Xbox - The Official Magazine - UK (2019-08)

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PREVIEW

THE OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE 047

you’ll be dispatching demons faster than

you can say ‘Hell on Earth’.

There’s more of a focus on resource

management this time around. Don’t worry,

it won’t prevent you from getting up close

and personal with the demons. In fact,

it does the opposite. Unlike the previous

game, where you were pretty well stocked

on ammo, health and shield pick-ups, in

Doom Eternal these resources are more

sparse and you’ll be relying on the demons

to get what you need. Glory Kills will shower

you with health, while flaming enemies just

before you kill them will reward you with

shield replenishment. Run out of ammo?

Then you’ll just have to chainsaw the

beasties, causing bullets to come pouring

out like a gory piñata. This was present

in 2016’s Doom, but you’ll quickly realise

that to stay alive you’ll need to constantly

switch up your kills and stay stocked up on

these precious resources.

Then there’s the PVP ‘Invasion’ mode,

which will be separate to the competitive

multiplayer mode, and allows other players

to invade your game world, adding more

threat to the already dangerous hellscape.

You’d better get yourself ready, because

the Doom Slayer is back. Q

his is the same Doom you

know and love but amped

up to 11, with more

enemies, bigger maps

and a devilishly good

campaign. Following on

from the events of the previous game, the

forces of Hell have invaded Earth and it’s

up to the Doom Slayer to send them back

home, and he’s got an array of tools up his

sleeve to do it. As well as some additional

weapons, the souped-up space marine is

packing some new and improved gear.

Our hero is now equipped with a

shoulder-mounted weapon, which can

launch grenades, fire rockets or simply

spew fire, burning your enemies alive. He’s

also sporting a new blade on his arm which

makes for some impressively gruesome

Glory Kills. But the most fun can be had

with the Meat Hook that’s attached to the

Super Shotgun. This neat little gadget will

have you pulling yourself towards enemies,

which not only allows you to abuse these

meat sacks as a method of getting around,

evolving id’s ‘push forward’ combat design,

but also sets you up nicely to deliver a

big shotgun blast to a Hellspawn’s face.

Combine this with the new dash ability and

ABOVE Demons

have infested

Earth, and the

Doom Slayer will

be giving them

hell for it.

THEDOOMSLAYERISBACK HITTINGHARDERANDFASTER THAN EVER

DOOM ETERNAL

Q PUBLISHER BETHESDA SOFTWORKS / DEVELOPER ID SOFTWARE / ETA 22 NOVEMBER