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This is an amazing game.
That first sentence can sum up this whole review.
One of the reasons that I really love Doom II on the Game Boy Advance is because it's a 99% port of the PC original. This being such a complete port is great because Doom II on the PC is superior to the original Doom on PC in many ways; it's levels are more elaborate, it has the double barrel shotgun and chainsaw, and, I don't know why, but I felt better once I completed this one compared to the original.
The first Doom was ported to the GBA in 2001 it was a good game, but, it was not a complete port of the PC classic it was missing levels and its soundtrack barley resembles the original and sounds bad. Doom II on the other hand was ported so faithfully that there are no differences I can find between it and the PC version (i'm only saying 99% port because I know somebody will comment a whole list of tiny reasons why Doom II on GBA isn't a 100% faithful port of the PC version). Also its graphics are better than the first Doom on GBA; the walls look more like 3D objects as opposed to flat surfaces and the weapons look a little better.
There is only one downside about Doom II, finding a good quality copy for a reasonable price is very hard, at least on the internet. I picked mine up off of some mom selling her son's whole GBA collection individually at a flea market for $4.00 and my copy is in pretty good condition she probably had no idea what she had.
Aside from the high price, Doom II is one of the best first person shooters, scratch that, one of the best games on the Game Boy Advance and is definitely worth picking up if you ever see a copy.
10/10
