Doom's new Arcade Mode is Doom at its very best

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Id Software's Doom reboot was one of 2016's most pleasant surprises. A meek marketing campaign and Bethesda's choice to not send out review copies early mired the comeback with a dose of skepticism, but thankfully the final product prevailed, mostly due to its astonishing single-player campaign. While the multiplayer and SnapMap level editor had their followers, Doom's main draw was its solo mode. As such, many were crushed when Bethesda confirmed that all of Doom's DLC would be based around the competent but unremarkable competitive multiplayer modes. But there's good news: id Software did craft new single-player content, and it's absolutely free. Even better, it's glorious.
It's not the single-player add-on you may have expected, however. Doom's fourth free update from late October doesn't add any new levels, enemies, bosses, or weapons - you know, the things people often look for in single-player DLC. Instead, id decided to tinker around with the content it already had and remixed its wonderful single-player campaign into an astonishingly good score attack Arcade Mode.
Here's how it works: each stage can be played on any difficulty with all of your power-ups unlocked. From here, you get points for killing enemies and picking up, health, armour, and score-boosting items. Consecutive kills increase a score multiplier (with a max capacity of x32) and you receive bonus points for head shots and glory kills. Each stage has a certain point-based criteria to snag bronze, silver and gold medals.
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