It feels like every other day there's some cool new Doom WAD that spits in the face of God and turns id's classic shooter into FEAR or Super Mario 64 or something, but how about some love fo
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It feels like every other day there’s some cool new Doom WAD that spits in the face of God and turns id’s classic shooter into FEAR (opens in new tab) or Super Mario 64 (opens in new tab) or something, but how about some love for Marathon (opens in new tab), Bungie’s Mac-exclusive Doom clone and clear spiritual predecessor to Halo? On October 1, modder hypersleep released Apotheosis X (opens in new tab), an ambitious total conversion of Marathon Infinity well worth the attention of retro FPS enthusiasts.
Its aesthetic appeal is immediately apparent: Apotheosis X is much more colorful than the original Marathon games, with redesigned weapon and enemy sprites, as well as high resolution textures and a custom soundtrack. The first few missions are set on a human cruiser, the amusingly named UESC Gingerbread Man, and they remind me most of the starting level of Halo 2. It looks like Apotheosis X’s 23 levels eventually take players down to the surface of an alien world and its requisite eerie glowing ruins.
