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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

2001 · Xbox · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · PlayStation 2 · Shooter

74IGDB player score
480 ratings

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That 74 average hides a game its 480 fans would defend to the death. This is about the gunplay. Fantasy, science fiction set the stage, the shooting does the talking. A full single-player game with a multiplayer side that refuses to die. A 2001 original that still holds up — they don't make them like this anymore, literally.

About this game

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter and a reboot of Wolfenstein 3D. The player's arsenal includes among others a Luger, MP 40 submachine gun, Mauser rifle with sniper scope, flamethrower, dynamite and grenades. The game also features a multiplayer component in which players are split into Axis and Allies sides with each a set of objectives to complete.

World War II rages and nations fall. SS head Himmler has Hitler's full backing to twist science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. Battling alone, you're on an intense mission to pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop Himmler... or die trying.

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Game facts

Release date

Nov 19, 2001

Developer

Gray Matter Interactive, Nerve Software, Raster Productions, Splash Damage

Publisher

Activision, Aspyr Media, Microsoft Game Studios, id Software

Platforms

Xbox, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2

Genres

Shooter

Themes

Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror, Historical, Stealth

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Franchise

Wolfenstein

Perspective

First person

Critic score

68 / 100 (5 reviews)

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