Fairy Tale Spotlight: Chex Quest 2 [Video Game Review]

"Chex Quest 2: Flemoids Take Chextropolis" is a video game developed by Digital Café. It was released in 1997. Unlike the first game, which actually came in a box of Chex cereal, you had to download this game from the internet at probably dial-up speeds. Well, I certainly was not going to do that, but many people still did. Also keep in mind that this game is really just a heavily modified copy of "Doom."

First off, let's start with a copy and paste of the story:

Chex Quest 2 starts with the Chex Warrior returning to his home planet and landing in Chex City. As he lands he notes with a little apprehension that everything is quiet... Too quiet. As he leaves his ship, it becomes apparent that the Flemoid threat has reached his homeworld! Grabbing his trusty zorcher again, he races to the rescue of his beloved home. Battling through a spaceport, a cinema, a museum, and through the city until he reaches the sewers, where he faces his biggest challenge yet: The Flemoidus Maximus! Download it now, and see if you can handle the heat!

The main difference here is that the game takes place on your home planet. This is a little like going from Doom to Doom II as far as story. Instead of "Hell on Earth," you now got the Flemoids taking over our cities. The best part of this sequel are the locations. The theater was cool. Each of the showrooms had a different film playing, although it was just a loop. Also the goofy movie posters in the lobby made me laugh.

My favorite mission was probably the museum. They showcased a bunch of classic paintings and sculptures that were modified to have Chex included in them somehow. Even though I was fighting a lot of enemies, I found myself stopping to just look at some of that art. It was very funny. Also the place really did feel like a museum.

I would say that the map design was better in the second game. Unfortunately, there are still only five maps. On the plus side, there are a lot more enemies in larger groups this time. It kept me on my toes for the entire run. The final fight was much improved by filling a huge room full of really tough enemies, but I still say that it was still not that great. If you have the LAZ Device in your inventory then you'll still blow through the fight pretty handily. I guess it was a nice try.

Other than a couple enemy changes, that's really all there is to say about "Chex Quest 2." It was good, and I should say that it is a little bit better than the first game. It improved on some things. I recommend it. If you are interested in playing it, it can be found in the mod browser of the excellent 
Doom+Doom II Remaster developed by NightDive Studios.

At the end of the game, they claim a third game is going to come out, but it never did... officially. Chex just decided to end the "Chex Quest" series before it could reach trilogy status. However, that didn't stop some people from making it anyways! I'll be playing that soon. If I can finish it, I'll write a review for it.

This blog was written on April 7, 2025.

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