<s>
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
on	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1994	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
shareware	B-License
and	O
mail	O
order	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
sold	O
in	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
larger	O
levels	O
,	O
new	O
enemies	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
super	O
shotgun	O
"	O
weapon	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
power-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	B-Application
Levels	I-Application
for	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
with	O
21	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
expansion	O
,	O
No	O
Rest	O
for	O
the	O
Living	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
nine	O
extra	O
levels	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFG	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
Classic	O
Complete	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
2019	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
very	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
refined	O
the	O
already	O
good	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Tapwave	B-Application
Zodiac	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
source	B-License
code	I-License
has	O
facilitated	O
ports	O
to	O
platforms	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
other	O
cellphone	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
ports	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
and	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
not	O
dramatically	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
advances	O
in	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
that	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
with	O
their	O
game	O
engine	O
by	O
making	O
much	O
larger	O
and	O
more	O
intricate	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
is	O
infested	O
with	O
demons	B-Operating_System
that	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
a	O
straightforward	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
player	O
playing	O
through	O
three	O
related	O
episodes	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
32	O
levels	O
(	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
secret	O
levels	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
level	O
15	O
)	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
interludes	O
for	O
when	O
the	O
story	O
develops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
watching	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
episodes	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
screens	O
between	O
each	O
level	O
simply	O
show	O
a	O
background	O
(	O
a	O
style	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
bonus	O
fourth	O
episode	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
available	O
in	O
The	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Doom	I-Application
,	O
the	O
retail	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
doubled	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
non-boss	O
monster	O
types	O
and	O
started	O
using	O
bosses	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
as	O
normal	O
level	O
enemies	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
super	O
shotgun	O
(	O
a	O
very	O
powerful	O
double-barreled	O
shotgun	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
power-up	O
,	O
the	O
megasphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dooms	B-Application
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
was	O
greatly	O
improved	O
in	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
including	O
"	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
"	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
vastly	O
increased	O
number	O
of	O
dial-up	O
modems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
functionality	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
improved	O
upon	O
as	O
patches	O
and	O
updates	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
functionality	O
was	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
the	O
dial-up	O
or	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
by	O
the	O
internal	O
setup	O
program	O
(	O
setup.exe	O
)	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
online	O
service	O
DWANGO	O
or	O
with	O
once-popular	O
programs	O
like	O
Kali	B-Protocol
and	O
Kahn	O
(	O
using	O
SPX	O
)	O
in	O
Windows	O
95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nowadays	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
standards	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
almost	O
any	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
across	O
the	O
internet	O
using	O
third-party	O
source	O
ports	O
such	O
as	O
Odamex	O
,	O
Zandronum	O
,	O
ZDaemon	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
still	O
popular	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
supports	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
once	O
again	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Doomguy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
Spider	B-Application
Mastermind	I-Application
,	O
the	O
marine	O
finds	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
Earth	O
opened	O
by	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
returning	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
marine	O
finds	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
invaded	O
by	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
have	O
killed	O
billions	O
of	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
Earth	O
's	O
only	O
ground	O
spaceport	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
placed	O
a	O
barrier	O
over	O
it	O
,	O
preventing	O
any	O
ships	O
from	O
leaving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
marine	O
battles	O
hordes	O
of	O
demons	B-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
deactivate	O
the	O
force	O
field	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
remaining	O
humans	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
he	O
sits	O
down	O
to	O
await	O
death	O
,	O
knowing	O
that	O
he	O
saved	O
humanity	O
,	O
the	O
marine	O
then	O
receives	O
an	O
off-planet	O
transmission	O
from	O
the	O
survivors	O
in	O
orbit	B-Application
,	O
who	O
have	O
managed	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
where	O
the	O
armies	O
of	O
Hell	O
are	O
coming	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
through	O
the	O
hordes	O
of	O
Hell	O
,	O
the	O
marine	O
reaches	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
demon	B-Operating_System
he	O
has	O
ever	O
seen	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Icon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
(	O
Baphomet	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
kills	O
the	O
Icon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
by	O
firing	O
rockets	O
into	O
its	O
exposed	O
brain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
level	O
,	O
Icon	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
,	O
contains	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
where	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
artists	O
put	O
the	O
decapitated	O
head	O
of	O
John	O
Romero	O
as	O
the	O
sprite	O
hidden	O
behind	O
the	O
icon	O
on	O
the	O
wall	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
damaged	O
by	O
rocket	O
splash	O
damage	O
three	O
times	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
1994	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
Doomsday	O
rule	O
and	O
exactly	O
ten	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
port	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
1995	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
a	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Art	O
Data	O
Interactive	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
came	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
ports	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Tapwave	B-Application
Zodiac	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
source	B-License
code	I-License
has	O
facilitated	O
ports	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
other	O
cellphone	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	B-Application
Levels	I-Application
for	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
1995	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
bonus	O
called	O
Maximum	O
Doom	B-Application
consisting	O
of	O
over	O
3,000	O
homebrew	B-Application
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Ed	O
Dawson	O
for	O
PC	O
PowerPlay	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
"	O
uniformly	O
medium	O
size	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
commercial	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
high	O
purchase	O
price	O
for	O
predominantly	O
shareware	B-License
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
Rest	O
for	O
the	O
Living	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
release	O
from	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFG	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
Classic	O
Complete	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
2019	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
detailed	O
plot	O
information	O
is	O
given	O
,	O
this	O
expansion	O
appears	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
saying	O
it	O
refined	O
everything	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
original	O
Doom	B-Application
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
more	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
get	O
this.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Fantasy	O
or	O
Science	O
fiction	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
David	O
Kushner	O
in	O
Masters	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
id	O
Software	O
shipped	O
600,000	O
units	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
stores	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
PC	O
Data	O
,	O
which	O
tracked	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
1.81	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
earned	O
$74.7	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
