Based on Castle Wolfenstein, a fondly remembered 1981 Apple II action game, id Software's Wolfenstein 3D in 1992 popularised the idea of the modern-day first-person shooter, now a multi-billion dollar genre.

B.J. Blazkowicz is back...but should he be?

Outstanding voice acting & story; easy to control

Some stomach-churning violence; doors that won't open and crates that won't smash

With Wolfenstein: The New Order , MachineGames set out to re-write history, in terms of both the story behind their single-player title and the way gamers will remember the Wolfenstein franchise. While series protagonist William "B.J.

Great mix of stealth gameplay and fast-paced action; A unique interpretation of a familiar story; Strong character development

New players would benefit from a franchise history lesson; The prologue is one of the longest chapters in the game; The novelty of some collectibles wears off due to volume

Set in an alternate reality 1960s Earth, the Third Reich has won World War II and taken over the world. Only one man could possibly stand against the new mechanical might of the Nazis. That man is not Doomguy, or Duke, or even the Chief. He is William BJ Blazkowicz.

There have been a lot of "what ifs" throughout history, but one of the biggest ones was "what if the Nazis won World War II?" Wars are always fought over conflicting viewpoints, distorted sense of right and wrong and most certainly greed.

+ Fantastic group of characters; + Great level variety; + Tons of weapons to murder Nazi's with; + Tons of content for first person shooter; + Single player only; + Fun but challenging perk system

- Would have loved more choices during the campaign; - Tedious armor/ammo pick up; - Clueless AI

An over-the-top shooter with fun action, memorable set-piece moments, and decent characters, Wolfenstein: The New Order successfully transforms an old-school game into a modern experience.

Satisfying over-the-top gunplay; Memorable set-piece moments; Surprisingly good character development

Fighting multiple super-powered enemies at once is a tedious grind; Some missions are mundane; Tone frequently shifts between serious and silly

Wolfenstein: The New Order out Duke Nukem Forever's Duke Nukem Forever. No offense to developer Machine Games, but this game had zero buzz before release. Then it came out roughly the same time as Watch_Dogs, and the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. Why?

This game starts off strong but loses steam near the end. I enjoyed the smaller character driven parts such as sneaking past the border in the trunk of a car or breaking out of the concentration camp more so then fighting wave after wave of robots which is what comprises the last level.

Wolfenstein: The New Order represents nothing less than the elevation of the FPS. As a pure first-person shooter, it eschews all of the genre's recent attempts at relevance and modernization to prove that not only can a game about being in narrow hallways while blasting Nazis be released in 2014,...

Jimi Hendrix's last scene contains a perfect moment

So you let me play classic Wolf3D with this game's weapons; but only the first level? Why not put the whole game in there!

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