The Wolfenstein SS from Wolfenstein 3D appears in the two secret levels, which are throwbacks in design (and music) to the Wolfenstein 3D. This wide variety of enemies has also made Doom II a reliable workhorse for the creation of custom WADs by Doom fans, much more so than the original Doom has been. Being far more varied and innovative than the original Doom monsters, these dramatically changed the single-player gameplay.
Chaingunner), Hell Knight, Mancubus, Revenant, Arachnotron, Pain Elemental, Arch-vile, and a new final boss. New enemies include the Heavy Weapon Dude (a.k.a. Toward the end of the game, Hell has begun to merge with reality, and the final levels take place in a nightmarish, Dante-esque subterranean miasma of flowing lava and hot springs. Afterwards, as the player roams the cities and residential areas searching for the source of the infestation, the levels have an urban look and somewhat resemble terrestrial locations. The initial third of the maps have a techbase theme as the player moves through the different military installations of the starport. The level design, as with Doom, is only loosely based on the areas the player is supposed to travel through. The player can carry his weapons throughout the entire game (unless he is killed, of course), rather than starting from scratch several times as one The intermission screens following each level show a simple background image instead of a map. Unlike Doom, Doom II takes place over a single continuous sequence of linked levels, with brief textual interludes in order to advance the story, whereas the original Doom separated eight levels each into three episodes and a bonus fourth episode with a text interlude shown after beating the eighth level of each episode. There were no significant technological developments and no major graphical improvements gameplay still consists of the player navigating non-linear levels, picking up keys to unlock new areas, and killing as many monsters as possible. Its gruesome death causes devastation on Hell, and the portal to Earth has been sealed.ĭoom II is not a dramatically different game from its predecessor. After journeying through its twisted surface, the Marine manages to confront the Icon of Sin, a gigantic demon, and kills it. To close the portal, he must enter Hell again to stop the invasion. He gets back into the fight and exterminates the hellspawn from the town, and finds another entryway into Hell. Then, the remaining humans discover the source of the hellish invasion: the Marine's hometown.
The surviving humans escape, and he sits quietly waiting for death, knowing he saved humanity from extinction. The Marine manages to enter the infested starport, slay all the demons in his way and is able to shut down the force field. All of humanity's remaining soldiers make a desperate assault on the starport, but eventually they are decimated and only the player remains.
However, the starport is the only way for the ships to depart and the demons have protected it with a force field. With all the major cities of the world in ruins, the remaining leaders plan to use spacecraft to evacuate the survivors of Earth's population. He discovers that Earth has been invaded (as foreshadowed back in Doom I).
Behind its juvenile look lies a game that a lot of work went into, one that is full of some very interesting details.The player once again takes the role of a lone Marine, an unnamed hero, who, after escaping Hell and being the only survivor, returns to Earth. The cosmic spoon, for example, will be your main weapon.Ĭhex Quest 3 is a traditional first-person action game.
This third installment, which has gone straight to release in digital format, puts you back in control of the legendary Chex Warrior (a soldier with the body of a Chex cereal), who has to face off against invading space forces.ĭespite its openly childish character (in the end the game is about cereal), Chex Quest 3 has its own narrative thread and a good number of futuristic scenes where the action unfolds.Īlso, being the good first-person action game it is, Chex Quest 3 has a good number of different enemies and weapons to overcome them with.
Chex Quest 3 is the third release from the free game saga Chex Quest, famous for coming as a gift inside Chex cereal boxes, and for being one of the pioneers in modifying the Doom engine.