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While the original fellows behind id Software had all been making games for years before the company’s official formation in 1991, this legendary game development studio first rose to prominence with the release of a cult-classic side-scrolling platform game, Commander Keen.
After that watershed game which contained graphical and technical wizardry as-yet-unseen on the PC, id Software went on to release classic after classic, with Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM and DOOM II, Quake, Quake 2 and Quake 3: Arena, and DOOM 3 representing the studio’s last in-house developed title.
A Wolfenstein demo has magically appeared on Xbox LIVE Marketplace this fine day, allowing those of you who haven’t been able to sample the paranormal World War II shooter a chance to do just that.
“Unleash the Nazis own dark powers against them as you battle unimaginable evil and unexpected foes,” says the brief description, which is about as accurate a one sentence synopsis could ever be.
El33tonline really enjoyed this latest outing for the Wolfenstein franchise, as you can read in our review of the game, so the least you should do is try out the demo and see for yourself.
I have fond memories of Castle Wolfenstein from my PC days and I was looking forward to seeing how it made the transition to the console. Breathe easy gentlemen…they have done us proud and delivered a gem of a game. The science fiction storyline is terrific, the gameplay mechanic is slick and as a result I couldn’t stop playing. Then again I am a sucker for blowing stuff up so this was a perfect match for me.
The action in Wolfenstein kicks off immediately after the events from Return to Castle Wolfenstein. You got it right, the world needs saving again and this time you get to play the role of Officer of Secret Actions (OSA) agent BJ Blazkowicz. Set during World War II in the German town of Isenstadt, your mission is to hook-up with the local Resistance faction and uncover what the Nazis are up to. Rumour has it they are experimenting with a dimension that contains supernatural powers called The Veil. Your job is to get in, blow stuff up and put the Third Reich’s evil aspirations to an end before they can use The Veil to gain the upper hand in the war.
Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Wolfenstein.
NPD videogame sales numbers were released last week, generated by the NPD market research group in the US, which reveals units sales for the top selling videogame hardware and software in the US only.
With an extended look at sales numbers it’s been revealed that id Software/Raven Software’s World War II themed paranormal shooter, Wolfenstein, performed extremely poorly in the launch days (from August 25th) leading up to when the sales numbers were collated (August 29th), which is typically the period when sales for a game are at their highest.
Batman: Arkham Asylum debuts at number 1 on the UK’s All Formats Software Sales Chart, becoming Eidos’ biggest All Formats number 1 since ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ in 2000 and beating out Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.
The Xbox 360 version of Batman’s latest adventures just pipped the PS3 version, with the former claiming 55% of the sales and the latter 45%. Watch this space to see how the PC version fairs when it hits shelves in a couple of weeks.
Raven Software, an internal development studio at Activision Blizzard, and most recently responsible X-Men Origins: Wolverine and last week’s Wolfenstein, has been hit with a round of layoffs, continuing the industry trend of expanding during peak periods of development, and then reducing the team size when in planning stages for their next game.
In the case of Raven, though, work continues on their recently delayed first-person shooter Singularity, while no other announced titles are known to be in development at the studio.
After a bit of a dominant streak by Ashes Cricket 2009, remaining at the top of the UK’s All Formats Software Sales chart for a number of weeks, the title of No. 1 on the chart has been passed on to Wii Sports Resort (sales down 12%), up to the top spot from No. 2 last week.
This means that last week’s debut title, Wolfenstein, has to remain content in sitting at No. 2 this week in its first week on sale, being outsold by Sports Resort by 2000 copies, although the first-person shooter did take the No. 1 spot in the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 sales chart.
Uh-oh, here we go again!
A new video comparison has been released showing the differences (if any) between the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the newly released first-person shooter, Wolfenstein.
Can you see a difference? Watch below:
Wolfenstein, the latest addition to the legendary paranormal World War II shooter franchise from id Software and Raven, is finally available in the US on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and to commemorate this auspicious occasion, a host of videos from the game have been unleashed to give you a good idea of what the game looks like, and how it plays.
We’ll begin proceedings with a mission briefing cinematic from the beginning of the game, before continuing on to some in-game footage:
Wolfenstein is out around the rest of the world this Friday (August 21st), but you can continue feasting on gameplay footage from the game below:
If you weren’t excited about Wolfenstein before, then maybe this launch trailer will help you make up your mind.
The trailer showcases some of the enemies and environments players will get to see during the paranormal-themed World War II first-person shooter, with a seemingly heavy emphasise on cinematic presentation, as well as cinema-style blockbuster action.
Wolfenstein releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on August 18th in the US, and August 21st in Europe. Watch the newly released launch trailer below to decide if you’ll be picking it up:
This latest gameplay video captured from a section of Wolfenstein shows just how hectic and action-packed the paranormal WWII shooter can be, as bullets whiz in every direction, the player slips in and out of the special ‘Veil’ ability at will, and big guns and massive explosions are seemingly the order of the day.
Watch below:
To start getting people ready for the game’s release later this month, a new trailer has been released for Wolfenstein, Activision, Raven and id Software’s paranormal World War II shooter.
Some of the game’s more supernatural elements are briefly shown in this vignette, which attempts to give prospective players a glimpse at one of the environment types in Wolfenstein, and a series staple, the castle.
Watch below:
The release of id Software and Raven’s upcoming paranormal World War II first-person shooter, Wolfenstein for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, has been delayed a few days until mid August so as to “facilitate a simultaneous global release” of the game.
After last week’s disturbing Wolfenstein trailer featuring a lumbering behemoth known as ‘The Altered,’ a new trailer has been released that continues to provide glimpses at the increasingly creepy looking paranormal World War II shooter.
What could be more sinister than an abandoned looking hospital with frightening grunts and groans echoing through the halls? Find out in the new Wolfenstein trailer below:
A few seconds into this nice short and sweet Wolfenstein trailer, and you’re sure to exclaim to yourself, “Whoa, what the heck is that thing?!”
The next entry to the paranormal World War II shooter, Wolfenstein, has slowly been having its secrets leaked out to eager fans of the series for a while now, hopefully leading up to strong performance at retail when it releases on August 4th.
This latest reveal is pretty frightening, especially if you put yourself into the shoes of someone facing… whatever that thing is.
Watch the latest trailer for Wolfenstein below:
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