Spear Of Destiny (PC) Game Review

Much like Doom 2 is to Doom, this isn’t much more than a new mission pack for Wolfenstein 3D. But that certainly isn’t a bad thing - it just doesn’t give me as much to talk about as in my other reviews. It’s quite challenging on higher difficulties, the graphics are nice, and there’s plenty of nazi scum to turn into hamburger meat with your guns - including some cool new bosses! There’s also some new textures and graphics in use for this one, so they did put forth the effort to add some new visual flair to the game.

One annoying change from Wolfenstein 3D (The Xbox One version, atleast) is that now when you rub against any wall while moving around, it makes a strange noise, which I found to be a rather irritating design choice. I like to listen to music while playing these games, and it especially helps in this case to drown out that strange sound effect.

Another interesting addition is that the themes of supernatural horror from the first game get amped up in this one - I won’t spoil how, but it was quite a cool surprise for me at the end of the game!

Lastly, this is an older game and you thankfully won’t have to worry about any sleazy DRM software, even if you’re playing it on steam (which is good as physical copies of the game can be somewhat pricey). When playing on a modern computer, I recommend getting the source port “ecwolf” to help bring the game up to more modern standards.

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