- 72.2LEGITIMACY SCORE
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- 17+CONTENT RATING
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DOOM App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ If they could update the controls..DooM has got to be one of if not my favorite video game franchises to ever exist. I remember having this port back when I first had an iPod touch and it was probably my favorite app to play on, but now that they finally updated it and I can play this on the go, sadly the controls are just really really bad. And now that the iPhone supports the use of a controller, you can’t strafe to the side like you can in the original which makes absolutely no sense to me?? Like seriously, how can you play an fps when you can only go forward and backwards. Cmon Bethesda, y’all be slackin..Version: 2.9.4
✓ Why does the joypad move?Loved the wolf3d port to iPhone so thought I would get Doom. But the controls are different - mainly with the joypad moving around the screen as you push it around - I don't like it and it's hard to control. Otherwise great port of the game to iPhone..Version: 2.7
✓ I paidI paid for this and dont want to sign into any Bethesda junk, i dont want anything to do with Bethesda those sleazy greaseballs!.Version: 2.9
✓ Poor controlsThe old IOS version had far superior controls. Having to aim and then tap to shoot using a single control is terrible. The only way around it is to strafe and shoot but the strafe is slow so this often doesn’t end well. The double tap to continuously shoot doesn’t work. I’ve tried fast double tap, slow double tap, different areas of the screen to no avail. Bring the old controls back..Version: 2.9.2
✓ It’s Doom, but somehow worseI’ve owned this version of Doom since back during the early iPod Touch years, and it was a blast to play then. The controls were good, and smooth. They weren’t perfect of course, being touchscreen controls, but they were far better than this. I’m not sure if it’s the strange way the controls shift between walk and run, or if it’s the acceleration, but the movement controls are inconsistent, and the aiming controls aren’t much better. Regardless of what sensitivity I have it set to, I’ll be stuck between hardly being able to turn, and flinging myself around in wide angles. If you want a good example of touchscreen FPS controls, take a look at Call of Duty mobile. Fully customizable, including by size, and able to be moved around the screen. Don’t cut the screen up in sections for each individual control either, give us clearly defined “buttons” on screen that we can decide where we want them to be. Also, would it be too much to ask to see more add-on wads, like “Maps of Chaos”?.Version: 2.9.4
✓ IOS 12I only use iOS 12 cuz I have a iPod 6th gen and Idk what to do 😭.Version: 2.9.3
✓ Poor controls (Still)Still haven't updated the controls to a playable level. I have the OG download of this game on my old iPad and the original controls and controller options are great compared to this version. Not sure why they purposefully neutered there own game..Version: 2.9.6
✓ No longer works with iOS 11! I want my money back or an updateTitle say it all, I paid for this app I love doom and I want to play it. This has not worked since iOS 11 came out. It’s been a while and there has been no update for this to work. How can it be okay for consumers to pay good money for an app only for it to stop working entirely!? This is unacceptable and not at all conductive for generating further sales. I do not trust the developers and will not purchase anything they make until or unless they get it together. Either update this app so it actually works or refund the customers. Do not buy this or any of their other apps unless they actually start caring about their customers and not letting their games become completely incompatible..Version: 2.7
✓ Bad controlsI really despise the controls so much any time I play it its a nightmare and I just have to resist the urge to go get a controller and use Bluetooth and that a horrible thing if you’re mobile game requires tampering with something that can change you’re entire experience of the game honestly I don’t see why you don’t just do the controls a bit like UNDOOMED and if a what looks like a rip-off of you’re game seems better than you’re game at least on mobile than you need to rethink what you’re doing please just fix it if you ever happen to see this one tiny small little person out of what thousands ten thousands hundreds thousands peace.Version: 2.9.4
✓ Get it!!!!!!!!!! Edit: update this.Edit: I’m writing this about 10 years after I wrote this review, I’m addressing this to id software(or Bethesda?). I would like you to update this to be compatible for iOS 12. I’d like to play doom again. I don’t think you will anytime soon, but I paid for this game so many years ago, one of the first games I bought from the App Store with my own money, and I cannot even play it as of right now on my iPhone or iPad. My rating will go down for right now. If sega can keep updating their retro games, why can’t you? It seems like you haven’t updated this game for a long, long time. Now, enjoy my review(which isn’t even a review) of this game when I was about 14 years old: I remember playing this wen I was I lil kid and I loved it the only thing is where are all of the cheats??? Actually there r.... Put four fingers on screen and keyboard pops up and type in "god" 4 god mode...and "give" for ammo...enjoy and it does work I just did it.Version: 2.7
✓ Older version was goodI have an old iphone 4 with doom on it. The older version has much better controls. I dont need a giant low res joystick to popup and tell me what my finger is doing. It also offered more control schemes if you desired. The detection seemed much better. I dont play doom on my new phone, but on my old iphone 4 with ios9 i play it all the time. What a downgrade this version is....Version: 2.9.6
✓ No strafe anymore with the controller on Doom & Doom IIThe port is great except for the bug that was introduced in latest update with the missing strafe with a controller making it impossible to play :( please fix it ! Great work otherwise !.Version: 2.9.4
✓ Please update controls (5 stars pending)I’m glad the game is updated, I love it, and I will give 5 stars after these two issues are addressed: 1. If you look at the preview photos (which are out of date) there was the option to have all moving and turning controls on one side of the screen and a shooting button on the other. This is so that you don’t have to lift your finger to look then shoot and hope you hit your target. Please return this feature. 2. Right now, as soon as you lift your finger before pressing down to shoot, the camera pans slightly, like it’s scrolling, so you end up looking away from your target before you fire (and miss). This makes it impossible to use the rocket launcher..Version: 2.9
✓ Logging in??Sorry Bethesda - why do I have to log in to play a first person shooter game that never needed a login? Please remove this - I’ve already paid for the game and you’ve taken a long time to update it - Try giving people what they paid for - Sheesh!.Version: 2.8
✓ Needs Bluetooth keyboard supportI love doom, but the controls are brutal on this port. Please add Bluetooth keyboard support so we can get a proper retro experience..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Worse than iPhone 5 version. Unbelievable.Oh dear. Why is this version so much worse than the version I played all those years ago on my iPhone 5?? (Review below) No tilt control? Crapper resolution. Poor control system. Sort it out Id Ive played doom on at least 4 platforms over the years and this on my iPhone 5 is as playable as any. Tweak the sensitivity to suit you and every demon gets what's coming to them! At no point did I feel I lost because of the control system. I know the game four times over so to me it probably only seems one quarter as awesome as it is. And it seems very awesome. Don't hesitate.....Version: 2.9.2
✓ Good port, terrible controls.Whoever at Bethesda thought having to double tap to keep your gun firing is an idiot. Even worse you have to wait a whole half second or the game doesn’t recognize the double tap. Great port, everything well done but shooting controls are terrible (which is, you know, kind of important in a shooter). Add in the option to just HOLD TO FIRE without double tapping and this gets an instant 4 stars, 5 stars if you ditch the the Bethesda.net login..Version: 2.9.2
✓ Good but needs work, here’s why.The game feels almost perfect the movement now feels much more fluid thanks to being able to strafe properly in this version compared to the last mobile version. The double tap to auto fire needs attention I can barely get it to work which makes trying to turn while shooting a bit difficult making the game almost impossible to play because each attempt at getting the auto fire to work just fails miserably and causing me to die at points which should have been easy to deal with which makes the experience very annoying and unsatisfying to play like this. I’m playing on IPhone X Thank you Michael197 / Michael7291.Version: 2.9.1
✓ How do I change guns?Love this classic for many reasons. Paid for both Doom 1 & 2. Only one question...HOW DO I CHANGE GUNS!.Version: 2.9.6
✓ Bloated and requires a loginI was excited to see they’d finally created an official 64-bit iOS port, only to be disappointed to see they’ve also bloated it from 23MB to over 350MB. I think it must be the intro sequence and all the credits they’ve added. Game play controls aren’t as good as the original 32-bit port. I know controls won’t be as good as the desktop version, but I can’t see me being able to complete this on nightmare or ultra-violence. I used to do this with just the shotgun..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Controller bindings broken!When using an MFi controller, the left analog stick does not allow for strafing, it just provides forward and backward movement only. I’ve tested with a generic MFi controller and a Dual Shock 4. Both have the same issue. Please fix; this is unplayable with a controller right now!.Version: 2.9.4
✓ DisappointedI remember having lots of fun with this when I was a kid, the graphics and sounds are great! Where this port lacks is in the controls, they are way to sensitive and move around the screen........ Not worth $6 more like a $2 game....... Feeling ripped off.Version: 2.7
✓ Settings won't stick. V2 is poor. V1 was vastly better.Turning off music is impossible. The setting doesn't stick when you leave the menu but the others do. The menu in v2 is nice looking but why did you remove multiplayer?! My friend and I used to play on it and now its gone! I also dont like the in game changes. You've taken the idea of classic and tried to make it newer. Leave it alone! Otherwise, its Doom so it deserves stars..Version: 2.7
✓ Controller doesn’t workI was excited to play this but the tap controls are petty bad and the controller strafe doesn’t work. Unplayable until this is fixed.Version: 2.9.4
✓ Bad controlsFirst of all: thank you for adding a level select, thank you for fixing rapid fire. For some reason, before when firing, you had to “double tap” to rapid fire which made zero sense and did not work 90% of the time, but now you can hold down the “fire” button and it will fire continuously automatically, which is an improvement and earned this port two stars. Unfortunately, the default controls are still really bad. There’s a “fire” button on the right which is so small you miss it constantly when you want to fire. There’s also a fire button on the left side which is so close to the “use” button that you will definitely experience a rocket to the face when you intend to open a door at least once. The end result is Doom which is fun to mess around with on the “I’m too young to die” difficulty or with God mode enabled. If you can somehow play this on Ultra Violence with default controls you are a far better person than I..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Bethesda account? Well, thanks for nothing.The first part was the excitement, seeing I could download and run Doom again on my iPad w/o having to setup a project and compile it in XCode. Only to find that the game is locked behind a Bethesda account dialog. Well, that's not what I really want. I bought Doom to play Doom..Version: 2.9
✓ New updateThis update sucks please change it back.Version: 2.9.6
✓ Awful controlsControls be awful.Version: 2.9.3
✓ Horrible controls!Please get new developers and fix these unusable controls! Both built-in touch and external joystick are horrendous! Game is pretty much unplayable unless you like to suffer....Version: 2.9.4
✓ Awful rerelease.The original iOS Doom was far better. The controls are terrible. The game is bloated. Worse in every way..Version: 2.9.1
✓ PLS FIX CONTROLSI love playing DOOM on iOS, thanks for bringing it back. but these controls are unusable. the customizable ones you had before were perfect; pls take the time and revert to them. i’ll immediately buy DOOM2 when you do that :) thanks!.Version: 2.9
✓ Broken controlsI can't understand why they changed the control scheme from a perfectly usable one to this mess. At least give us an option to return to the vastly superior original version. Fire needs to be a separate action, and the rotation controls need to continue rotating while you hold them in a specific direction, rather than requiring repeated swipes. The game is unplayable in its current form. One star until it is fixed..Version: 2.9.2
✓ How could they get it so wrong?Completely unplayable with current controls. Coders need too learn that new or different does not mean better. The old controls worked very well, the new ones don't..Version: 2.9.4
✓ Ruined the controlsWhy did you release it again with the newer version of iOS and go and change the controls. It was controlled really well for a touchscreen before now it’s difficult to move, aim and shoot at the same time..Version: 2.8
✓ The older port was betterSo yeah, Doom got re-released to IPhone. Thing is, the older port, aside from lack of Nightmare, was better in all aspects. Better sound, better controls, no DRM. Like, this isn’t a bad port, but come on Bethesda, you could have just ported that older version on to newer phones, and it would have been better.Version: 2.8
✓ Can’t even create account or logWhen I update the doom app I was so happy to be able to play doom on my phone again , but then I open the app and I have to create an account but when click the button it mark error 14034, I paid for this app when it first came out and now even if it’s compatible with my iPhone 6 I cannot play it !.Version: 2.8
✓ Why change what was perfect?I’m glad that doom is finally back on the AppStore but the changes in this update are ridiculous. They force you to use only one type of control scheme which is a pain to use and they also now force you to use a Bethesda account, meaning you cannot play this ‘single player’ game without internet connection. An upside to this update however is that they have added support for the iPhone X screen resolution..Version: 2.8
✓ Great, but small glitchThe game is great and I’m glad I can easily access doom on a mobile device. However, while playing the level E2M6 I experienced a glitch where a Lost Soul enemy knocked me through a wall, and now my screen appears to be showing all different parts of the level at once, and when there is clearly an open space in front of me, the game renders it as a wall. I can’t hit enemy]it’s, and they can’t hit me. I tried -laying a different level, but the glitch was still there. Any idea on what is going on?.Version: 2.9.4
✓ Amazing how they ruin everything.They changed the controls, it’s really hard to play now. They also got rid of the fact that when you die you’d have time to see what happened to you before restarting. Having 3 divided lines is difficult to use controls in, rather than a movement and shooting button, which before they let you place anywhere you want and adjust. I have to press “sign up later” also. They ruined a 26 year old game and it’s port which originally a developer did himself. Total trash..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Why take away multiplayer?When this first came out it had multiplayer support. Then an update just took it away. All the Doom clones still have multiplayer. Why take away such an awesome feature? My sons and I used to love playing multiplayer on our iPads together, and now we don't play Doom at all because we can't play together, thank you for breaking what I paid for! Now can I buy any more apps from ID? No, because I don't know when they're just going to break things and take away features. You can't take away features after something is bought, unless you fix them and put them back, that's called stealing. It would be like if Ford came to your house and yanked the stereo out of your car while you were sleeping under the guise of saying they were improving your car, but then never gave your stereo back. In the real world that's called theft, and it's a dishonest way to do business, and customers that get burned aren't repeat customers..Version: 2.7
✓ I HATE THE NEW CONTROLSI don’t want to have to look at where I’m putting my fingers when I’m playing. Why didn’t you just add the new scheme instead of replacing the old one?!?! Jeeeezzz. Please fix and I’ll revise my score..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Controls failI was over happy that at last they updated this doom app to use on the new iphone software but sadly I preferred the old controls which was left side look and move as one and right side fire and sadly there isn’t an option to change the control settings...Version: 2.9.1
✓ Great to see this old classic but!Ah! The nostalgia of revising this great game, but oh! The controls are impossible. You can either shoot or strafe, you can’t do both and after a certain point is reached you just get killed. A lot! For me half the fun was in swerving and side-stepping through rooms of enemies and that’s gone. Please sort out the controls.Version: 2.9.6
✓ Controls are AwfulI love doom, and when I saw it finally got an update for the most recent OS I was super excited to finally get to play on my iPhone again. Installation was fine, and the game looks pretty great (although I wish it could take up more of the screen during gameplay) but there is one glaring issue that removes all benefits and makes a download not worth it. The controls. The controls make this game almost completely unplayable, especially in the way that Doom is meant to be played: fast paced and frenetic action. With how poorly the controls were optimized for this release, it makes sustained fire for any gun difficult, and maneuvering extremely difficult because the aiming touch controls are very sluggish and non-responsive compared to how they should be. Walking/running is fine, it’s the aiming that makes the game unplayable in the fast-paced way doom is meant to be played. The old control style was fantastic. Bring that back and all will be well in the Doom mobile world because this update, as of now, honestly was a little insulting. I want to say I paid 7 or 8 dollars for the game but my memory is pretty bad, and after waiting years for it to be compatible again I would expect it not to have such a glaring oversight in playability. I’m holding out that it’ll get an update. Please do consider fixing the controls..Version: 2.9.2
✓ Pas latéralLe pas latéral avec manette x-box ou dual shock ne fonctionne pas.Version: 2.9.4
✓ Where is multiplayer. I’m gonna cry.This is sad.Version: 2.9.4
✓ DOOMThe game is GREAT, but controls are awful. Unfortunately I can’t play 😔..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Almost unplayableLoved this game on the PC back in the day. This feels like a missed opportunity. Two things stand out for me. Why on an iPad can’t I use the motion controls to move instead of the virtual joystick stick thingy and more irritating why can’t I tap the screen to fire instead of looking for the fire button making shooting and moving almost impossible. Disappointed..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Change the controls the old one was betterFiller filler filler.Version: 2.9.6
✓ Doom is back with key points missing.It’s fantastic that DOOM is back on iOS. It’s everything you remember it being prior before it taking off with a major thing taken off which is the ability to change controls. The default controls in the re-release is absolutely terrible. From not being able to open doors automatically to having difficulties auto shooting with the “double tap” to auto shoot. Turning in the game feels terrible. I miss the dual stick scheme that was in the game before. Hoping Bethesda fixes this but I highly doubt it. Other than that, it’s the doom you love just with worse controls which is a big factor when you play on higher difficulties..Version: 2.9
✓ Great nostalgiaThe new controls system is nowhere near as good as the old one where you could choose from a few different set ups. The buttons for shoot are tiny now where as I used to have an option just to tap the screen. Bring back the old controls please..Version: 2.9.6
✓ New controller support still cannot fireAs of Jan 1st 2021, I still cannot fire using my steel series stratus wireless controller (the small pocket sized model not the big Xbox like one). The shoulder buttons L and R only cycle the weapons and none of the other buttons fire. Both analog sticks work for proper movement. Obviously the standard thing would be dual analogs to move and R shoulder button to fire and L shoulder button to jump or open doors. Would it be so hard to allow us to map the controls? Or at least use a standard controller configuration? Old review: I have a steel series stratus wireless (small pocket sized iOS controller not the big version). The screen just constantly spins to the right and there appears to be no way to fix it. I’m not interested in playing without physical controls so it’s unusable.Version: 2.9.6
✓ Controls need AttentionDownloaded this awesome classic from my childhood, in fact my favourite game of all time I return to year in year out in one way or another. The game on my iPhone I can’t adjust screen size as per original and I can’t nominate the controls I need to make this iOS incarnation awesome! Allow us the ability to choose how the controller works and the way we wish to control it and it’ll be a five star game!.Version: 2.8
✓ Not playableAlthough there are ‘new’ controls, it’s fiddly and difficult to use. I think the developers need to make the controls uber-easy on the touch screen, which are quite difficult with the current iteration..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Double tab to autofire is a terrible design choiceWhy didn’t you just make the fire button autofire? This is the only version of Doom I’ve played were you have to switch controls and with a fast paced game like Doom it almost impossible. Should have kept it autofire or at least have the option to change control schemes. Would have been 5 star if it weren’t for this disaster..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Please fix the controlsThis would be 5/5 if they fixed the controls.Version: 2.9.2
✓ Unplayable due to horrible controlsThe game is damned near impossible to control. The old version was much easier to control, and had things like “auto-use” to make mobile simpler. That’s gone in this update. Also gone is the ability to customize the controls in any way whatsoever. The new control scheme will have you skating all over the place, and steering and shooting use the same input, so half the time you want to turn, you shoot, and half the time you want to shoot, you turn. John Carmack put a huge amount of effort into making the controls work on mobile devices and literally all of that work has been thrown away..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Can almost use a controller...Why does my PS4 controller not allow me to straife? Kind of important to doom!.Version: 2.9.4
✓ Version 2.9.4Updated today and unfortunately controls seem to be altered, unable to strafe left and right using mifi controller and there doesn’t seem to be an option to alter controls. Still the same great game, just find the controls have taken a step backwards..Version: 2.9.4
✓ Controls are offThe old port of this actually had pretty good controls. This one is laughable. The move stick has a tap to run setting that you can’t change and it also has a pretend sensitivity to it so that if you hold the “stick” further you run faster. I end up basically walking around the whole time because moving my thumb halfway up the screen to move the proper speed is clunky and blocks the view. The tap to shoot setting is awkward as well and something that plagues touch screen games in general, if you want to shoot you can’t aim. You have to aim, pick up your thumb and hope the enemy doesn’t move and if they do, use the awkward strafe stick on the left. Automatic weapons are also not hold down to shoot like you might expect, you double tap for that as well. The old controls where there was a shoot button was awkward but made more sense. Other than that this game has been awesome since it came out so don’t be surprised by anything, you might just be wishing for some arrow keys and the ctl button instead of the clunky crap controls they slapped in here..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Needs to be FixedI dont want to sign up for any Bethesda Net or whatever it is. Im happy the game is back and i personally think its one of the best games to have on mobile but the sign up should be patched out. Ill gladly give it 5 stars once its been fixed. Otherwise, my review will stay as it is..Version: 2.8
✓ Great game with a lackluster portDoom needs no introduction as it’s the most influential FPS of all time that people still play to this day. With the game’s 25th anniversary coming up, Bethesda and iD trusted Nerve to make a solid remaster of Doom 1 and 2 to resell on modern consoles and mobile devices. How unfortunate then with how bad these ports are. They may have fixed the issue with the slower music, but there is no reason for this game to run capped at 35 FPS with no option to change it. Hell, the mobile port you could get before they replaced this ran at a perfectly fine 60 with no drops, so I don’t know how they managed to screw the pooch with the Unity engine of all things. The aiming also feels terrible due to how your aim drifts whenever you swipe instead of just stopping. Thankfully, this can be bypassed by enabling a controller, but then you run into two more issues: non-rebindable controls, and more importantly, you cannot access the weapon wheel while using a controller, you can only cycle through weapons manually. WHY?! Just let me hold down a bumper and use the analog stick to select a weapon instead of taking a millennium just to cycle through everything I have just for the weapon I want. Hopefully this port will get to a point where it’s acceptable, but right now you’re better off just jailbreaking your phone and porting Doom to it yourself..Version: 2.9.2
✓ Pretty much unplayable - such a shameI bought this before it was removed from the App Store and it was absolutely brilliant, gutted when it was removed. Saw it had returned so downloaded it again. Wow. How can they get it so wrong? Why ditch all the interfaces from before? No more customisation, move button doesn’t allow fine adjustment so can’t aim properly, firing MAY work if you’re lucky but if it does tends not to the second time, can’t hold right to keep turning, action button random at the best of times. It’s unplayable, I’d be pretty fuming if I’d paid for this version. Don’t buy until it’s fixed..Version: 2.9.2
✓ Control Options ?When I first got an iPhone back in 2011, the first game I downloaded to it was Doom. After awhile, the app was no longer supported by the iOS, which I found greatly disappointing. I was recently elated to see the game return, only to find that A) Bethesda wants you to create an account with them, which is annoying but luckily skippable and B) the options for the control scheme have been changed. There are not different options for the control scheme anymore, while the app used to have different control schemes. In short, Bethesda let a perfectly good version of the Doom app die so they could install one with less player options to get you to sign up for their service.Version: 2.9.1
✓ What happened!!???These doom games where fantastic until the bizarre game play controls. These really don’t do the game justice and has completely put me off playing now like this. I was hoping that there was going to be an update which included being able to switch back to old game controls but still haven’t seen any of this. Not sure where the developers are taken this....Version: 2.9.4
✓ Controls make it unplayableDownloaded this on my iPad figuring this would be good with the iPad keyboard, seeing as the original was meant to played with a keyboard. The original game used the store keys to move forward, backward, and aim. While it seems like the iPad version does support a keyboard, The arrow keys do nothing, WASD moves forward, backward and strafes, and there is no way to aim or shoot. It aboard the only way to aim or shoot is to use the touch screen which is asinine. This could easily be solved by allowing controls to be re-binded but of course there is absolutely no option for this. Typing the old cheat codes into the keyboard works so that’s a cool Easter egg I suppose. It would be cooler if the game was playable..Version: 2.9.6
✓ ControlsWow thanks for the updates... but you guys still don’t seem to be listening to your players.... the controls are unuasable! You can’t play the game without decent controls, you update everything else except the controls. Workable controls have been done before it can work, please focus on updating the controls or there’s no reason to even have these apps..Version: 2.9.4
✓ RuinedWell... you’ve ruined it! I was playing this on my iPhone 5 year back and was great. Controls were good and could change control lay out, could turn and walk with same control now needs two fingers and double tap to shoot.... what?!? That’s awful controls! Make it more annoying is I paid for that game back then, developers didn’t bother updating to play on new IOS and now bought this awful version out..Version: 2.9.1
✓ They never fixed the controlsI downloaded this three times ever since they came out with the “new and improved” version of mobile Doom. First time I immediately noticed the touch controls were abysmal. I left a review explaining how awkward the controls are. I looked at other reviews and realized about 99% of people noticed too. It’s been the NUMBER ONE complaint for about four years now. And after all the updates Bethesda keeps pumping out, they still haven’t addressed this issue. I will not give mobile Doom anymore chances, and I discourage anyone else from downloading this app until this problem is fixed. The controls used to work fine many years ago, back when mobile Doom was barely recognized. Now the game is unplayable. They just need to revert back to the old setup. That’s it. I’m not the first person to suggest this. Why are they not getting the message?.Version: 2.9.4
✓ Title:Why did you change the controls the old version was soo much better when I actually used to play this game now it’s weird. And when you try and select a level that’s weird too. Bring everything old back or this game will die!.Version: 2.9.2
✓ Just add in the original control optionsLike dang.Version: 2.9.3
✓ What a shameThe old port was fantastic overall, this new one has some major issues, primarily that I have to provide and email address and I have to have an internet connection for a single player game. Other complaints are that the game doesn’t save automatically when I get a call so I can lose any progress I’ve made and there is only one control method which is the one I’ve never got on with for the last 25 years. Having to tap continuously to fire makes no sense for the rapid fire weapons, it increases the chance of error, I’d prefer to accidentally fire than not fire at all..Version: 2.8
✓ They finally updated it, and it WOULD have been perfect...The game runs great (using iPhone 7+) and is the full classic Doom experience! Unfortunately, there are a couple key things missing that hold this port back from greatness: 1) No controller or keyboard support. Doom was originally played using arrow keys and the space bar, no mouse required. Since iOS supports external keyboards, this would have been really cool. iOS also has native controller support, which this port also lacks. It’s a shame to have to use touch controls as they are probably the worst input method for an FPS. 2) Almost no touch control customization. You can adjust the sensitivity of the “look” tracking, but that’s it. No side flipping got south paws, no movement joystick adjustment, to touch zone customization. This stuff is really nice to have if you’re going to force us to use touch controls. Input controls make or break an action game like this, and I’d say the crossover between classic Doom fans and touch control fans is extremely small. If these were changed, this port would be 5 stars easy..Version: 2.9
✓ OMG... current update is a shambles!?Guys?! What are you doing with these Doom games on iOS?! This used to be a really excellent game for my iphone, but now... where do I even start?! Firstly, is it just me, or did the previous version of this mobile game have much easier movement dynamics? i.e. Pressing forwards now slowly builds momentum as you accelerate into normal speed - rather than just moving you forwards... why?! If you’re standing, literally, right beside a wall switch and press left, you slowly crawl sideways and then lurch over to the other side before you can press the middle-screen (open command) in time... Pre-update, this type of scenario wasn’t even a thing, you just walked up to a switch and bob’s your uncle! Re: Double-tapping for automatic-fire... *total face-palm* ...why not just have continuous-shooting on for as long as you hold the fire button?!??! You know, like the original game?!? To actually activate this auto-fire feature you have to time your finger-tapping with surgical precision... 90% of the time, you have just lost half of your health before you’ve even managed to shoot your gun properly - I’m not exaggerating, this makes a beloved, legendary game so frustrating to play that you’ll want to throw your phone at the wall before completing the first level! Also, picking-up on another reviewer’s comment, the game seems very dark all of a sudden too?? Sigh, oh well... what an unnecessarily disappointing situation... PLZ UPDATE SOON!.Version: 2.9.2
✓ DO NOT BUYHorrible port of the original Doom. Mainly the controls need a major update. There are many other better places to play this game. This is definitely not one of them. Calculator Doom is better than this lol. If i could rate lower than 1 I would..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Disappointed againDoom is trying to reinvent the wheel when it comes to controls. The developers keep adding new features to make the game handle better, but when they fix one thing they manage to ruin something else. With this update, they managed to fix the atrocious input delay of the old version. At the same time, however, they have scuffed player movement. It wouldn’t be a huge complaint, but in a game which very much revolves around speed like Doom, this really spoils the experience. Until the controls are fixed, I wouldn’t recommend this port at all..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Great Doom port, bad controls.The game is Doom. It looks and plays like it did on every other port since ‘93, which is a good thing. But the controls here have some issues. Movement and aiming are fine.. smooth and easy.. and strafing is nearly as intuitive as with my old mouse/keyboard setup. The firing contol is terrible, though. One, it’s integrated with the aiming control zone; and two, firing involves deliberate taps and double taps, instead of just press-and-hold. And in the same touch zone you’re trying to aim with! Although this makes the game somewhat frustrating to actually play, it’s still a fun and faithful revisit to this great classic..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Less BadassIf they add custom control schemes this will be on the same level it was 5 years ago. until then the default controls make it nearly unplayable..Version: 2.9.2
✓ Don't download this new update!I've always been a fan of ID, but this new update has just down graded Doom on the App Store. Now keep in mind that I already had Doom on my iPod before this new update. When I updated Doom, I was not happy. The music sounds more horrible now and the strafing controls are hard to get use to now. The only good thing about it, I guess, is that it's more darker, which personally I don't really like, although others might like that. This game is now "ok" which is why I'm giving it 3 stars. I don't hate ID or Doom by any means, it's just that ID needs to make Doom the way it used to be before this update! Thanks for listening..Version: 2.7
✓ Fix the strafe for controllersStrafe works with touch pad controls, but doesn’t work with any controller support. Fix this Bethesda, support your products for once you money grabbers, your getting as bad as EA. The message boards are flooded with this problem, with many people having reached out to the company. They do not care about their customers at all..Version: 2.9.4
✓ 5 star game with 1 star controlsI don't know what keeps happening with this game and the updates - the controls (which you could customize) were pretty much perfect years ago with the initial release, now theres a giant arcade stick and you have to tap twice to shoot? I wish I had never updated the first version..Version: 2.9.1
✓ No controller support to move left or right!??Love these games but they are unplayable with an external controller a I can’t side step left or right anymore! This is essential for playing :( Update: Still no side step support dispute controller support being allowed in the last update. This is an essential feature to help me circle the demons. I’ve tested this on a PS4, Xbox and 8Bit Duo, no joy. The left and right buttons on the DPad/stick currently don’t do anything so the buttons are available..Version: 2.9.4
✓ What happened to the controls????The previous port of Doom for OS10 had the best controls of any Doom port outside of playing on a PC with a mouse. I know because I have played many of them. I have the classic Doom set for Playstation 3, I’ve played Doom on Jaguar, and also XBox. On all of those the controls are clunky. But the controls for iPhone OS10 (and earlier) were unbelievably wonderful! The face that you could tilt the phone for strafing allowed for a beautiful fluidity of movement that no controls on any console can achieve! And the controls options let you set them up in many many different ways to your liking. Now suddenly, on this new update, the controls are terrible!! Overly complicated, difficult, and have almost no customization options. At least have the option to go back to the old controls!! Please, please rectify this problem because otherwise, you have the greatest (and I mean the GREATEST, bar none) game for the iPhone ever!! Doom 2 as well. Excellent games. But as of now, it is completely unplayable..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Yep, it's DooM.It's DooM, so it's never going to get a bad review from me, and MFi controller support out of the box is an awesome addition. Couple things missing tho; 1 - MULTIPLAYER. Come on. This is such an integral part of the classic DooM experience. 2 - Ability to load external WADs. I get that this might be tricky given iOS security, but can it not be done via iTunes file sharing or iCloud or something? 3 - Less of a must-have, but cloud saves would be great for those playing on more than one device. Don't get me wrong, I'm super happy to see DooM finally come back to iOS. These things would just make it extra awesome and convince me to give it the five star review it deserves..Version: 2.9
✓ Doom on mobileDo not waste your money on this game,play it on console instead,the movement control is bad and the trigger control (especially for the shotgun) is crap,I put up with it because doom is still a great game (on the ps3 ect)but when I got to the part of the level I wanted The game crashed! and put me back to the start , I wasted £5 on it do not make the same mistake,Dead trigger 2 is free and a lot lot better..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Controls are awful on the ipodTotally cover the screen. Minecraft do it way better so please take pointers from them. Classic Doom is one of my favorite games and has been since I was a kid and since when did I have to log in? Last time I played controls were better. Please give us several options for controls, not covering the screen, including use of bluetooth controllers. Until this is fixed think I'll stick to playing this on my PC with gzdoom. It's such a shame. I was hoping to play when I wasn't able to reach my laptop..Version: 2.9.6
✓ Lacks control optionsA totally competent port of Doom- runs just fine apart from some technical inaccuracies compared to the original. The biggest problem is the inability to customize the controls in any meaningful way, other than a single sensitivity slider. The control scheme presented is slippery and often imprecise- sometimes even failing to register taps that should fire your gun. Which is, you know, kind of important for Doom..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Useless for me without the previous control options.After playing the previous IOS version for many hours with a control set up that suited me I was very disappointed to find that the new version has no options for changing the controls. I found the few minutes I played incredibly frustrating and have now deleted the game. Shame..Version: 2.9
✓ No Strafing?!This is the second port of DOOM through the App Store. I played the first port; it felt exactly as it needed to feel. Touch Screen controls were modifiable to your preferences and you could tilt your screen to strafe. In this port, they’ve removed that option entirely and playing with a touch screen feels awful. Aiming is sensitive (sensitivity can be adjusted) and the double-tap controls to shoot and sprint are not easy to use; they’re not as seamless as the original port. I need for some of the original port settings to be restored for me to actually enjoy this version. I played the original port on my iPhone for hours, and this version does not seem to be as easy to play because of how the controls cannot be modified and how the game feels overall; there’s not anything that is seamless about this awful port of this classic game. I’ve been playing this game since I was three years old. I’d like to play it anywhere, but this version does not make that reality for me. Another thing: I have this game for iPadOS and it’s playable with a game pad, except you cannot strafe side to side on a controller, either. Bethesda, ID, can we please make this happen for iOS?.Version: 2.9.4
✓ SmhIt’s great you finally brought back doom for iOS and all, but why did you have to change the controls. They were perfect the way they were..Version: 2.9
✓ It’s back! But there are a few parts missing and there’s room for improvementI’m glad it is back for current iOS software. Love the new opening screen. However, there are plenty of features from older versions for iOS that are missing, namely the option to switch your control scheme and the quick save feature. My gameplay is much more difficult without them. The advertisement also mentioned multiplayer but all I see is a single player option. I don’t know if I have to advance in the game to unlock it or what. I was expecting an updated version of this game, not a re-release as it seems that this is. Also, I don’t know if this is an issue with the App Store or the developers, but I don’t see Doom II anywhere. There is the Doom II RPG, but not the actual Doom II which was what I was expecting. I also had to search for this app by typing in id software in the search bar rather than just the name of the app/game..Version: 2.8
✓ Music is slowFix the music. It’s slowed down for some dumb reason..Version: 2.8
✓ Original Controls Are Far SuperiorThe original control scheme before the unity update is far superior. It just works way better, and is far smoother. The new features and additions to the update are really awesome, but it’s really difficult to play on a touch screen. I have been trying where as I beat Doom 1, 2, Ultimate Doom, TNT, & Plutonia on Ultra Violence with the old controls (I had a jailbroken iphone at the time and I manually swapped out wad files). The new controls are just unresponsive, and the old control scheme allowed you to manually place the buttons, switch between different control schemes, and the joysticks moves on screen as you moved increasing the velocity the further you moved from the original point on the screen you touched..Version: 2.9.6
✓ AwfulGotta give the devs credit - it takes a special level of talent and skill to screw up a port of Doom. What makes this poor version even more appalling, is that there used to be a far superior version on iOS! Why they couldn’t replicate that same experience is beyond me. The lighting, sound and performance are all worse in this version, but not wholly intolerable. That this game could originally run on a 486, and the fact that this game is only almost good enough on an iPad Pro, is not a positive. The old DOS version didn’t have online DRM, either. The worst part of this terrible port, however, is the controls. You can’t run properly, it’s tricky to switch weapons, or shoot. For a fast paced game like Doom, this ruins the whole experience. These controls are unwieldy and slow. Again, the old iOS version of Doom actually had good controls! Do not waste your money on this, until or unless this is fixed, or replaced with a real version of Doom..Version: 2.9
✓ Please change controlsThe controls are terrible.Version: 2.9.6
✓ Five star shooter classic with poor shooting controlA new update but no changes to the controls? Plenty of other reviewers share my frustration, please give more options. The double tap to fire is not a reliable shooting mechanism. I’m less frustrated with it than was with the previous update, moving and turning works really well on the iOS. How about keyboard support. I bought Doom awhile ago when Doom II was not available, please fix these controls before I lose interest in buying Doom II on iOS This is a fast paced action game that needs responsive controls. Why did the game modify the shoot mechanism and the weapon select? Allowing keyboard control would solve this...Why doesn’t this game support keyboard control? Why did they revise the controls with the release of Doom 2? I would buy Doom 2 right away if they fix the controls..Version: 2.9.2
✓ Getting worse...Really upset that the only noticeable "improvement" in the recent update is fancy doom 3 style splash screen? And the very disappointing removal of multiplayer and replacement of the control decals w incredible ugly new ones... Dumb move guys... Bring back multiplayer!!!.Version: 2.1
✓ Controls Are TerribleDevs, the virtual control stick has terrible acceleration going on. You can’t really control yourself. Also, if I let go of the v-stick, my character should almost dead stop. It’s quite ridiculous that you let go, and you’re ‘sliding on ice’. Why does no one on the development team or their superiors have any inspiration to have those problems fixed so the game is an enjoyable creation? If your development/design decision in this aspect would be analogous to an alternative art form—such as sculpture—would you really (really?) be proud of your final design choices then? If not, then what was the original intent of making it in the first place? If I ever see the move v-stick mechanism properly corrected with an update, 5 Stars immediately..Version: 2.9.1
✓ Mobile Doom worked before BethesdaI had this app a long time. I used to play it regularly, no problem. For a couple years, it stopped working/being supported once Bethesda took over the franchise. Happy to see an update that brought it back online, but now the controls are terrible, rendering the game unplayable. Even the menus are touchy and glitchy feeling. I was playing the old port on UltraViolence and now I can’t complete the first level on the Bethesda app. Not good. Not an improvement..Version: 2.9.4
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