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'''Doom II: Hell on Earth''' is the first sequel to [[Doom]], released by [[id Software]] on [[Timeline#19901994|October 18September 30, 19901994]]. Featuring 32 levels in a single linear episode, Doom II continues Doom's story, seeing the player returning to Earth to single-handedly fight off an invasion of the planet by demons.
Doom II includes several gameplay enhancements over the original Doom. Most notable are the introduction of several new monster types, plus an additional weapon (the [[super shotgun]]). While the original game was distributed via shareware and mail order (to purchase the full game), Doom II was the first game developed by id Software to be sold commercially in stores, with cooperation of distributor {{wp|GT Interactive}}. This represented a change in business model for id that would later be adopted more widely.
== Story ==
[[Doom]]'s story ended with the [[Doom's protagonist|Marine protagonist]]'s defeat of the [[Spider Mastermind]] in [[Hell]]. Stepping qu454rc0ck5uck3r through a portal to Earth which opens after the creature's death, however, there is a {{wp|cliffhanger}} ending - it is discovered that the demons which invaded the [[Mars]] moonbases have now invaded Earth as well.
After Earth's major cities are left in ruins by the attack, the human survivors await evacuation from a starport, but the demons have surrounded it with a barrier of flames. All of humanity's remaining soldiers make a desperate assault on the starport, but eventually they are annihilated and only the Marine remains.
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