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'''''Doom Absolution''''' was a planned sequel to ''Doom 64''. The game was to be multiplayer-focused, as the original game's multiplayer mode was cancelled during development. The developers wished to compete with ''Goldeneye 007'''s multiplayer mode, but the game was canned shortly after development started.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/1997/07/11/midway-adds-new-sports-games-to-the-fire Midway Adds New Sports, Games, to the Fire] - IGN</ref> It was supposedly cancelled due to how dated the Doom engine was. The team then decided to work on ''Quake 64'' instead.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/1997/07/11/n-query-6 N-Query - IGN.]</ref>  
'''''Doom Absolution''''' was a planned sequel to ''Doom 64''. The game was to be multiplayer-focused, as the original game's multiplayer mode was cancelled during development. The developers wished to compete with ''Goldeneye 007'''s multiplayer mode, but the game was canned shortly after development started.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/1997/07/11/midway-adds-new-sports-games-to-the-fire Midway Adds New Sports, Games, to the Fire - IGN.]</ref> It was supposedly cancelled due to how dated the Doom engine was. The team then decided to work on ''Quake 64'' instead.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/1997/07/11/n-query-6 N-Query - IGN.]</ref>  


No screenshots were released, nor were any gameplay trailers. The name ''Doom Absolution'' was later used by fans for the ''Doom 64'' Total Conversion.
No screenshots were released, nor were any gameplay trailers. The name ''Doom Absolution'' was later used by fans for the ''Doom 64'' Total Conversion.
==See Also==
*[[Doom (lost FMV scenes and original work of 3DO port of first-person shooter game; 1994-1995)]]
*[[Doom (lost prototype of Sega Saturn port of first-person shooter; 1996-1997)]]
*[[Doom (lost reference photographs for first-person shooter game cover art; 1993)]]
*[[Doom (partially found production materials of cancelled first-person shooter game film adaptations; 1994-1999)]]
*[[Doom and Doom 2 (partially lost original sound files of first-person shooter series audio; 1993-1994)]]
*[[Doom 4 (lost build of cancelled sequel based on "Doom" first-person shooter series; 2007-2014)]]
*[[Doom "Episode 5" (lost build of cancelled expansion to first-person shooter; 1995)]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:58, 15 July 2023

Doom Absolute recreation.JPG

Screenshots of the fan-made recreation of the game.

Status: Lost

Doom Absolution was a planned sequel to Doom 64. The game was to be multiplayer-focused, as the original game's multiplayer mode was cancelled during development. The developers wished to compete with Goldeneye 007's multiplayer mode, but the game was canned shortly after development started.[1] It was supposedly cancelled due to how dated the Doom engine was. The team then decided to work on Quake 64 instead.[2]

No screenshots were released, nor were any gameplay trailers. The name Doom Absolution was later used by fans for the Doom 64 Total Conversion.

See Also

References