Doom 2

1994 first-person shooter video game developed by id Software

Doom 2 (or Doom II in roman numerals) is a sequel to the first-person shooter video game Doom. It was created by iD Software, and came out in 1994, just one year after the first game. It was based on the same game engine as Doom, and had 32 levels, two of them secret. Doom 2 got newer enemies and weapons. Enemies new in Doom 2 include the Arch-vile, Mancubus, Arachnotron, Chaingunner, Pain Elemental, Revenant, Hell Knight, and the Final Boss (also called the Icon of Sin). The only new weapon in Doom 2 is the Super Shotgun. It is a double-barrel shotgun that use two shotgun shells every time it is fired, but it does three times as much damage as the normal Shotgun and has a much wider hit box. The game's difficulty is much harder than the first Doom game.

Doom II
Developer(s)id Software[a]
Publisher(s)GT Interactive[b]
Designer(s)
Programmer(s)
Artist(s)
Composer(s)Robert Prince[c]
SeriesDoom
EngineDoom engine[d]
Platform(s)
Release
October 10, 1994
  • MS-DOS
    • WW: October 10, 1994[e]
  • Mac OS
    • NA: June 27, 1995
    • JP: August 1995
  • PC-98
    • JP: September 29, 1995
  • PlayStation
    • NA: November 16, 1995
    • EU: December 1995
  • Sega Saturn
    • NA: March 1997
    • EU: 1997
  • Game Boy Advance
  • Tapwave Zodiac
  • Xbox 360
    • WW: May 26, 2010
  • PlayStation 3
    • WW: November 20, 2012
  • Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS
    • WW: July 26, 2019
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Doom 2 includes an expansion pack known as the Master Levels for Doom II. The expansion pack has 20 WAD files created by various authors under contract with id Software.

Doom 2 also includes another expansion pack called No Rest for the Living, released on the Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360.

References

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  1. Ported to PC-98 by Infinity Co., Mac OS by Lion Entertainment, Game Boy Advance by Torus Games, Zodiac by Machineworks Northwest, Xbox 360 by Nerve Software, who also developed the 2019 release, and Nvidia Shield by Nvidia Lightspeed Studios, while the 2024 release was developed by Nightdive Studios
  2. The European MS-DOS version, Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, as well as the 2019 and 2024 releases, were published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Activision and Bethesda Softworks respectively.
  3. The 2024 release featured a new "IDKFA" arrangement soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult.
  4. The 2019 release uses Unity, while the 2024 release uses the KEX Engine.
  5. Some online sources point to a September 30, 1994 release date, but that date refers to when the game shipped. The October 10, 1994 date refers to the actual release date of the game.


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  2. "Doom II". EB Games. Archived from the original on October 22, 2002. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  3. "Doom II". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  4. "What's New?". Eurogamer.net. 2002-11-15. Retrieved 2023-03-25.