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PC
Shoot 'Em Up
| Viewed: | 3D First-person | Genre: | Shoot 'Em Up |
| Media: | CD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | id Software | Soft. Co.: | id Software |
| Publishers: | Activision
(GB/GB) |
Released: | Jun 2006
(GB) 19 Dec 2003 (GB) |
| Ratings: | PEGI 16+ | ||
| No Accessories: | No Accessories | ||
Summary
One of the PC’s most anticipated games of 2001, Activision’s Return to Castle Wolfenstein proved there was some life left in the old shoot-em-up. Two years on, the company has now released an Extended Edition of the game, which also includes the ill-fated team-based multiplayer expansion, Enemy Territory.
As in the original Wolfenstein 3D, the game that - along with Doom - invented the first-person shooter genre, players assume the role of William J ‘BJ’ Blazkowicz, the Allies’ bad boy of Second World War espionage. The fate of the free world hangs in the balance as BJ battles against the sadistic machinations of a Nazi war machine bent on world domination.
This latest sequel reflects the same over-the-top comic book style of the original Wolfenstein. However, by using the graphics technology of the Quake 3 engine, Return to Castle Wolfenstein pulls the player further into a chilling storyline filled with frightening tales of bio-engineering and the occult. Devotees of multi-player action will be able to get online and frag it out within the unique Wolfenstein world.
Enemy Territory is a different story. A popular expansion Stateside, Enemy Territory failed to make it to European shores when it was finished in mid-2003, thus making this package a true bonus for RTCW lovers. Enemy Territory is at heart a team-based multi-player offering in which players wield the usual arsenal of weapons and engage in some frenetic battles with other players. There is a variety of game modes and a broad range of multiplayer maps to get to grips with. Come on Wolfenstein fans, you know the drill.
As in the original Wolfenstein 3D, the game that - along with Doom - invented the first-person shooter genre, players assume the role of William J ‘BJ’ Blazkowicz, the Allies’ bad boy of Second World War espionage. The fate of the free world hangs in the balance as BJ battles against the sadistic machinations of a Nazi war machine bent on world domination.
This latest sequel reflects the same over-the-top comic book style of the original Wolfenstein. However, by using the graphics technology of the Quake 3 engine, Return to Castle Wolfenstein pulls the player further into a chilling storyline filled with frightening tales of bio-engineering and the occult. Devotees of multi-player action will be able to get online and frag it out within the unique Wolfenstein world.
Enemy Territory is a different story. A popular expansion Stateside, Enemy Territory failed to make it to European shores when it was finished in mid-2003, thus making this package a true bonus for RTCW lovers. Enemy Territory is at heart a team-based multi-player offering in which players wield the usual arsenal of weapons and engage in some frenetic battles with other players. There is a variety of game modes and a broad range of multiplayer maps to get to grips with. Come on Wolfenstein fans, you know the drill.
