Wolfenstein 3D

"Same old Wolfenstein, with tweaks here and there"

Story
Your name is B.J. Your goal was to try to take the Nazi plots, but you were captured and sent to Nazi prison. While you were in jail, the guard opens the door to check on you. Big mistake. You kick him on the knee, and he is sent to the ground. You look for his knife and pistol, and then you kill him and escape from prison.

Graphics: 9/10
The same old graphics are still here. The nazi symbols are good, and so are the guards. There are pictures on the walls too that are also pretty decent. Nothing tweakened here. The weapons have a decent design too. The doors do look strange, but they look nice, as they open sideways.

Gameplay: 7/10
The gameplay isn't TOO bad, as you go through 6 episodes. The only big problems with many of the levels is that they are maze like, and you can get lost pretty easy, and they don't supply you with an automap, unlike Doom. There are a total of 10 floors on each episode, with 3 weapons to choose from. On the ninth floor you fight the boss of the episode, and beating him finishes the episode. Before you start your episode, there are 4 skill levels. The harder you pick the skill level, the more Nazis appear, and the more damage you'll take from them. Just because the levels are mazes doesn't mean there are no secrets. Inspect the walls now and then to find secrets, with neat stuff inside.

Sound Effects: 8/10
Gun firing, soldiers getting killed, doors opening, everything's still here. The guards still sound a little funny with their voices, as they speak German. The sound effects of a door opening sound really good.

Music: N/A
There is no music in the game, but the sound effects survived. The music on the PC version wasn't bad too...

Replayability: 8/10
I have beaten the PC version, but I am only on episode 2 on this game. It should be a smart idea to play this over and over again, as you try harder skill levels, and know these levels by heart. So there should be no reason not to play this game again.

Rent or Buy?
Buy this game. I got this a few days ago and enjoyed it. You'll love this game, if you are a First Person Shooter fan or not.

Overall: 9/10
Good graphics, so-so gameplay, no music, decent sound effects, and a smart idea to replay this game again.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 08/28/03