PS1 port of id Software's legendary Doom. Despite technical limitations compared to the PC version, the core frenzied gameplay and oppressive atmosphere are preserved. A foundational historical FPS title, essential even in this imperfect console version.
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First-Person Shooter1 player16+
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PlayStation port of the cult FPS founder, where the space marine faces unleashed demons on the UAC's Martian bases. Created by id Software with Williams Entertainment for the USA, GT Interactive for Europe and SoftBank for Japan, released in 1995 in the United States, Europe and Japan. Twenty-eight levels from the three original episodes and Doom II, split-screen multiplayer and Aubrey Hodges' atmospheric soundtrack. Multiple regional releases and revisions.
Doom review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
A PlayStation port of id Software's founding FPS, Doom stands out for a console-reworked art direction: dynamic colored lighting, darker, foggier moods than the PC version, and a menacing demonic bestiary. The UAC's Martian bases and infernal corridors bathe in an oppressive, bloody atmosphere. This visual choice heightens the horror, serving the frantic action. A memorable, atmospheric console rendering.
The Doom PlayStation port's soundtrack, by Aubrey Hodges, abandons the PC version's heavy metal for dark, industrial ambient of rare power. Cavernous drones, menacing pads and supernatural noises replace riffs with atmospheric horror, far closer to survival horror than to the frantic FPS. This radical choice makes the console version a unique, harrowing sonic experience. A bold, striking backing.
The Japanese release of Doom, far rarer than its Western counterparts in a market where the FPS struggled to take hold. This small local run makes it a markedly harder copy to complete than the PAL or American versions, prized by fans of cross-region releases. Its interest stems first from this regional scarcity of an otherwise universal classic.
Is Doom still worth playing in 2026?
Doom on PS1 is the port of id Software's legendary title, despite technical limitations versus PC. The essentials of frenetic gameplay and oppressive atmosphere are preserved, and the PS1 version even adds a new ambient soundtrack by Aubrey Hodges making the experience more anxiety-inducing than the original. A genuinely interesting detour today.
