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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


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
DOOM II DOS $7.50  
DOOM II: Hell on Earth DOS    
DOOM II DOS $7.50  
ebay.com
DOOM II: Hell on Earth    
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User Reviews

When is it ok to rehash a classic? When the classic is Doom! jTrippy (53) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars
A great, evolutionary sequel to an already awesome game Chaz Erin (12) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
Unquestionably a gaming classic Afterburner (478) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars
A evil, cruel, demon-infested fun-fest! Chris Martin Bronze Star Contributing Member (1116) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
One of my favorite games ever. Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
More. More Doom. More. Trixter Bronze Star Contributing Member (8865) 4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars4.75 Stars
Still great as a game, merely decent as a sequel Zovni (9138) 3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars3.75 Stars
First and finest Chris Wright (92) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Doom2!! That was cool!! Emepol (393) 3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars
A rare moment in the gaming history when a sequel could even be called better than the original Steve . (129) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

Entertainment Weekly Oct 28, 1994 A 100
MikroBitti Nov, 1994 96 out of 100 96
Just Games Retro Aug 20, 2004 95 out of 100 95
K Oct, 1994 930 out of 1000 93
PC Gamer Dec, 1994 90 out of 100 90
GameSpot May 01, 1996 8.5 out of 10 85
Joystick Oct, 1994 85 out of 100 85
PC Player (Germany) Nov, 1994 83 out of 100 83
PC Games (Germany) Nov, 1994 82 out of 100 82
High Score Nov, 1994 4 out of 5 80

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Trivia

The US Marine Core created their own Doom2 wad files for training in 4 man co-op levels. You can find more information at the following website. http://www.tec.army.mil/TD/tvd/survey/Marine_Doom.html


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66198), Kabushi (48573), Terok Nor (10594) and Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476)
 

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