Expanded Game of Doom
DOS · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS
4.23 from 651 ratings · #250 top rated on Grouvee
2669 members have it in their collection · 28 playing now · 1116 backlogged · 98 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · with extras 6h · 100% 11h (from 12 logged playthroughs)
Review Balmora 4/5 · Mar 21, 2022
Had a great time on this play through. The gun play is tight and smooth. Sound and environments are top notch as well. Game is short from perfect as there are many points in the game that could have used better level direction.
Review ManuelGurrola 5/5 · Aug 20, 2016
Disclaimer: I am reviewing The Ultimate Doom with the Brutal Doom mod, plus some other visual mods I don't remember the names of.
Artistic Value: We still have pixels the size of watermelons, so what? The details are very polished and the style is amazing and more satanic than ever if you install some visual mods. The old music …
Disclaimer: I am reviewing The Ultimate Doom with the Brutal Doom mod, plus some other visual mods I don't remember the names of.
Artistic Value: We still have pixels the size of watermelons, so what? The details are very polished and the style is amazing and more satanic than ever if you install some visual mods. The old music still holds up 22+ years later, and you can install a mod to get metal music if you want! The sound effects are still very crisp (the shotgun sound is amazing). The ambience is very well made in most of the levels, specially in episode one. The overall setting still holds up during the whole four episodes though, and playing alone in the dark can still give me the chills on a higher difficulty. Some might say that the overall design of the levels can be visually displeasing, unrealistic and/or cartoonish; but I honestly don't find it obnoxious since it seems to blend hellish and alien style into one. It's incredible how well the visual and sound arts still hold up today. Rating = 9/10 for amazing.
Gameplay: It is still the same gameplay from the 90s, shoot everything that moves, but its straightforward nature is many times a blessing when wanting to chill and play mindlessly for an hour or two. Now with 'mouse-look' and jumping the original levels might not stand a chance against the player, but that's why Ultra-Violence difficulty was invented, for the challenge. The new mechanics of Brutal Doom blend seamlessly with the old game. The controls are better than ever and their simplicity can rival any modern game, although the effort needed to achieve said simplicity and setup, from installing all the wanted mods to configuring every function, might give you a headache with all the new possibilities, features and options. Rating = 8/10 for superb.
Fun Factor: Here is where any good Doom game should shine, the pure, mindless fun. No real story other than 'kill everything that moves', no real characters other than 'Doomguy'. But the replay value skyrockets with all the new mods. In this game from 1993 the originality is found in the fantastic mod-developer community. The feeling you get when you throw a grenade through a window into a room full of monsters, and watch the red fly all over, is pure joy. The experience of playing Ultimate Doom + Brutal Doom doesn't get boring quickly, I keep coming back for more every few months, maybe to try out a new mod/map or a new version of an old mod/map. This game is one of the few that remains installed in my main PC. Rating = 10/10 for flawless.
Final Verdict: Ultimate Doom + Brutal Doom = LOTS OF FUN. Rating = 9/10 for Amazing.
