Doom + Doom II

Genre: Compilation / First-Person Shooter

Players: 1-4 Competitive / Co-Op (Local Split-Screen)

Game Company Bad Behavior Profile Page: ZeniMax Media Inc

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Review:

(Note: Both of the games in this bundle are included in the Compilation Doom Slayers Collection, along with Doom 64, Doom 3, and Doom (2016). All of these games are also included in the physical-only Compilation, Doom Anthology, along with Doom Eternal.)

Doom + Doom II, released on Nintendo Switch in 2024, is a Compilation containing the two named games, both released on Nintendo Switch in 2019. To be clear, these are the old-school Doom games first released in 1993 and 1994, not the 2016 reboot and its sequel, Doom Eternal.

I have separately reviewed these games. Here is what I thought of each of the games in this collection:

Game	Genre	# of Players	Score
Doom (1993)	First-Person Shooter	1-4 Competitive / Co-Op (Local Split-Screen)	B
tl;dr Doom (1993) is the First-Person Shooter that more or less kick-started the genre in the first place, and after the game’s initial problems were patched out, the Switch version plays beautifully. That said, there are definitely elements of the game that have aged poorly, and the lack of online multiplayer in particular is disappointing. Still, this game is a legend, and this is a superb port, so fans of the genre have reason to celebrate.
Doom II (Classic)	First-Person Shooter	1-4 Competitive / Co-Op (Local Split-Screen)	B-
tl;dr Doom II is a First-Person Shooter that follows directly in the footsteps of the first Doom, and after the game’s initial problems were patched out, the Switch version plays beautifully. That said, there are definitely elements of the game that have aged poorly, and the lack of online multiplayer in particular is disappointing. Plus, it’s hard to ignore the fact that this game is largely a retread of ground broken in the original Doom. Still, this is nevertheless a solid port of a classic well worth playing.

Okay, Doom is one of the formative games of the First-Person Shooter genre. Along with Wolfenstein 3-D and Quake, this is a game that every modern First-Person Shooter owes its existence to. And while it has naturally aged somewhat in the over three decades since it originally released, it’s still a blast to play now. And Doom II is… well, more of the same, which ain’t bad, even if it’s nowhere near as groundbreaking as its predecessor. By today’s standards, these two games may not be remotely as playable or impressive as, say, Doom Eternal, but they’re still wonderful games that are absolutely worth playing.

That’s when we turn to the question of value, and as a bundle Doom + Doom II brings absolutely nothing to the table. It’s $10, the same price as getting the two games separately (actually, it’s a penny more expensive). Looking at sale prices, we see the exact same thing going on – both the bundle and the separate games will set you back $4, with this bundle technically being a penny more expensive. It’s not like the Doom games are allergic to good bundle pricing either, with the excellent Doom Slayers Collection, currently priced at $50, containing $65 worth of games (although that bundle’s sale price is sadly now beaten by the individual games’ sale prices).

So what does that all mean? Well, Doom + Doom II is a solid bundle containing two excellent games that won’t save you a single cent, and in fact will cost you an extra penny for the time it saves you buying one game from the eShop instead of two. Not exactly a great deal, but not something so horribly priced it should be avoided, either. On balance, I suggest either buying the games separately (preferably during a sale), or getting the Doom Slayers Collection instead.

tl;dr – Doom + Doom II is a Compilation containing the two named games, both First-Person Shooters from the 1990s, with the first being arguably the most influential First-Person Shooter of all time. The two games are still enjoyable today, but this bundle won’t save you a single penny off the separate prices of these games – in fact, it will cost you an extra penny. There are other Doom bundles that can provide more of a savings than this, but I suppose if you want the first two Doom games, and only those two games, this bundle is a sufficient way to get them.

Grade: B-

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