Doom Mod Combines the Classic id Game With Halo

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While it may not have been the very first FPS game to see the light of day, Doom is certainly the one that popularized the genre, with the nearly three-decade-old classic still having an impact to this day. The fact that id Software is about to start on its next project, with many speculating it to be a new entry in the series, shows that people still want more Doom. In the meantime, people in the community continue to make their own mods, some of which create crossovers between other influential titles.

A mod group calling itself HDT Team has created a new add-on for the original Doom that actually brings elements of the first Halo game from 2001 into the mix. The description on ModDB says that «Halo: Doom Evolved» brings the «classic sandbox themed gameplay» of the latter into the former, incorporating the weapons and other aspects from Bungie's 21-year-old game.

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Alongside 1993's Doom, Halo is considered one of the most innovative first person shooters ever made. While the former helped set the scene and usher in the early days of the genre, the latter helped ensure that FPS games on consoles would enjoy a lucrative lifespan. Up until Bungie launched the game on the original Xbox, first-person shooters were generally considered to be more suited to PC, but with Halo, that all changed and it became one of Microsoft's flagship series.

HDT Team's crossover mod not only brings these two titans together, but it also shows just how much people love modding id Software's classic game. It's also not the first instance of fans trying to combine two influential titles into one add-on. Another person is currently working on a mod that is a cross between Doom and Quake. The original