Doom’s Warpath Mode is its King of the Hill

Doom’s own take on King of the Hill, Warpath Mode, has been detailed over on the Bethesda Blog, explaining how its takes the classic capture point gameplay and adds a twist with a demon power-up.

“This is DOOM’s take on king of the hill – the difference being that the capture-point moves in a circle around the map (along a clearly marked path),” explains the blog. “Meanwhile, a game-changing demon rune moves in lockstep on the opposite side of the path.

“Players have to decide where they want to be: rushing toward the power-up to turn into a Marine-destroying Demon; clustered around the capture point to defend or steal control; or simply roaming around looking to pick off any errant foes. The constant motion adds a unique twist to the gameplay, spurring players to move just as quickly as they do in single-player.”

Doom’s multiplayer is developed by id in partnership with Certain Affinity, the team with a long history working on multiplayer shooters including Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Call of Duty.

Doom will launch for PC, PS4 and Xbox One on May 13, with Xbox One digital pre-orders receiving free backwards compatible versions of Doom and Doom 2.

Source: Bethesda Blog