Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Nerve Software, LLC

Release Date: November 19, 2001

Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac

Rating: 68 (5 ratings)

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.


Genres

Shooter


Themes

Action

Fantasy

Science fiction

Horror

Historical

Stealth


Release Dates

Nov 19, 2001 - PC (Microsoft Windows)

Mar 16, 2002 - Linux

Apr 2002 - Mac

May 06, 2003 - Xbox

May 27, 2003 - PlayStation 2

Nov 30, 2001 - PC (Microsoft Windows)

May 15, 2003 - Xbox

Dec 25, 2003 - Xbox

Jun 06, 2003 - PlayStation 2

Aug 03, 2007 - PC (Microsoft Windows)


Game Modes

Single player

Multiplayer


Keywords

world war 2 ( ww2 )

blood

stealth

murder

fantasy

health

first person shooter

fps

death

fire

alternate history

run and gun

sci-fi

shooter

cyborg

horror

steam

online

artificial intelligence

snow

torture

sequel

mad scientist

good vs evil

swimming

cult

ritual

switch

one-man army

flamethrower

boss fight

game of the year edition

explosion

bosses

digital distribution

steam cloud

alternate historical

split-screen multiplayer

world war ii

voice acting

first-person perspective

bink video

polygonal 3d

sexualized women

turret

gun

collectibles

werewolves

cults

priest

unlockables

shotgun

wasd movement

extreme violence

lightning

cooperative play

light machine gun

sniping

ice stage

xbox live

melee

crosshair

grenade cooking

first person melee

heads up display

real-time combat

game over

tesla coil

revealing attire

secret area

final boss

difficulty level

historical figures in fictional settings

breakable glass

spotlight

reloading

hit points

sniper rifle

chandelier

blood splatter

icicle

military uniform

meat

enemy sniper

healing food

villain

zoom

stamina bar

drunk character

predecessor included

experiments gone awry

mods

grenade

dam

p08 luger pistol

dolby digital

weapons swap

bizarre weapons

multiplayer lan

boss assistance

stealth kill

voice chat

e3 2000

collector's edition

camping

splash damage

kill stealing

enemy reaction

submachine gun

dismemberment

light up crosshair

expanding crosshair

scope

m1911

dual wielding

tommy gun

gas mask

anti-aircraft gun

nazis

armor points

headshot

monster infighting

escaping imprisonment

developer console

waking up captured

turret sequence

shoot the backpack

gibs

run 'n gun

historical inaccuracy

leaning

nazi occultism

german accent

fascism

watchtower

ammo

monster closet

lightning manipulation

hidden room

binoculars

tessellation

clerics

creature plot twist

wehrmacht

mp40

mg42

karabiner 98

sten submachine gun

fg-42

crude renditions of real people

portrait

environment as weapons

recoil

vodka

night vision goggles

tripartite conflict

overheating

greatest hits

objective-based team gameplay

chemical warfare

ultimate weapon

pc to console port

no scope

anti-cheat system

aerial lift

running faster with a knife

on disc dlc

schützenpanzer sd.kfz. 251

flammenwerfer 35

zombie cyborg

xfire

panzerfaust

panzerschreck

portable cover

tesla cannon

id tech 3

helmet popping

elite guard

e3 2001

xbox 360 backwards compatibility

covert machinegun

drache trooper

interactive achievement awards 2002

venom gun


Developers

Nerve Software, LLC

Splash Damage

Raster Productions

Gray Matter Interactive

Westlake Interactive


Publishers

Microsoft Game Studios

Activision

Aspyr Media

id Software


Store Info

Store Notes
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