Annotated Bibliography of Doom

Genre:

Editor, J. R. (n.d.). The Demons of Doom: Then and Now. Retrieved September 26, 2017, from https://news.xbox.com/2016/05/12/doom-then-and-now/

 Brief history of the horror game and it’s shift from being a very pixelated game to a grotesque horror game full of death.

Doom (1993 video game). (2017, September 26). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(1993_video_game)

 Overview of the “doomguy” going around and slaying the demonic hordes of hell, making for a thrilling first person shooter with a very dark and ominous storyline as the main character goes through each level of doom, although this changes over time as doom shifts towards mankind trying to control the powers of hell and fail.

Doom (2016 video game). (2017, September 25). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(2016_video_game)

Set on the planet of Mars you are tasked now with closing the portal to hell and are traversing multiple enemies by shredding through them with a hail of bullets only to understand that your fight is for nothing because the organization that wants the power of hell betray you eventually leading to a eventual sequel like the earlier Doom series of games.

Social History:

Sebastian Anthony on December 10, 2013 at 12:58 pm Comment. (2013, December 10). Doom, the original and best first-person shooter, is 20 years old today. Retrieved September 26, 2017, from https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/172489-doom-the-original-and-best-first-person-shooter-is-20-years-old-today

What Doom has meant for the first person shooter community and how it’s 20^th birthday is a day of celebration knowing that other games were made because of this pixelated game from 1993 that could probably be run from a portable gaming system like the Nintendo switch, showing how far the game has taken gaming and it’s brand name.

Gilbert, C. P. (2015, June 29). This classic '90s video game is the reason games like 'Halo' and 'Call of Duty' exist today. Retrieved September 26, 2017, from http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-doom-2015-6

How Doom revolutionized gaming, creating the great powerhouses of gaming known as Halo and Call of Duty to exist today. From mods to multiplayer it was cutting edge for its time.

Doom: id Software on Taking the Shooter Back to Its Roots. (2015, July 27). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/doom/247956/doom-id-software-on-taking-the-shooter-back-to-its-roots

An adaptation of the very first game creating the same frenetic movement and gory shooter that it was back in 1993 with better graphics and a better storyline. Although it returns to its traditional roots being rooted primarily on its very brutal and aggressive combat.