Return to Castle Wolfenstein

2001 ~12h to beatShooter ActionFantasyScience fictionHorrorHistoricalStealth

3.4/5

IGDB score

About

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter and a reboot of Wolfenstein 3D. The player's arsenal includes among others a Luger, MP 40 submachine gun, Mauser rifle with sniper scope, flamethrower, dynamite and grenades. The game also features a multiplayer component in which players are split into Axis and Allies sides with each a set of objectives to complete.

The vibe

ActionFantasyScience fictionHorrorHistoricalStealthworld war ii - ww2bloodymurderdeathalternate historyrun and gun

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Developer

Gray Matter Interactive, Westlake Interactive, Raster Productions, Splash Damage, Nerve Software, LLC

Publisher

id Software, Aspyr Media, Activision, Microsoft Game Studios

Release date

19 Nov 2001

Metacritic

HowLongToBeat

~12h

Community rating

74.0 / 5(470)

Official site

Platforms

XboxLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)MacPlayStation 2

Where to buy

Steam$1.19 USD$2.99−60%

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