"Blitz 2"

blitz2.wad

Author(s):

Ismaele

Year of release:

2003

Map(s):

01

Engine:

Doom2

Date of review:

02/10/2006

Overall rating:

This is not a bad map, but has some issues which makes gameplay a pain in some respects.
The map has many technical and store rooms and some are connected by doors which are one-way only. Due to this, you have to run long ways back to the locked doors several times, over conveyor belts and piles of boxes. Other doors are opened by switches in adjecent rooms, which is a pain if there are hordes of monsters behind the door and you can't enter the room immediately.
Another problem are two situations which I couldn't cope with without cheating. To get the blue key, you have to cover quite a distance through monster-filled nukage without a radiation suit (or it was hidden too well), which was impossible even with more than 100% health. And the fight with three Cyberdemons in a small dark room seemed impossible too.
Apart from this, the map is well done, with a good amount of detail and nice layout ideas. Plus, some weapons have been replaced, by a powerful flame-thrower among others. Though it's hard to aim with them at first (because of a different perspective of the sprites), it was fun to shoot with them, once I got used to them.