Doom 2D is a fan-made PC freeware shooter based on id Software's 1993 first-person shooter game DOOM. Doom 2D is essentially the original Doom translated into a two-dimensional arcade or console-like side-scrolling shooter (comparable to the original Duke Nukem game). The player resumes their role as the nameless space marine found in the original Doom who must do battle with various hell-spawn.
Originally appearing entirely in Russian, eventually a partially-translated English version appeared and is still available for free on the internet.
Game details
Story
The story of Doom 2D is presumably the same as that of the original Doom, which contained very few story details in-game. Doom 2D has even less in-game plot developments than this, simplifying the already simple objectives found in Doom games.
Gameplay
Gameplay utilizes a simple and customizeable set of keys to navigate a 2D environment and defeat and pass monsters. The game also offers two-player cooperative-play or deathmatch options, which can be played using different keys on a single keyboard.
Visual Styles and Creatures
All creatures from the original Doom appear in Doom 2D, as Doom 2D utilizes the monster sprites (and others, such as object sprites) ripped from the original Doom. The difference, of course, is that in Doom 2D the creatures are mostly seen from the side (as opposed to the front, as it is in Doom) due to the different perspective. Most of the game's foreground and background elements were as well extracted from Doom, as were the sound effects.
External links
- Doom 2D at Games Showcase - Source to download the translated game.
- Doom 2D Developers official page - Official developers page: latest version and source code.
- Doom 2D at Home of the Underdogs