Much like Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog, Doom is a name that people who know nothing about video games recognize. It s one of the industry s most influential and longest-running franchises 27 years and counting spawning several games, novels, a comic book, and two movies of questionable quality.
While it s true that Doom was not the first FPS, it is rightly considered the granddaddy of the genre; a claim few games can make. In this feature, we look at each entry in the series from development to reception, starting with the seminal original and ending with Doom Eternal s expansions. They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you. You will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done.