.aspx
I already own physical copies of every Doom game for PC in addition to my Steam copies, but that didn't stop me from buying the 360 port of Doom and eventually buying this port of Doom 2 as well. Have you stopped to think that maybe some of us just really like Doom?
I think YOU should look deep inside yourself and figure out a) why you seem to think Doom would require a "gaming PC" when it could run on my cell phone and b) why you wouldn't want to play Doom on EVERY platform possible.
Nice try, though.
I lurve me some retro FPS action.
I admit not as many people play it on pc since it's so old, and xbl will have a huge influx of users, but sad to say it will die.
Not trying to piss on the parade, though I know that's what it looks like.
And as for the pc superiority complex... You can't really argue that a watermelon is bigger than an apple to an imbecile. I have all consoles if it makes you feel better bakewell
Having said that, your initial comment didn't leave any negative feelings up in my karma so it's all good.
@mrandy - yea doom graphics are pretty bad. I meant the pc would be nice since you can get those games for free. I personally don't see them holding much value at all, and the high degree of mods/customization for pc made up for the disk space. I was also shocked at the high price tag, and 360 doesn't have much hdd space.
Finally, unrelatedish - whenever I see doom
I hear doom music, and then I hear NEDM and visualize a gray cat.
Also Sean Connery.
Yeah, $10 seems kinda high, but I'll still bite. If I remember correctly, it includes a new episode as well as a four-player split-screen campaign, which is enough to make my nipples tingle.
Also, I've actually been humming the Doom theme all day after first reading this. Glad to hear I'm not alone :)
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