![]() He soon learns that the medallion requites crystals called Nachtsonne that are only found in a Nazi occupied town called Isenstadt. Blazkowicz steals a strange medallion and unwittingly unleashes its power. Blazkowicz is back once more to shoot Nazis in the face. This was the second time the series was rebooted, but was it any good? Developed by Raven Software and released in 2009. Wolfenstein: Yep, just plain old Wolfenstein. Well that was ‘interesting’ but now its time for yet another reboot. The game was well received when released and well worth playing, but sadly its no longer available on Apple’s app store. But its also damn good fun and very addictive with a great black humour and an exaggerated comic book art style. Its a slow paced game as its turn based, so no ‘running and gunning’ here and a big departure from previous games. If you have ever played a dungeon crawler style game like Dungeon Master, etc then you’ll know what to expect with this game. You roam areas, loot for items, kill Nazis, zombies, skeletons and even paintings of Hitler… This game plays like an old school, turn based RPG but looks like Wolfenstein only given a bit of a comedic/cartoon slant. You must escape Castle Wolfenstein (again) and save the world by putting and end to the SS Paranormal Division (again). William “B.J.” Blazkowicz is back and is being held by the Nazis. Yes, an RPG based in the world of Wolfenstein because… why not? This oddity was a mobile only game for iOS in 2009 and programmed by id Software co-founder John Carmack. Wolfenstein RPG: Developed by Fountainhead Entertainment and published by EA Mobile. So what next for Wolfenstein? How about an RPG? It was just a good WW II based multiplayer shooter and could have been given any name really. This was a pretty good multiplayer shooter… but it really had nothing to do with Wolfenstein at all. As you play, you’ll earn experience points which allow you to level up your skills. ![]() There are various classes to play as each with their own skill sets, strengths and weaknesses. There are various game modes to play including Objective Mode, Stopwatch Mode and Last Man Standing coupled with plenty of options to tailor the game’s settings to suit your style of play. But thanks to a great gaming community, hundreds of user created maps were soon added. Originally, the game only contained six maps to play on. The game was released completely free to anyone. Originally planned to be a sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein but there were problems during development, so the single player element was dropped from the game and it was released as a multiplayer only title.Ĭreated to build on the success and popularity of Return to Castle Wolfenstein’s highly praised multiplayer. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory: This was released in 2003, developed by Splash Damage and published by id Software. There were plans to make a direct sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein, but things didn’t quite work out… Reviews at the time gave the game pretty decent scores as a single player game, but it was the multiplayer element that received the most praise. The supernatural elements of Wolfenstein 3D are also played up much more and offer some depth to the plot. Its an action packed shooter like its predecessor only this time it contains more of a story. ![]() Return to Castle Wolfenstein was a pretty decent game and it managed to update the franchise while still not forgetting its roots as it featured several nods and references to Wolfenstein 3D. Agent One is killed during interrogation but Blazkowicz manages to escape and its up to him (you) to unravel the mysteries of ‘Operation Resurrection’ and escape Castle Wolfenstein. The two are captured and imprisoned in Castle Wolfenstein by the Nazis while they were investigating rumours of a top secret project of Heinrich Himmler regarding the SS Paranormal Division. Blazkowicz who teams up with a British operative known as Agent One. Return to Castle Wolfenstein: This time developed by Gray Matter Interactive (single player) and Nerve Software (multiplayer), published by id Software and released in 2001. Wolfenstein 3D and its add-ons were released in 1992, but we wouldn’t see another game for almost a decade. We gamers were blown away and eagerly waited for another game in the franchise. By now, Wolfenstein 3D had taken the gaming world by storm.
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