Fragmaster's article says it all about this underlooked classic: "ROTT was a game Doomed to failure (in more ways than one). Just take a look at this mini-timeline: -May 5, 1992 - Wolfenstein 3-D, is released by Apogee. -December 10, 1993 - id unveils Doom. Millions Spooge. -October 10, 1994 "Doomsday" - Doom II: Hell on Earth released (Retail only). Ended up to be the best selling computer game of all time with over 1.6 million copies sold. -December 21,1994 - ROTT 1.0 released. -December 23, 1994 - id released Heretic, developed by Raven Software. Now those dates aren't exact, but it gives you a general idea of what was going on at the time. No matter HOW good ROTT was, it was going to be lost in a shuffle. It would have to go head on with Doom. Unfortunately (for ROTT), Doom II was an unstoppable force, with thousands of drooling fanatics waiting for hours in line to get it, take it home, and frag until the wee hours of morning. But when ROTT was released to the Doom-crazed public,.