An excellent port of the PC Classic to the desperate Atari Jaguar.

User Rating: 8.5 | DOOM JAG
Graphically, this game has aged fairly well. Sure, all the baddies are 2D characters, but that doesn't take away from the action. The environments are big, well designed, and gory. The overall atmosphere presented in this game provides a great Sci Fi/Horror feel that draws you in. However, some of the environments are altered. First, you will see the pillars on the very first level where you get your first suit of green armor are missing. Other area's you will see elements changed or missing as well. Not a big deal, just takes away from this being the best, and most perfect port from the PC.

The animation in the game isn't bad at all. You can tell that the monsters have lost a frame or three in animation, but that is expected considering it is on a cartridge. Space is always an issue with cartridges.

Sound in the game is rather faithful, except in the music department. Again, in an attempt to save on space, I am guessing, music was removed. No where except the beginning of the game, and in between levels is there music. All of the wails, growls, snarls, snorts, grunts, and screams are intact, along with weapons sound effects.

Controls are smooth as butter. Again, the developers took advantage of the keypad and mapped the weapons selection to them. You will really find this handy when surrounded by minions of hell!

If you are a noob to DOOM, you find that the playability is not to unforgiving. There are different difficulty levels, and cheats. Once you get the hang of playing the game, you will be flying through it. Aiming is a cinch, considering that all you need to do to aim is focus on the general area of where the monster you want to shoot is at. No looking up or down, just aim and shoot.

Overall, this is a really fun and faithful version of the game. It looks great, runs fast, and suffers very little slowdown on the Atari Jaguar. Next to Alien vs Predator, Atari really seemed to want to get the FPS games down pact. When you need a good game for your small Jaguar library, you can't go wrong with this game.