Doom review: id Software returns with a reimagined classic

Mitch Vleeskens
Updated September 6 2016 - 10:32pm, first published May 25 2016 - 9:00am
Welcome (back) to Hell: DOOM returns you to the blood-soaked boots of the original marine who found himself in the middle of a demonic apocalypse. On Mars. Not pictured: blood, guts, gore.
Welcome (back) to Hell: DOOM returns you to the blood-soaked boots of the original marine who found himself in the middle of a demonic apocalypse. On Mars. Not pictured: blood, guts, gore.

Demons? Check. Guns? Check. Even bigger guns? Double check. The latest incarnation of Doom from id Software keeps things simple, but its fast-paced and brutal gameplay gives it an edge in a sea of plodding cover-based shooters.

Mitch Vleeskens

Mitch Vleeskens

Digital Journalist