"Zaero: Episode 1"

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Author(s):

Steven Searle

Year of release:

2005

Map(s):

01-03

Engine:

ZDoom

Date of review:

10/28/2005

Overall rating:

This is an impressive conversion of Doom with completely new sounds, new music, new texturing and some new monsters. You can tell that a hell of a work went into this.
Download is definitely worth it. The maps are challenging and you should keep an eye on your ammo list, because near the end I kept nearly running out of ammo.
This version contains only 3 maps (with more to follow), but they are all quite large and complex. The secrets are very well hidden, and I only found half of them in every map.
Maybe gameplay is a bit repetitive throughout the maps. They've all the same textures and ambience and the same monsters. Only the finish brings a great change with a new kind of monster, and an impressive one indeed! But I'll leave this to you to discover, of course.