Wolfenstein (2009)

Wolfenstein is a 2009 first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and published by mh:crappygames:Activision, it is the 3rd mainline game in the Wolfenstein video game series and the 5th overall. It serves as a sequel to the 2001 entry Return to Castle Wolfenstein, albeit loosely; it is also a reboot of the Wolfenstein franchise and uses an enhanced version of id Software's id Tech 4. It was released in August 2009 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Plot
The story is set in the fictional town of Isenstadt during World War II, which the Nazis have taken over the area in order to excavate rare Nachtsonne crystals necessary to access the "Black Sun" dimension. As the game progresses, happenings in Isenstadt become stranger (military patrols are replaced by supernatural creatures, etc.). Locations include the town's sewers, a tavern, a hospital, a farm, an underground mining facility, a church, the SS headquarters, a dig site and caverns, a cannery, a radio station, a paranormal base, a general's home, a castle, an airfield and a large zeppelin.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Semi open world. Fantastic level design, very explorable, tons of secrets, the game heavily rewards exploration.
 * 2) Combat is so radical, tons of great action.
 * 3) Great soundtrack composed by Bill Brown.
 * 4) Veil Superpowers, very fun to use.
 * 5) Weapon Variety, Not many weapons, but each is very distinguishable from one another.
 * 6) Great enemy variety and great enemy design in general.
 * 7) Tons of weapon and superpower upgrades.
 * 8) Side missions which are whole new areas.
 * 9) Great storyline, you learn most of it by talking to strangers.
 * 10) The graphics still age well.
 * 11) The campaign takes 18 hours to complete which for a $5 dollar game is great value.
 * 12) You can replay missions.
 * 13) Once you finish the game for the first time, you unlock cheats which makes your first playthrough satisfying and there's some great cheats like unlocking all veil upgrades from the start, pumpkin head cheat and upgrading all weapons from the start.
 * 14) The game is challenging even on easy mode.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) No medkit system like the classic Wolfenstein games. Instead, it has a regenerating health system.
 * 2) Unbalanced, mediocre checkpoint system.
 * 3) Superpowers are overpowered, making the game way too easy.
 * 4) The multiplayer isn't that well received.

Reception
This game received mixed or average reviews, with Metacritic scores of 74% for Microsoft Windows, 71% for PlayStation 3, and 72% for Xbox 360. On steam it's the only Wolfenstein game to receive an overwhelmingly positive reception on the platform.

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Trivia

 * This is the last Wolfenstein game published by mh:crappygames:Activision.
 * After this game flopped, mh:crappygames:Bethesda Softworks let Machine Games make a spiritual sequel that was also well received by gamers and critics alike even more so.
 * This game is one of Raven Software's last games. After Singularity (their last game before being demoted to assisting Call of Duty) was released, they are finally returning to co-develop their new game 10 years later with Call Of Duty Black Ops: Cold War.
 * This game was delisted on digital storefronts because Bethesda didn't think it was a good game.
 * Caroline Becker and Wilhelm Strasse returns in Wolfenstein: The New Order.