Doom: The Dark Ages review: Shields up!

Game details Developer: id Software Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Platform: Windows (reviewed), PS5, Xbox Series X/S Release Date: May 14, 2025 ESRB Rating: M for Mature Price: $70 Links: Amazon | Steam | Official Website For decades now, you could count on there being a certain rhythm to a Doom game. From the ’90s originals to the series’ resurrection in recent years, the Doom games have always been about using constant, zippy motion to dodge through a sea of relatively slow-moving bullets, maintaining your distance while firing back at encroaching hordes of varied monsters. The specific guns and movement options you could call on might change from game to game, but the basic rhythm of that dodge-and-shoot gameplay never has. Just a few minutes in, Doom: The Dark Ages throws out that traditional Doom rhythm almost completely. The introduction of a crucial shield adds a whole suite of new verbs to the Doom vocabulary; in addition to running, dodging, and shooting, you’ll now be ... Read full article.