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Metro GameCentralGame review: Doom is a hellishly violent shooter
Published 5/16/2016
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70
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PS4 / PC / XONE - 5/13/2016
Doom
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.
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- id Software
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
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Critic avg
86
56 scored reviews
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56
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50–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 86 across 56 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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56 included scored reviews
90–10030 reviews · 54%
80–8921 reviews · 38%
70–793 reviews · 5%
Below 702 reviews · 4%
Showing 51-56 of 56 matching critic reviews. 56 total critic reviews. Page 6 of 6.
Matt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Doom (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 5/16/2016
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50
-36 vs critic avg
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Read originalRashid Sayed
GamingBoltDOOM Review – Back With A Bang
Published 5/15/2016
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90
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalTyler Treese
PlayStation LifeStyleDOOM Review – Meat Grinder (PS4)
Published 5/15/2016
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80
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalShannon Grixti
Press StartPress Start Doom Review
Published 5/15/2016
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80
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalDoom (2016) Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"
Published 5/13/2016
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100
+14 vs critic avg
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