When comparing Doom vs Tokio / Scramble Formation, the Slant community recommends Doom for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” Doom is ranked 2nd while Tokio / Scramble Formation is ranked 49th. The most important reason people chose Doom is:
Doom was the game responsible for the explosion in popularity of the FPS genre. Doom was so revolutionary and influential that, for a generation, games in the First Person Shooter genre were known merely as "Doom clones".
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Pros
Pro Responsible for popularity of the FPS genre
Doom was the game responsible for the explosion in popularity of the FPS genre. Doom was so revolutionary and influential that, for a generation, games in the First Person Shooter genre were known merely as "Doom clones".
Pro Impressive graphics
Doom had impressive graphics at the time.
Pro Fantastic soundtrack
The DOOM soundtrack is classic and it'll have you headbanging through the levels.
Pro Pioneered Networked Multiplayer
Doom was pioneering its immensely popular Networked Multiplayer mode.
Pro Unprecedented support for customizing the game
Pro Formation modes required the play to react to circumstances
As the player captures enemy planes, they would follow the player's plane in a formation. This was likely the first time players could change formations of friendly ships, which was quite innovative for the time. The basic formation could hit both air and ground units, although it only covered a small area while the two other formations could only target either air or ground but covered a much larger area. The best players had to dynamically switch formations depending on their surroundings.
Pro One of the first to use ym2203 tunes and sound effects
Tokio / Scramble Formation was among the first arcade games using yamaha ym2203, and the audio was designed to make the most of the chip using as few resources as possible.
Cons
Con Difficult to play online
While there may be some workarounds, the original release did no support any online multiplayer due to so few having internet back in 1993.