Product Description

Wolfenstein brings the Nazi’s dark obsession with the occult to life with epic action and harrowing shooter combat. Use a powerful arsenal of both definitive and occult-enhanced Axis & Allied weapons to beat back a supernatural Nazi force that is full of surprises. You play as BJ Blazkowicz, a highly decorated member of the Office of Secret Actions (OSA). You are sent on a special mission into the heart of the Reich to investigate evidence that the Nazis may possess a new and mysterious power. While behind enemy lines, you discover the Nazis have done much more than develop a new toy. The Nazis are harnessing the power of the Black Sun through a dark parallel dimension called The Veil, in order to create a weapon of war-ending mass destruction. You are the only one that can stop them and save the world from their perverse domination.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1171 in Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Model: 83355
• Published on: 2009-08
• Released on: 2009-08-18
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .57" h x 5.41" w x 7.55" l, .33 pounds

Features

• Classic Wolfenstein multiplayer with an occult twist reminiscent of the heart-pounding and award winning class and objective based multiplayer of Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
• Amazing enemies the Nazis throw at you next as they bring their dark fantasies to life.
• Epic combat moments that unfold in movie-like action sequences as you fight to prevent the Nazis from unleashing the power of the Black Sun, a war-ending weapon of supernatural mass destruction.
• Unique environments overlapping this world and the Veil, a world between our reality and the occult underworld that offers you combat advantages but also new supernatural threats.
• The ability to battle with a diverse collection supernatural 'Veil Powers,' as well as Allied and Axis conventional weapons, all upgradable via an in-game black market.

Amazon.com Product Description

Wolfenstein is a supernatural/science fiction first-person shooter, based on the video game series developed by Id Software that has been a favorite of 2D and 3D gamers across multiple game iterations and platforms since the early 1980s. In this new take, players battle the Nazi's dark obsession with the occult through epic action and harrowing shooter combat. Filled with ferocious enemies, movie-quality action scenes, unique gameplay environments, an impressive array of weapons and compelling multiplayer gameplay options, it is truly a fitting new chapter in the history of this classic gaming franchise. Battle conventional enemies. View larger. And the supernatural. View larger. Collect and wield 'Veil Powers.' View larger. Explore multiplayer modes. View larger. Story The storyline of Wolfenstein picks up where the events of Return to Castle Wolfenstein left off. You play B.J. Blazkowicz, a highly decorated member of the Office of Secret Actions (OSA). You are sent on a special mission into the heart of the Third Reich to investigate evidence of the Nazi's possession of a new and mysterious power. But while behind enemy lines, you discover they have done much more than develop a new weapon. The Nazis are attempting to harness the supernatural power of an enormous energy source called 'Black Sun' which resides in a parallel dimension called 'The Veil.' Their goal is to use what they find to create supernatural weapons and soldiers of war-ending magnitude. Yours is to stop that from happening by any mean necessary. Gameplay Even though the game obviously features loads of Nazi enemies, Wolfenstein is not so much a World War II game, as a game centered around "dark science" and "Supernatural Science fiction." In it players move between the the parallel dimension of the Veil and that of our own as they command an enormous arsenal of conventional weapons or unleash the Nazi's own dark powers and perverted science against them with supernatural weapons and Veil-enhanced firepower. One of the major strengths of Wolfenstein is that it allows you to choose the way you want to play. Although as in previous games in the series B.J. Is a one man wrecking crew, he also works with a local resistance group. This means that players have the choice to follow the standard missions as they are revealed, take on requests from the resistance to explore the gameplay area and investigate the Nazi experiments, or to tackle the whole endeavor in multiplayer mode. Veil Power A huge part of Wolfenstein's sci-fi identification comes via gameplay that relies on the accumulation and use of a number of 'Veil Powers'. These powers though supernatural in origin, are used in large part by B.J. To magnify the effectiveness of his conventional weaponry and tactics. A sampling of these powers include: 'Mire,' which allows you to slow down time around B.J. So that he can take out enemies and obstructions such as machine gun nests, without the risk of taking severe damage; 'Veil Sight,' a sort of supernatural night vision that helps you see enemies in the dark; and 'Veil Shield,' which absorbs bullet fire and can be used as a battering ram in some circumstances. As with all the weapons in the game, all Veil Powers can be upgraded and indeed must be in some cases to proceed through the game. A notable caveat that comes along with the mastery of Veil Powers is that they do not necessarily guarantee overall success. As the game proceeds, the Nazis become aware of B.J. And his understanding and use of these powers and in response distribute 'Veil Inhibitors,' devices that negate the use of these Veil-powered abilities within range of them. This opens up a puzzle-solving aspect within Wolfenstein that require players to explore the environments around them to find the inhibitors and destroy them in order to proceed. Key Features Amazing Enemies - You never know what ferocious enemies the Nazis will throw at you next as they bring their dark fantasies to life. Epic Combat Moments - Experience movie-like epic action sequences as you fight to prevent the Nazis from unleashing the power of the Black Sun, a war-ending weapon of supernatural mass destruction. Unique Environments - Explore the mysteries of The Veil, a world between our reality and the occult underworld that offers you combat advantages but also new supernatural threats. Impressive Firepower - Go to battle with a diverse collection of Allied, Axis and experimental Nazi weapons. Earn gold by working with the resistance fighters, purchase upgrades in the black market, and customize your personal arsenal. Classic Wolfenstein Multiplayer with an Occult Twist - Revisit the heart-pounding and award winning class and objective based multiplayer of Return to Castle Wolfenstein; now with occult-enhanced firepower. Weapons Wolfenstein features a wide array of Allied, Axis and supernatural Nazi weapons. All of these can be upgraded using treasure in the form of gold, military intelligence and mystical tomes found throughout the game via the in-game black market. This escalation of firepower is important in order to match the growing power of mini-bosses and bosses faced with each successive game level.

Customer Reviews

In the heat of the moment
So I play an unhealthy amount of videogames. I tend to go to the gamestore at least once a week. I go through a lot of games in a year and I've been playing since Attari.To be honest I don't finish many games because over the years I have developed very specific tastes that are rarely satisfied. I keep getting new games and I tend to give most everything an even shot.

All that being said, I think I'm going to finish this one. (-)I have to say I think the visuals are pretty basic - the level designs don't seem particularly interesting and I really don't care much for "powers" in this or most any other games. (+) What is great about this game though is the fluidity of the combat. You feel powerful, but not invincible. All of the guns have a solid/real feel to them. The sound quality is good too. When you fire off a round, youre going to feel it.

This game also seems to reward both reckless and calculated approaches to situations. You can pick up an explosive barrel, run into an area and toss it right into the middle of a group of enemies - its really satisfying. You can also pick up melee weapons - thus far all I've found is a hammer and a pick axe and they work great (you can also toss 'em). The melee is great too. In most 1st person shooters (all of the populars) the melee really doesn't feel powerful - but here its just fun to charge a guy and bludgeon him repeatedly. I think there are also baonette upgrades- but that might just be for the rifle. In terms of calculated, there are parts where you can sneak up behind some enemies and take them out quietly, you can also upgrade your rife - with a scope and be all sniper style.

(+) This game also has a central hub where you can pick up and participate in various missions of your choosing, upgrade both your powers (slow down time, block bullets, see interdimensionally, magic bullets)and your guns and look for gold/intelligence reports. What I like most about the game so far is that you can just keep following the star compas and fun stuff happens.(Aside from the short loading screens) The game is really fluid you can run into a house and come out the other side pick up a mission, head through another house find gold, upgrade your stuff, kill nazis,go to a new location, kill nazis, find intelligence,pick up a new gun complete a mission. It never seems to slow down much and you feel empowered the whole way through. Thus far I have not died (normal difficulty) from any of my fire fights.

So there you have it. I've played all the shooters out there for 360 and aside from call of duty 2 - this one is doing it for me more then the rest.

Flying Nazis... does it get any better?
Wolfenstein continues to try to juggle the various beaten-to-death knives of WWII shooter, occult storyline, and "interactive" NPC's, and amazingly, does all three with only a handful of cuts and dropped pieces. Up front I'll say this is only for single player, as for some reason I can't even access multiplayer.

Wolfenstein continues to follow the occult-riddled Nazi escapades of agent B.J. Blazkowicz. Agent BJ (which an alarmingly large number of people call him without getting shot in the face) is dropped into Germany after sinking a German cruiser and finding a medallion that can both ward off bullets and flense thirty men down to the bone. Upon arriving, you discover a similar medallion, just prior to being given a briefing by a member of the Golden Dawn (Alister Crowley makes no appearances to my knowledge) and are tasked with preventing General Zetta from opening a portal to the realm of the Black Sun and stealing the power of the Thules. While so much of this seems hackneyed and dried out, not too mention rather over the top, considering that amount of story gets rammed down your throat in the first ten to twenty minutes, its delivered in such a way that it doesn't seem like the same ol thing.

Interactions are a bit strange. Some NPC's are interactive, and will calmly hold a discussion while a German platoon is attempting to fill you with lead. You purchase upgrades through the black market by finding bags and bars of gold(because cash is apparently for sissies), though after finding five dozen bags or so, I'd probably have absconded to buy a Hawaiian island. The finding quests are actually worthwhile, finding blueprints to unlock new weapon upgrades and inject some nice side pieces of backstory, but while being in plain sight, rather than being buried under boxes or tucked behind impossible to spot hidden doors, they require you to scour every square centimeter of every level, since we know most people leave a bag of gold on the sidewalk tucked between two crates, where no one will ever find it, as opposed to in a safe. Searching is rather neat, a simple button hold that actually shows going through the motions of searching cabinets or threading bombs, but its surprisingly rarely used.

Combat manages to be exciting and annoying in turns. Most of your eyes have telescopic night vision, able to spot and alert to your presence when they appear as a speck in the distance even on high end TV's. the sorcerers you encounter are rather overpowered, and can soak up almost as many bullets as you can. Health is ridiculous, and reminiscent of the Getaway, basically hide long enough for the blood around your screen edge to fade, making this a cake walk even on Uber difficulty assuming that there's decent cover available. Several of the effects, namely the anti-gravity which allows you to pick off soldiers like slow flying skeet are entertaining.

Overall, this game is okay. Not great by any stretch, as they lock you out of too many neat bits and spoon feed you too much story too soon, but not as disappointing as I'd been led to believe. After all, who doesn't like a good Nazi shoot? A decent plot and some entertaining asides that manages to stop just short of being grindy make this a solid rent-to-own, though emphasis is on rent. And if your looking for MP Wolfenstein, I'd just as soon stick to the online freeware.

Old fashioned run and gun with modern graphics
BJ is back, once again, battling the Third Reich! As usual, those industrious Nazis are trying to exploit any edge they can get, and they certainly aren't thinking inside the box. Very quickly in the game you learn that the Nazis have discovered an interesting and questionable source of, well, interesting and questionable power. You, as BJ, spend this game getting to the bottom of this and attempting to thwart these new efforts.

There is a short list of "modern" ideas in this game... a centralized map with a very light RPGish quest style method of breaking up the basically linear game play. There is an upgrade system, and of course, some "special powers" you obtain along the way. Besides that, the game is very much a nod to Return to Castle Wolfenstein style run and gun play. The game play is outdated in that regard, but that doesn't necessarily detract from the fun in the game. There are a few different weapons in the game, but you get them as time goes on... so there isn't a huge variety, effectively. Also, not all weapons are useful (or even feasible) given different conditions. Towards the last part of the game you end up using whatever you have ammo for.

The story isn't bad, but it is nothing earth shattering. You fight Nazis, you discover Nazis are doing strange stuff, and you try to stop them. There are a few cinematic moments, and some very light character dialog. Other than that: killing, killing, killing. Not a problem, just don't expect much in the story line area. Nothing like cinematics that bluntly explain what is happening in case you can't be bothered to actually pay attention to the game. :)

I did everything I could and I completed the game in under 12 hours -- as evidenced by the Achievement "Blitzkrieg". I didn't feel it was that long of a game, but it certainly wasn't the shortest game I've played. I haven't even bothered with the multiplayer as I haven't been interested. I played uncountable hours of RTCW: Enemy Territory, but for some reason this game doesn't inspire me to even try.

To summarize: Old school run and gun linear action with good graphics and a vaguely entertaining plot. Nothing ground breaking, but I don't think it was intended to be. It's a good game, and I enjoyed playing it.