id Software is kicking up their iPhone activities – after the rail shooter “Doom Resurrection” and “Wolfenstein 3D Classic” there is now a version of Doom in the AppStore that supposedly features new controls designed by John Carmack himself.
In a blog posting about Doom on iPhone, Carmack states that while Doom was ported to about any 32bit platform imaginable (and id raked in license fees on each of these ports), he still feels that for most mobile platforms the controls were lacking. That’s why he took great care that the iPhone port plays like the original Doom – id also brought in contractors to spice up the graphics a bit.
However, all this shiny glory will never be on my iPhone – since I’m in Germany and the censors youth protection here forbids any minor from purchasing the game. A risk that Apple historically didn’t want to take with AppStore apps. That includes Duke Nukem 3D (which was in the AppStore for one day), Wolf3D (which is completely banned in Germany for use of Nazi symbols) and now Doom. *sniff*
Doom on iPhone - Screenshot