Wolfenstein | 
| From: Activision
List Price: $49.99 Buy New: $31.90 as of 11/22/2009 14:07 CST details You Save: $18.09 (36%)
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Seller: GoGamer Rating: 60 reviews Sales Rank: 783
Format: DVD-ROM Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP Genre: shooter_action_games ESRB: Mature Media: DVD-ROM Edition: Standard Autographed: No Memorabilia: No Batteries Included: No Age: 17 - 20 years Operating System: Windows Vista Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.6 x 0.7
MPN: 33305 Model: 29913 UPC: 047875333055 EAN: 0047875333055 ASIN: B001CLYL1K
Release Date: August 18, 2009 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | 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. |
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Product Description Wolfenstein PC
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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. System Requirements: | Minimum Specifications: | | OS: | Windows Vista/Window XP | | Processor: | Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3400+ processor | | RAM: | 1GB | | Video Card: | 256MB NVIDIA(R) Geforce(R) 6800 GT or ATI Radeon(TM) X800 | | DirectX: | 9.0c (included & required for Windows XP & Vista) | | Hard Drive Space: | 8GB (Plus an additional 800MB for Windows swap file) | | Sound Card: | 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card | | Other: | Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer | |
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Great Fun November 16, 2009 daveszat (San Diego, CA USA) Wolfenstein is as much fun to play as the original, but with much better graphics!
This is NOT a PC game November 11, 2009 Todd A. Bunch (Kenai, AK United States) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is not impressive at all by any standards. It does no look, feel, or play like a PC game. I think it is just a console game reconfigured to work on the PC. The graphics are horrible. I think the graphics were better in RTCW that was released 7 yrs ago. In the past, when Wolf came out the graphics would be a mind blowing experience and set new standards but now it plays and looks like some cheap Stars Wars junk from Lucas Arts. I wish I would have waited for this game to be discounted to $19.99 before I bought it because that is all it is worth. The story is thoughtless. The AI is a joke. The german soldiers don't speak german and that makes the game fell wrong right from the start. Need I mention the multiplayer? Yes, it is so bad it is not worth mentioning. I just want to know what no talent hack made this horrilbe game and destroyed the Wolfenstein brand and legacy.
1.11 patch fixes the bugs November 9, 2009 Justin A. Parr (Dallas) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Download the 1.1 patch, then the 1.11 patch to kill the Single Player bugs described in some of the other reviews.
I got a really good deal on this because it was nearly half-off before the 1.11 patch came out.
Really not that bad. October 28, 2009 giggles (Oklahoma USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was pleasantly surprised after installing and playing this for a while. The graphics could have been better but the game itself was very engaging. I have played the single player several times just trying to find everything and still find that it is very entertaining. I tried the multiplayer a couple of times but understood before I purchased it that the multiplayer wasn't anything that I would be impressed with. That is the reason I waited till I could get it cheap.
I've heard this described as "Popcorn movie fun" October 26, 2009 Brandon Boller 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Perfect description. Not the greatest shooter, but very,very fun. I had a blast playing through Wolfenstein. The occult/ww2 story was cliched, but helped push the action. The shooting was solid, and the semi-open world setting was pretty fun, if a little limited. I would recommend the hell out of this game to anyone looking for a fun, not extremely deep shooter to spend a couple of days on.
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