DOOM II: Hell on Earth

Description

In this sequel to the original Doom, you play the same hero - the last remaining space marine. After having single-handedly saved Mars from demonic threat, you return to Earth, only to find out that the demons have already invaded it, killed all its inhabitants or turned them into demons. It's your task to kill all the demons and to save the Earth.

Doom II looks and plays very similarly to its predecessor, utilizing the same 3D graphical engine with 2D sprites for enemies. The gameplay once again consists entirely of navigating the hero from first-person view through 3D environments and shooting at the demons while attempting to find your way out by flipping switches and looking for keys. Unlike in Doom, which is divided into three episodes, the 30 levels of Doom II (plus the 2 secret levels) form one long episode.

You have the same weapons as in the first Doom, plus a new one: a super shotgun. There are also some new demons in this sequel, such as the chaingun-toting Heavy Weapon Dudes, the skeletal Revenants who launch homing missiles and the Arch-Viles who have a highly damaging fire attack. There is also one new power-up, a Megasphere which boosts your health and armor to the max.

Alternate Titles

• "毁灭战士2" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "DOOM II" -- GBA title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: id Tech 1
• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• DOOM series
• Games featuring auto-mapping
• Games with chainsaws

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User Reviews

Back to Earth, Back to Hell	Windows	vicrabb (6545)
When is it ok to rehash a classic? When the classic is Doom!	DOS	jTrippy (53)
A great, evolutionary sequel to an already awesome game	DOS	Chaz Erin (12)
Unquestionably a gaming classic	DOS	Afterburner (478)
A evil, cruel, demon-infested fun-fest!	DOS	Chris Martin (1116)
More. More Doom. More.	DOS	Trixter (8865)
One of my favorite games ever.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4476)
Still great as a game, merely decent as a sequel	DOS	Zovni (9138)
First and finest	DOS	Chris Wright (92)
Doom2!! That was cool!!	DOS	Emepol (393)

The Press Says

MikroBitti	DOS	Nov, 1994	96 out of 100	96
Just Games Retro	DOS	Aug 20, 2004	95 out of 100	95
HonestGamers	Game Boy Advance	Jan 24, 2005	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	Windows	May 01, 1996	8.5 out of 10	85
GameSpot	DOS	May 01, 1996	8.5 out of 10	85
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Nov, 1994	83 out of 100	83
PC Games (Germany)	DOS	Nov, 1994	82 out of 100	82
Power Play	DOS	Nov, 1994	82 out of 100	82
Computer Games Magazine	Windows	Jan 20, 1999		70
Gamestyle	Game Boy Advance	Dec 15, 2006	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

The Doom 2 engine has some minor speedups over the original Doom engine. Removed, however, is the "low-res" option that made 386 gameplay possible.