Description – DOOM Classic includes the original three episodes as well as Episode Four, Thy Flesh Consumed, spread across 36 levels of non-stop carnage and action. Choose from customizable control schemes, all designed by id Software co-founder and industry legend, John Carmack. Wield unforgettable weapons like the Chainsaw and the BFG 9000 while fighting through notorious monsters like the Imp, Cacodemon, and Hell Knight! In DOOM Classic, multiplayer action is reborn! With a wireless connection, battle up to four players in Deathmatch mode, or work together cooperatively and fight back against the demons of Hell.

Developer – id Software

DOOM Classic – £3.99 ($6.99) – iTunes

Doom Classic is a first-person shooter based on the original PC game which was released in 1993. This game defined the first person shooter and made alien shooting what it is today. This is a game that can be enjoyed by both casual and hardcore gamers with a variety of difficulty settings. The game can be saved at any point so whether you are playing for five minutes or five hours that precious gameplay won’t have been wasted.


Navigate through 36 missions, which are all available from the start, with a variety of control options that include both multi-touch and tilt controls. There is a lot of customization to be had with these controls and their sensitivity. The default setting in my opinion is appalling, but I can see why they would have used it as default. This setting involves a single joystick on the screen that allows you to move back and fourth and turn left and right. This relies on you using the tilt function to strafe, which feels unnatural.

The second of the settings has one analog stick that allows you to move back and fourth and strafe left and right, whilst an iPod style wheel allows you to turn left and right. This again is similar to a steering wheel and is a ridiculous control set up for a first person shooter.

This leaves me with my final and favourite by far, which uses a D-pad and horizontal analogue stick set up that almost feels like using analog sticks on a games console controller; for this reason I adapted to this setting pretty quickly. The tilt controls can be used to strafe in the direction that you tilt your phone. I personally found this quite awkward to control smoothly so I just used the on screen analog sticks.

Once you get the hang of these controls, which you will, nothing will stop you from effectively shooting down aliens in this fast paced shooter as you chainsaw through your enemies or simply blast them to pieces with a rocket launcher. Overall the controls have been well thought out and haven’t stopped me becoming attached to this game. The graphics are dated and there is no option to look up or down, but this doesn’t affect the quality of gameplay and keeps in touch with the classic.

Friends can be included in the alien slaughter with the ability to play with up to three other people across a local WiFi connection. With this you can either play co-operative missions or you can play deathmatch games which is great fun.

Pros

  • Ample amounts of gameplay
  • Mass amount of customization
  • Awesome weapons and engaging gameplay

Cons

  • Slight hold back on the control selection

Verdict

A fantastic first person shooter that anybody would want to have a go at. Copious amount of gameplay and deadly weapons make this game addictive to play. Its great to see that this game still holds it epic status after all this time.