Mighty Doom, out now on iOS and Android, is a free-to-play Archero-like top-down shooter starring the one and solely Doom Slayer, aka the Doomguy. In some ways, it jogs my memory of these bizarre ‘80s cartoons that tailored gory, grownup motion movies into kid-friendly animated reveals, like Rambo or RoboCop. Sadly, whereas Mighty Doom is enjoyable, it nonetheless suffers from the standard mobile-game bullshit.
The primary Doom recreation hit the scene approach again in 1993. The demonic shooter might not have invented the FPS style, however it definitely popularized it and made it what it’s at this time. Doom shortly turned one of the crucial common video games on the planet, spawning sequels, a thriving mod group, and even the idea of speedrunning. Many years later, Doom remains to be related, nonetheless extensively loved, and nonetheless getting sequels. Now, its newest entry is a top-down cell recreation starring a tiny Doomguy ripping and tearing lil’ demons.
Mighty Doom, which I’d have named Tiny Doom, is a brand new recreation from Bethesda and Alpha Canine video games that performs lots just like the current Tomb Raider Reloaded, which I lined not way back. Like in Tomb Raider, the Slayer in Mighty Doom shoots routinely. You progress them round randomly generated arenas stuffed with demons, killing every thing and unleashing particular assaults occasionally. Between arenas, you stage up and acquire new perks. Make it to the top and take out the ultimate boss and also you unlock the following space. Every run begins you off with no perks, like in a rogue-lite, and also you gather supplies and gadgets by means of every demon-killin’ run that you should use to improve the Doomguy between video games.
In a swap from Tomb Raider Reloaded, in Mighty Doom the Doom Slayer—staying very on model—retains taking pictures till he dies or vanquishes all of the enemies. No lollygaggin’ right here. This small tweak makes the sport transfer sooner and really feel extra aggressive. Mighty Doom may also toss way more enemies at you since you by no means cease taking pictures. And in the event you do take injury, don’t fear, Mighty Doom consists of the glory kill system from the latest mainline Doom video games, letting you generate well being pick-ups by executing dazed demons.
From the heavy-metal music to the way in which the sport encourages you to be extra aggressive and energetic in fights, It’s all very enjoyable and really Doom-like. Nicely, till it’s important to work together with all of the faff and gunk between runs.
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That is the half the place I’ve to sadly verify that Mighty Doom, like so many nice cell video games, is saddled with some annoying bullshit. The largest annoyance is the power meter. It’s very restricted, and in the event you make a couple of errors and finish a couple of runs early, you’ll shortly end up screwed and have to attend to play extra. Loot can also be irritating, because it appears the sport is at all times ensuring you’re simply wanting what it is advisable to improve gear, resulting in you having to grind extra or spend some money to enhance your character’s deadliness.
Nonetheless, as somebody who can principally work round and ignore that sort of stuff, once I’m really taking part in Mighty Doom, I’m nonetheless having a blast. Final night time I stayed up approach too late taking part in it, one thing I’ve completed when taking part in the principle Doom video games, too. It’s only a disgrace that such a cool recreation is roofed in bullshit that can, understandably, delay many gamers and preserve them from ever attempting it.
