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Wolfenstein 3D

"Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter presented with rudimentary 3D graphics and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein."

id Software·GT Interactive Software·BAM! Entertainment·Wiz Technology·Apogee Software·Activision·Imagineer·Bethesda Softworks·Powerslave Software· May 5, 1992· Bundle
56
Critic Score
1 reviews
66
User Score
311 ratings

Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter presented with rudimentary 3D graphics and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein. The game is broken up into levels, each of which is a flat plane divided into areas and rooms by a grid-based pattern of walls and doors, all of equal height. Each level is themed after Nazi bunkers and buildings. To finish a level, the player must traverse through the area to reach an elevator. Levels are grouped together into named episodes, with the final level focusing on a boss fight with a particularly difficult enemy. While traversing the levels, the player must fight Nazi guards and soldiers, dogs, and other enemies while managing supplies of ammunition and health. While the name was kept the same as the original release, this and future releases of the game came with the base campaign and the Nocturnal Missions expansion campaign together.

Released 5 May 1992 for PC-9800 Series, DOS, PlayStation 3 and Game Boy Advance by id Software, published by GT Interactive Software and BAM! Entertainment. Rated 12 by PEGI, M by ACB. About 8 hours to beat, 41.5 hours for everything.

Story

The game follows B.J. Blazkowicz, an American spy during World War II and his efforts to destroy the Nazi regime. Wolfenstein 3D is divided into two sets of three episodes. In "Escape", Blazkowicz has been captured while trying to find the plans for Operation Eisenfaust (Iron Fist) and imprisoned in Castle Wolfenstein, from which he must escape. "Operation: Eisenfaust" follows his discovery and thwarting of the Nazi plan to create an army of undead mutants in Castle Hollehammer, while in "Die, Führer, Die!" he infiltrates a bunker under the Reichstag, culminating in a battle with Adolf Hitler in a robotic suit equipped with four chain guns.

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PC-9800 Series
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JP
Nov 18, 1994
DOS
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NA
May 5, 1992
PlayStation 3
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NA
Jun 4, 2009
PlayStation 3
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WW
May 31, 2013
Game Boy Advance
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NA
Mar 31, 2002
Xbox 360
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WW
Jun 3, 2009
DOS
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EU
Dec 31, 1992
Game Boy Advance
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EU
Apr 19, 2002
DOS
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AU
Dec 31, 1996
Xbox One
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WW
Nov 12, 2015
Acorn Archimedes
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EU
Oct 1, 1994
PlayStation 3
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EU
Jun 11, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
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WW
Aug 3, 2007
Critic Score
56 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 1 professional review
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
66 /100
Mixed or Average
Based on 311 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
56
Users
66
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
50–74
Mixed or Average
CriticsUsers
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike