Warzone 2's coolest gun ever is a low-framerate recreation of a super classic we all know and love

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The iconic super shotgun will come to Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 in October as part of the Doom bundle.

Doom 2 super shotgun screenshot
(Image credit: id Software)

There's been an awful lot of sometimes-cool, sometimes-odd crossovers in Call of Duty: Warzone 2—corrupt superheroes, Nicki Minaj, a bulletproof dog named Merlin who rides around on your belt—but this is my favorite: The super-shotgun from Doom 2, which will be added to the game as part of the Doom bundle that's coming in October.

The super shotgun—technically the combat shotgun, but only old, pedantic nerds (like me) insist on calling it that—debuted in Doom 2, and it's been a staple of the series, and virtually every other shotgun-toting FPS, ever since. They have an alarmingly slow rate of fire, but they make up for that shortcoming by hitting like a truck.

Of course, you don't have to worry about reloading if you only have to pull the trigger once, am I right?

What makes the Warzone 2 rendition of the super shotgun so impressive is the way it so perfectly recreates the original. It looks the part, it sounds the part, it's got the same muzzle blast animation, and best of all it has the same low-framerate reload animation. Charlie Intel posted a brief clip of the weapon in action on Twitter: That mid-'90s chop is completely incongruous with the silky-smooth movement of the rest of the game, and yet, it's perfect. It is the super shotgun.

For comparison, here's the original super shotgun showing off what it can do in Doom 2, courtesy of The PsiRocker on YouTube:

There are no details at this point as to how the weapon will actually perform in the game, but speaking as a casual player who's more interested in having fun than whatever the meta is at any given moment, I don't care—I think this thing looks like (forgive the pun) a blast.

The bundle will also include the Doomgun gunscreen, Doom weapon charm, Cacodemon and Slayer stickers, a handful of new emblems, and—of course—a very familiar chainsaw: We don't have an animation for that bad boy yet, but this is what it looks like:

(Image credit: Activision)

The Doom bundle will be available for Call of Duty: Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 on October 9.

Andy Chalk
Andy Chalk
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Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.