"Paranoia"

paranoia.wad

Author(s):

ReX Claussen

Year of release:

2000

Map(s):

02 - 06

Engine:

ZDoom

Date of review:

06/05/2009

Overall rating:

I always appreciate when mappers take the pain and create new monsters for their maps; so this already makes some bonus points for this wad, which has some interesting, new monster sprites (the textfile states that they are from Half Life). They're mostly alien-like, surreal creatures.

The wad has also some ZDoom stuff, like laser barriers, translucent windows and such; all the things we already know quite well nowadays but that were new when this wad was done.
The wad is playing in a "Military Research installation", so you're walking through computer, high-tech and storage rooms (with many new textures).
Gameplay is good enough to throw this thing into your Doom engine and let the fun start.