I played through The New Order and was a little underwhelmed. Yeah, it was fun, the graphics were great, etc, but it felt like it was missing something. Then I got this. It feels like a game that you played as a kid.

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is very much an expansion of its fun, entertaining predecessor, but doesn't quite pack the same emotional clout. Still, a great FPS worthy of your attention.

Satisfying shooting; Strong pacing despite its diminutive length; Looks great; with beautiful set-pieces; Works as a standalone game

A rough stealth section early on; Weaker story than The New Order

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood doubles down on blood and guts, but in doing so sacrifices some of its heart.

Bethesda and Machine Games surprised many with their mature and very serious (not to mention rather sad) take on the PC classic Wolfenstein with The New Order . Naturally, their prequel for The New Order, artfully named The Old Blood, is anything but mature, serious, or sad.

Fun mockery of B-movies and both Nazi and gaming cliches; same solid gameplay from The New Order; and more Nightmare Levels keep The Old Blood vastly entertaining

Combat is incredibly twitchy; focuses too much on stealth without much variety between levels; and not much has been added to set The Old Blood too far apart from The New Order other than the timeline

All in all, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a fantastic game that could have easily been sold for more than the $20 asking price. The fact that it is just $20, however, makes it extremely easy to recommend.

Incredible value; fun, straightforward, oldschool gameplay; nice presentation

Weak first level; huge file size; picking up every item individually

Last year, MachineGames surprised a lot of people with Wolfenstein: The New Order . The presentation was top notch, and the gunplay was solid with some clever ideas. It was the story, however, that really shone because it had more gut-wrenching scenes and heart than most games in the last few years,...

I have to admit, last year, I never saw Wolfenstein: The New Order coming. After all, the previous Wolfenstein game was rather forgettable, and I expected the same thing from Machine Games' 2014 release. Thankfully I was wrong.

MachineGames hasn't taken a huge step forward with 'Wolfenstein: The Old Blood,' but nor have they taken any steps backwards. It is a solid expansion, adding more to the new 'Wolfenstein' formula without drastically changing it.

Another Nazi-blasting triumph, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is the perfect companion piece to The New Order, and proof positive that MachineGames knows exactly what it's doing with the series. The Old Blood is more of the same, which is certainly no bad thing.

Impressive effort with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth most people's time and cash.