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Wolfenstein (Game)
Distributor: Activision
Most gamers, be they console junkies or PC addicts, love at least one FPS (First Person Shooter). For some, it’s the gritty glory of Killzone 2 (on the PS3), while for others, it’s the brightly coloured critters of the Halo series (on XBox360). Pretty much everyone loves the Call Of Duty games, especially World At War. All of these games, however, owe a big, sloppy kiss to a little game called Wolfenstein 3D. Released in 1992 on PC, it preceded similar titles like Doom and Quake. The plot? You killed Nazis. Normal Nazis, magical Nazis…hell, you even took on a Hitler robot Nazi… thing. Wolfenstein 3D spawned a bunch of sequels but newer, sexier FPS titles seemed to eclipse it. Now Wolfenstein is having another crack at it.
Does it fare well? Yes and no. The game itself is very entertaining. You play classic character William “BJ” Blazkowicz, Nazi killer extraordinaire. You scoot about a map that’s not quite sandbox, not quite linear, making contacts, improving your weapons via the black market and, of course, going on missions. It’s not long before you possess trans-dimensional powers, allowing you to mess with time, go through hidden doorways, and move much faster than your enemies. Then, naturally, the Nazis catch up and, yep, it’s magical Nazi killing time all over again.
Taken as a game alone, Wolfenstein is loads of fun. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really stand up to the previously mentioned big dogs of the genre at the moment. The graphics, sound and level design are all good, but set against some of the truly great FPS titles, Wolfenstein feels a tad second rate. That said, Nazis are always fun to kill, the supernatural element gives you extra powers, and there are enough cool weapons, boss fights and general mayhem to have a blast. Wolfenstein is perhaps not quite as good as it could have been, but it’s a lot of fun nonetheless.
