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| title = Doom II
| image =
| developer = [[id Software]]{{efn|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]]}}
| publisher = [[GT Interactive]]{{efn|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.}}
| designer = {{ubl|[[Sandy Petersen]]|[[John Romero]]|[[Shawn Green (game designer)|Shawn Green]]|[[American McGee]]}}
| programmer = {{ubl|[[John Carmack]]|John Romero|[[Dave Taylor (game programmer)|Dave Taylor]]}}
| artist = {{ubl|[[Adrian Carmack]]|[[Kevin Cloud]]}}
| composer = [[Bobby Prince|Robert Prince]]{{efn|The 2024 release featured a new "IDKFA" arrangement soundtrack by [[Andrew Hulshult]].}}
| engine = [[Doom engine|''Doom'' engine]]{{efn|The 2019 release uses [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]], while the 2024 release uses the [[KEX Engine]].|lead=yes}}
| series = ''[[Doom (franchise)|Doom]]''
| platforms = {{Collapsible list|title=[[MS-DOS]]
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| [[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]]
| [[PC-9800 series|PC-98]]
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| [[Tapwave Zodiac]]
| [[Xbox 360]]
| [[Xbox One]]
| [[Xbox Series X/S]]
| [[PlayStation 3]]
| [[PlayStation 4]]
| [[PlayStation 5]]
| [[Nintendo Switch]]
| [[Sega Saturn]]
| [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| [[iOS]]
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| released = {{Collapsible list|title=October 10, 1994
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| '''MS-DOS'''{{Video game release|WW|October 10, 1994{{efn|name=Sep30|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.}}}}
| '''Mac OS'''{{Video game release|NA|June 27, 1995|JP|August 1995}}
| '''PC-98'''{{Video game release|JP|September 29, 1995}}
| '''PlayStation'''{{Video game release|NA|November 16, 1995|EU|December 1995}}
| '''Sega Saturn'''{{Video game release|NA|March 1997|EU|1997}}
| '''Game Boy Advance'''{{Video game release|NA|October 23, 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Doom II'' |url=http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/product.asp?pf_id=227177 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022095836/http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/product.asp?pf_id=227177 |archive-date=October 22, 2002 |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[EB Games]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=''Doom II'' |url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gamesell/p20872.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229165450/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gamesell/p20872.htm |archive-date=December 29, 2004 |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=GameZone}}</ref>|AU|November 13, 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Doom II'' |url=http://www.gpstore.com.au/product.x?1457213 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030914144429/http://www.gpstore.com.au/product.x?1457213 |archive-date=September 14, 2003 |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[Gameplanet]]}}</ref>|EU|November 15, 2002<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-11-15 |title=What's New? |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/article-46991 |access-date=2023-03-25}}</ref>}}
| '''Tapwave Zodiac''' {{Video game release|NA|2004}}
| '''Xbox 360'''{{Video game release|WW|May 26, 2010}}
| '''PlayStation 3'''{{Video game release|WW|November 20, 2012}}
| '''Nintendo Switch''',
'''PlayStation 4''', '''Xbox One''', '''Android''', '''iOS''' {{Video game release|WW|July 26, 2019}}
}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}
'''''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 shell|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 (video games)|hit box]]. The game's [[Difficulty level (video games)|difficulty]] is much harder than the first Doom game.
'''''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 shell|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 (video games)|hit box]]. The game's [[Difficulty level (video games)|difficulty]] is much harder than the first Doom game.


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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 (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 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.


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  1. ↑ "Doom II". Gameplanet. Archived from the original on September 14, 2003. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  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.
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