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Doom
Game (2016)
Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid movement provide the foundation for intense, first-person combat – whether you’re obliterating demon hordes through the depths of Hell in the single-player campaign, or competing against your friends in numerous multiplayer modes. Expand your gameplay experience using Doom SnapMap game editor to easily create, play, and share your content with the world. You’ve come here for a reason. The Union Aerospace Corporation’s massive research facility on Mars is overwhelmed by fierce and powerful demons, and only one person stands between their world and ours. As the lone DOOM Marine, you’ve been activated to do one thing – kill them all.
Game (2016)
Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid movement provide the foundation for intense, first-person combat – whether you’re obliterating demon hordes through the depths of Hell in the single-player campaign, or competing against your friends in numerous multiplayer modes. Expand your gameplay experience using Doom SnapMap game editor to easily create, play, and share your content with the world. You’ve come here for a reason. The Union Aerospace Corporation’s massive research facility on Mars is overwhelmed by fierce and powerful demons, and only one person stands between their world and ours. As the lone DOOM Marine, you’ve been activated to do one thing – kill them all.
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Content at a glance
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Sex & Nudity
The editorial review marks sexual content and nudity as absent.
Violence & Gore
The game is violent and bloody, with players using guns, chainsaws and fists to kill, maim and decapitate demonic enemies, and blood and gore spill everywhere.
Profanity
Characters use strong profanity, with the words "f--k" and "s--t" often used in conversation.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
The editorial review marks alcohol, drugs and smoking as absent.
Frightening Scenes
The game is described as scary, with a steady stream of blood, gore and satanic imagery, and intense combat against ghastly-looking enemies.
Other things to know
The game includes three downloadable content packs of extra multiplayer maps, released for free, and the review notes no purchases are required.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
Fighting demons to protect life is a plus, but the review says extreme violence eliminates any positive messages.
Role models
The player character uses violence to survive and is often cruel to enemies and to robots trying to help him, so he is a weak role model.
Representation
The review says the player's character is cruel to enemies and to robots trying to help him, and that he is oddly abusive, so the hero is not a positive role model. The source notes a new Diverse Representations section is being rolled out but gives no diversity assessment of the game's characters.
Learning
Families can discuss violence in games, including whether killing demons and monsters makes them feel different than killing humans.
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