Return to Castle Wolfenstein
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | |
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| Developer(s) |
Gray Matter Interactive Nerve Software (multiplayer/Xbox) Splash Damage (additional multiplayer) Raster Productions (PlayStation 2) |
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| Distributor(s) | Aspyr Media (Mac OS X) |
| Director(s) | Drew Markham |
| Producer(s) | Greg Goodrich |
| Designer(s) | Mal Blackwell, Richard Farrelly |
| Programmer(s) | Sherman Archibald |
| Artist(s) | Michael Kaufman |
| Writer(s) | Steve Goldberg |
| Composer(s) | Bill Brown |
| Series | Wolfenstein |
| Engine | id Tech 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Linux Mac OS X Xbox PlayStation 2 |
| Release date(s) |
Microsoft Windows Linux March 16, 2002 Mac OS X April 2002 Xbox PlayStation 2 Steam August 4, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PC) 86.75% (XBOX) 84.78% (PS2) 69.81% |
| Metacritic | (PC) 88/100 (XBOX) 84/100 (PS2) 66/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 8 |
| Game Revolution | B |
| GameSpot | 9.2 |
| IGN | 9 |
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter video game published by Activision and originally released on November 19, 2001 for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux and Macintosh. The game severs as both a remake and a reboot to the Wolfenstien series. This single player game was developed by Gray Matter Interactive and Nerve Software developed its multiplayer mode. id Software, the creators of Wolfenstein 3D, oversaw the development and were credited as executive producers. The multiplayer side eventually became the most popular part of the game, and was influential in the genre. Splash Damage, an independently owned game developer in London, created some of the maps for the Game of the Year edition. Splash Damage also developed a downloadable multi-player only sequel called Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, which is one of the most popular free downloadable games on the internet. A loose sequel, titled Wolfenstein, was released on August 18, 2009.
In the year 1943, World War II is in full swing. Assigned to the Office of Secret Actions (OSA) from the military, US Army Ranger "B.J." Blazkowicz and British operative Agent One are sent into Egypt to investigate increasing activity of the Nazi SS Paranormal Division. The duo find themselves witness to the SS blundering and releasing an ancient curse around the dig site, resurrecting scores of zombies from their slumber. Pushing through the mummies and Nazis, B.J and Agent One are led to an airfield and a location to follow. As they tail the SS, the two are shot down near Austria and captured by the Nazis. Agent One and Blazkowicz are carted away and imprisoned in Castle Wolfenstein, a remote, medieval castle that serves as a stronghold, prison, and research station. During their incarceration, Agent One is tortured for information and dies from electrocution exposure. B.J., however, manages to escape Castle Wolfenstein's dungeon and fights his way out of the castle, using a cable car to leave the area and meet up with Kessler, a member of the German resistance in a nearby village.
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