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Doom (2016)

4.5 Outstanding

Pros & Cons

- One of the best FPS campaigns in recent memory.
- Labyrinthine level design.
- Multiple enemy and weapon types.
- Tons of graphics options.
- Satanic soundtrack.
- True to the original.
- Multiplayer needs some work.
- DLC and Season Passes lock content behind paywalls.
- Slow movement speed.
- Unskippable logos.

Bottom Line:

Doom is back and true to the original. If you want to play the best FPS in years, you owe it to yourself to go to Hell (on Mars).

Specs & Configurations

Product Category	Consumer Electronics
Product Category	Games
Product Category	Gaming
Product Category	PC
Product Category	Software
Product Games ESRB Rating	M for Mature
Product Games Genre	Action Games
Product Games Platform	PC
Product Price Type	Direct

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Jeffrey L. Wilson

Managing Editor, Apps and Gaming

Since 2004, I've written about consumer tech for many publications, including 1UP, Laptop, Parenting, Sync, Wise Bread, and WWE. I now apply that knowledge and skill set as the managing editor of PCMag's apps and gaming team.

The Technology I Use

As a member of the App & Gaming team, I use a wide variety of apps and services. Google Drive is an essential file-syncing service for moving documents between team members in this work-from-home era. Scrivener has been an invaluable writing tool as I rework my fiction manuscript. YouTube Premium and YouTube TV deliver hours of entertainment (though I only use the latter service during the F1 and NBA playoff seasons).

In terms of hardware, I use a Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 laptop for work and an Origin PC tower for playing PC games. I also have a Steam Deck, which lets me play my favorite titles under a shade tree. Of course, I have a smartphone, and the Google Pixel 9a is my handset of choice.

My main input devices are the Das Keyboard 4 Professional and Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Mouse, though I bust out the Hori Fighting Commander Octa or Hori Fight Stick Alpha when mixing it up in fighting games. I have a thing for arcade sticks. I collect Neo Geo AES games, too, but only if I can find the carts on the (relative) cheap.

For video and music consumption, I fire up my Lenovo Tab P11; it has a sharp screen and great Dolby Atmos-powered speakers. My Kindle Paperwhite has received much use, too. I have a standalone, Sony Blu-ray player connected to a TCL television when it's time to go full cinephile. I'm also a vinyl guy, so the Bluetooth-enabled Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT keeps the wax spinning.

My first computer was a Commodore 64. Long live BASIC and retro computers!

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