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This page lists articles in the press, devoted primarily to the Doom games.

Previews

Article Subject Language Notes Link
K #48, March 1993, p. 46-48 Doom Italian Interview with Tom Hall and some Alpha screenshot [1]
PC Player, 5/1993, pp. 6-7 Doom German [2]
Game Players PC Entertainment, May/June 1993, p. 8 Doom English [3]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, June 1993, p. 74 Doom English [4]
Computer Gaming World, July 1993, pp. 104-105 Doom English [5]
Electronic Games, September 1993, p. 38 Doom English Brief preview [6]
Megazin, September 1993, p. 38 Doom Slovenian Preliminary score: Graphics 82%, Sound 74%, Playability 85%, Overall 86% [7]
Aktueller Software Markt, October 1993, pp. 126-127 Doom German [8]
Electronic Games, December 1993, p. 58 Doom English [9]
Gambler, December 1993, p. 61 Doom Polish [10]
Compute, August 1994, p. 84 Doom II English [11]
Secret Service, 9/1994, p. 54 Doom II Polish [12]
Mega Force, October 1994, pp. 18-19 Sega 32X Doom French [13]
Next Generation, May 1995, pp. 40-41 Doom 64 English [14]
GamePro, March 1997, p. 45-46 Doom 64 English [15]
gamesTM #19 (2004), pp. 42-43 Doom 3 English

Reviews

Doom

Article Language Notes Link
The Age, December 23, 1993 English Excerpt
Top Secret, 1/1994, p. 39 Polish Score: 10/10 [16]
San Jose Mercury News, January 2, 1994 English Excerpt
The Guardian, January 13, 1994 English Excerpt
PC Player, 2/1994, pp. 36-38 German Score: 85/100 [17]
PC Joker, 2/1994, p. 75 German Score: 79% [18]
Secret Service, 2/1994, p. 36 Polish Score: Graphics 100%, Sound 100%, Quality 100% [19]
Joystick, February 1994, p. 86 French Score: 96%, Megastar [20]
Gambler, February 1994, p. 72 Polish Score: Graphics 100%, Sound 100%, Playability 100%, Idea 80%, Overall 95% [21]
Computer Gaming World, March 1994, pp. 38-39 English [22]
Power Play, 3/1994, pp. 28-29 German Score: 87% [23]
Play Time, 3/1994, pp. 110-111 German Score: 90/100 [24]
ASM (Aktuelle Software Markt), 3/1994 German Score: 11/12 [25]
Compute, April 1994, p. 82 English [26]
Edge, April 1994, pp. 60-63 English Score: 7/10
Source of the infamous "if only you could talk to the monsters" remark.		 [27]
Electronic Entertainment, April 1994, p. 94 English Score: 10/10 [28]
The Advocate, June 17, 1994 English Excerpt
K #57, January 1994, pp. 58-59 Italian Score: 930/1000 [29]
The Games Machine #61, February 1994, pp.. 90-93 Italian Score: 95% [30]
Computer and Video Games #148, March 1994, pp. 72-73 English Score: Graphics 97%, Sound 92%, Gameplay 85%, Value 89%. Overall 93% [31]
Dragon #203, March 1994, pp. 59-60 English Score: 5/5 [32]
Electronic Games, April 1994, p. 74 English Score: Graphics 90%, Sound 85%, Playability 90%, Replay Value 85%, Overall 85% [33]
Génération 4 #62, January 1994, pp. 106-108 French Score: 95% [34]
Hyper #4, March 1994, pp. 54-55 English Score: Visuals 96%, Sound 95%, Gameplay 96%, Longterm 95%, Overall 96% [35]
Joker #7, February 1994, pp. 16-17 Slovenian Score: 95% [36]
NEXTWorld, February 1994, p. 29 English Score: 4/5 (shareware version) [37]
PC Games Magazine, March 1994, pp. 24-26 German Score: 95% [38]
PC Zone #13, April 1994, pp. 69-72 English Score: 96% [39]
Pelit, January 1994, pp. 48-49 Finnish Score: 96% [40]
Score #3, March 1994, p. 21 Czech Score: 93% [41]
User #46, April 1994, pp. 24-27 Greek Score: 93% [42]
Excalibur #23, February 1994, p. 12 Czech Score: 98% [43]

Doom II

Article Language Notes Link
Secret Service, 10/1994, p. 68 Polish Score: Graphics 100%, Sound 100%, Quality 100%. English translation available. [44]
Joystick, October 1994, p. 76 French Score: Technical 95%, Interest 20% (Doom owners)/85% (newcomers) [45]
Gambler, October 1994, p. 72 Polish Score: Graphics 100%, Sound 90%, Playability 95%, Idea 80%, Overall 95% [46]
Top Secret, October 1994, p. 51 Polish Score: Overall 10/10, Brain 3/10, Sound 10/10, Graphics 9/10 [47]
Computer Gaming World, November 1994, pp. 98-102 English Score: 4.5/5 [48]
Games Master, November 1994, pp. 80-81 English Score: 96/100 [49]
PC Player, 11/1994, pp. 82-83 German Score: 83/100 [50]
PC Zone, November 1994, pp. 60-64 English Score: 62/100 (for "Doom pros"), 90/100 (for Doom "virgins") [51]
Power Play, 11/1994, pp. 38-40 German Score: 82% [52]
PC Gamer, December 1994, pp. 134-135 English Score: 90% Archived copy at Doomworld/idgames
Joystick, September 1995, p. 100 French Macintosh version. Score: Technical 90%, Interest 87% [53]

The Ultimate Doom

Article Language Notes Link
Joystick, February 1996, p. 89 French Macintosh version. Score: Technical 77%, Interest 75% [54]

Console ports

Article Platform Language Notes Link
Mega Fun, 1/1995, p. 112 Atari Jaguar German Score: 91% [55]
Player One #49, February 1995, pp. 62-65 Atari Jaguar French Score: 98% [56]
Ultimate Future Games #2, January 1995, pp. 84-85 Atari Jaguar English Score: 92% [57]
VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine #72, January 1995, p. 76 Atari Jaguar English Score: Graphics 9/10, Sound/Music 8/10, Playability 10/10, Overall 10/10 [58]
Score #13, January 1995, p. 50 Atari Jaguar Czech Score: 89% [59]
Excalibur #45, May 1995, p. 23 Atari Jaguar Czech Score: 80% [60]
Gambler, November 1995, p. 33 Atari Jaguar Polish Score: Graphics 45%, Sound 45%, Playability 60%, Idea 80%, Overall 50% [61]
Console+ #42, April 1995, p. 132 Atari Jaguar French Score: 96% [62]
Gamepro #66, January 1995, pp. 92-93 Atari Jaguar English Score: Graphics 4/5, Sound 4/5, Control 4.5/5, FunFactor 4.5/5 [63]
Man!ac, January 1995, p. 90 Atari Jaguar German Score: 84% [64]
Play Time, March 1995, p.117 Atari Jaguar German Score: Graphics 87%, Sound 79%, Fun 91% [65]
Computer and Video Games #158, January 1995, pp. 72-74 Atari Jaguar
Sega 32X		 English Jaguar: Graphics 95, Sound 90, Playability 94, Value 94, Overall 95
32X: Graphics 90, Sound 92, Playability 94, Value 96, Overall 94		 [66]
Joypad #37, December 1994, pp. 90-94 Atari Jaguar
Sega 32X		 French Jaguar: 94%
32X: 92%		 [67]
Mega Fun, 1/1995, p. 31 Sega 32X German Score: 87% [68]
Ação Games #73, December 1994, p. 18 Sega 32X Brazilian Portuguese Score: 30/30 [69]
Beep! Mega Drive, December 1994, p. 121 Sega 32X Japanese Score: 90% [70]
Computer+Videogiochi #44, January 1995, pp. 76-77 Sega 32X Italian Score: 90% [71]
GamePro #67, February 1995, p. 58 Sega 32X English Score: Graphics 4/5, Sound 4.5/5, Control 5/5, FunFactor 5/5 [72]
Gamers, January 1995, p. 33 Sega 32X German Score: 3+/5 [73]
Hyper #14, January 1995, pp. 38-39 Sega 32X English Score: Visuals 91%, Sound 92%, Gameplay 93%, Longterm 89%, Overall 90% [74]
Hobby Consolas #39, December 1994, pp. 78-81 Sega 32X Spanish Score: 90% [75]
Man!ac, January 1995, p. 48 Sega 32X German Score: 84% [76]
Mean Machines #27, January 1995, pp. 76-78 Sega 32X English Score: Graphics 93%, Sound 90%, Playability 94%, Lastability 92%, VFM 92%, Overall 92% [77]
Mega Console #10, December 1994, pp. 32-36 Sega 32X Italian Score: 92% [78]
Mega Force suppl. #34, December 1994, pp.22-25 Sega 32X French Score: 92% [79]
Player One #48, January 1995, pp. 64-65 Sega 32X French Score: 95% [80]
Play Time, February 1995, p.101 Sega 32X German Score: Graphics 83%, Sound 79%, Fun 87% (GER) [81]
Power Unlimited, February 1995, p. 40 Sega 32X Dutch Score: 78% [82]
SEGA Force, February 1995, pp. 8-10 Sega 32X Swedish Score: 100% [83]
SEGA MegaZone Magazine #46, December 1994, p. 20 Sega 32X English Score: Graphics 9/10, Sonics 10/10, Playability 9/10, Staying Power 9/10, Overall 94% [84]
Super GamePower #10, January 1995, p. 23 Sega 32X Brazilian Portuguese Score: 5/5 [85]
Ultimate Future Games #2, January 1995, pp. 97 Sega 32X English Score: 91% [86]
Famitsu #335, 12–19 May 1995, p. 116 Sega 32X Japanese Score: 30/40
Joystick, March 1996, p. 66 3DO French Score: Technical 80%, Interest 85% [87]
Mean Machines, March 1997, pp. 66-68 Sega Saturn English Score: Graphics 46/100, Sound 82/100, Playability 46/100, Lastability 30/100, Overall 39/100 [88]

Doom 64

Article Language Notes Link
Video Games, 9/1997, pp. 84-85 German Score: 85% [89]

Heretic

Article Language Notes Link
Joystick, March 1995, p. 90 French Score: Technical 92%, Interest 91%, Megastar [90]

Hexen

Article Language Notes Link
Joystick, November 1995, p. 62 French Score: Technical 80%, Interest 90%, Megastar [91]

Miscellaneous

Periodical Subject/Title Language Notes Link
Game Developer Magazine, January 1994 Monsters from the Id: The Making of Doom English Republished by Gamasutra 22 Aug 2013 [92]
PC Gamer, May-June 1994, pp. 50-53 Doom: Why It Took Over My Life (feature) English part 1, part 2
Top Secret, June 1994, p. 23 General overview of Doom modding Polish [93]
Secret Service, June 1994, p. 11 Doom mapping contest announcement Polish [94]
Secret Service, June 1994, pp. 12-13 General overview of Doom mods and modding tools Polish [95]
Computer Gaming World, July 1994, pp. 20-24 "To Hell and Back Again." Information on Doom's development and a look at Doom II English [96]
Computer Gaming World, August 1994, pp. 140-142 "The Lighter Side of Doom." Description of Doom's lighting effects English [97]
Washington Post, October 10, 1994 "Pac-Man, Tetris – and Now It's Doom's Day" English [98]
Secret Service, November 1994, p. 7 Doom mapping contest results Polish [99]
Electronic Entertainment, December 1994, pp. 58-64 "Natural Born Doom Killers." Includes descriptions of various "Doom clone" games, and several Doom mods. English [100]
Gambler, June 1995, p. 83 Doom fan fiction story contest announcement Polish [101]
Gambler, July 1995, pp. 46-51 General article about Doom clones Polish [102]
MegaFan #1 (1996), pp. 104-134 Walkthrough for episode 1 (Master Levels) of the PlayStation version of Final Doom English [103]
gamesTM #19 (2004), pp. 91-95 Doom retrospective English

See also

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