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Game Information
- Platform: Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP / 95
- BBFC Rating:
Suitable for 15 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 15. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 15 years of age or over. - Media: Video Game
Product Features
- Play B.J. Blaskowitz, a bad-ass Army Ranger
- Uncover Heinrich Himmler's occult and genetic experiments
- Escape from imprisonment from the castle
- Explore hidden crypts, forests, air bases, secret weapons facilities
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It's been nearly a decade since Wolfenstein 3-D began the first-person shooter genre and at long last everyone's favourite Nazi basher, B J Blazkowicz, is back in Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
Set during World War II, Return to Castle Wolfenstein finds the Nazis dabbling in the black arts in an effort to raise a demonic prince from the dead and create an army of uber soldats. Naturally, Blazkowicz is the only thing that can stop this supernatural onslaught, so he's set behind enemy lines in an effort to stop Himmler and his evil lieutenant Deaths Head.
On the surface, the single-player game seems like pure gold--after all, everyone loves blowing away Nazis. The graphics look great and the catacomb levels are non-stop action as the armies of the undead are intent on sucking your brains out and serving them up on a nice bit of Melba toast. But it’s not the longest game in the world and in the end does fall a little short of the standards set by titles such as Half-Life and Max Payne.
In fact, the best thing about Return to Castle Wolfenstein is its team-based multiplayer mode. Each multiplayer adventure features Axis vs. Allies and both sides offer four character classes: engineer (removes obstacles), medic (heals and revives team-mates), lieutenant (calls in air strikes and replenishes ammo) and soldier (only class able to use sniper rifles, flamethrowers and other unusual weapons). The game includes only eight multiplayer maps, but they are all perfectly designed, and in order to be successful teams have to work together. The result is a great gaming experience that fans of Counter-Strike or the Day of Defeat mode for Half-Life will really appreciate.
Graphically, Return to Castle Wolfenstein looks amazing. It uses the powerful Quake III engine to great effect and the character models, explosions and lighting effects are all perfectly done. --Jason Trebegger
Manufacturer's Description
You are B.J. Blaskowitz, a bad-ass Army Ranger recruited into the Office of Secret Actions (OSA) tasked with escaping and then returning to Castle Wolfenstein in an attempt to thwart Heinrich Himmler's occult and genetic experiments. Himmler believes himself to be a reincarnation of a 10th century dark prince, Henry the Fowler, also known as Heinrich. Through genetic engineering and the harnessing of occult powers, Himmler hopes to raise an unstoppable army to level the Allies once and for all.
You must first escape from imprisonment in the castle to report the strange creatures and happenings in and around Wolfenstein to the OSA. Your mission takes a drastic turn as you learn the depth of Himmler's plans and what you must do to defeat the evil he has unleashed.
This is what you have been trained for. Your surroundings will be dangerous and hostile. We are currently tracking activities believed to be associated with Himmler in locations throughout Germany including; villages overrun by the occult, hidden crypts, forests, air bases, secret weapons facilities, and genetic labs, to name only the few we are aware of. There are more, and you must find them.
Failure is not an option. If Himmler succeeds, the war is over for the Allies... and the war is over for everyone.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent!,
This review is from: Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC CD) (Video Game)
I'm currently fighting through the final battle of this amazing new game.. (Having played the Multiplayer Test I just couldnt wait an extra 10 days for the UK release date ;-) This game really is as good as everyone expected. With the 'film-style' flowing storyline of halflife combined with the atmosphere of Unreal and clear mission objectives like Quake2 it really has the best of all worlds. Yet it goes further: if you have a powerful graphics card/system you can put extra-quality textures and models on. This brings unprecidented realism to the game. You can see the creases in the material of the soldiers' jackets! The over-shiny cartoony graphics of the Quake3 engine has been stripped out in favour of a more realistic world. The flame thrower simply has to be seen (and used) to be believed!! What really impresses me about the game is the way it manages so well to introduce some quite surreal stuff (some hi-tech weapons and surprising enemies) but yet it explains it all so well that it really doesn't seem too out of place in the Nazi/WWII environment. I think I've said enough. If you're buying a game at all, make sure it's this one! No excuses!!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic game, worth the money!,
This review is from: Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC CD) (Video Game)
One of, if not THE best FPS game I have ever played. The single player game is incredible, with excellent graphics and music, the AI is very realistic and the objectives challenging and interesting. The multiplayer is just as good. With different types of soldiers to choose from (engineer, medic, officer, etc) you get different types of abilities/equipment. And since its based on the Q3 engine you wont get the same problems with cheaters that the Halflife engine is plagued with.Fantastic game!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
worthy successor,
By A Customer
This review is from: Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC CD) (Video Game)
At last Wolf returns, well worth waiting for, smooth graphics -frightening sound effects if you have surround sound - good variation in scenarios and plots. So much more realistic than the original but retaining the old blood & guts shoot'em up. Brilliant
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