Wolfenstein 3D (Jewel Case)

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the black sabbath of first person shooters [Posted on 2004-07-20]
Barring a few less popular (and less good) 3D action games before Wolf3D like the Catacombs series, this is the first FPS ever to grace the PC, which was release in like December 1991 or something like that. Its graphics suck for today's standards, and the gameplay is repetitive, but in 1992 it was pretty much the equivalent of what Half-Life was to gamers in 1998 and Far Cry is now, groundbreaking. You can get the shareware version free on Apogee1.com and probably the full version on abandonware or something. Also its really easy, I've heard people say that it's harder than Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold (a very unknown and underrated 1993 FPS with the Wolf3D engine), but that's a bunch of bull. The SS (and the rest of the enemies) can't fire their machine guns if you continually pelt them with the pistol but machine gun toters in Blake Stone will continually shoot even if they're getting hit, making for some ultratense shootouts that rarely existed in Wolf3D. Also, let it be known that once you get the chaingun, you are virtually unstoppable (and you can get it on Floor 2...."if ya know where ta go!")

Having said all that, this game is good fun and also good for those who want to see where the seeds of such games as Half-Life were planted, but let it be known, that shooters in years following like Blake Stone and DOOM are much more challenging.....and funner.

****Also, this game shouldn't be rated Mature. The blood is very minimal and unrealistic, the rating is probably for all the Nazi swastikas and Hitler portraits on the castle walls.

oldie but goodie [Posted on 2005-12-19]
This is the first computer game played by my son and myself. He was in Jurior high at the time. Just when they started coming out with how these games was harming our kids. They see more gore and death on TV. But the dogs part(shooting dogs), we've never have liked. But even at the jurior high level(duh) he knew that this was a game not really life . Big deal if the graphic isn't like todays standard. It is a fun old school game so you'll have to get the newer games for whats in the newer games.

ONE of the first 3D games-not to mention the First FPS game. [Posted on 2006-02-26]
Wolfenstein 3D should be a well known games-should actually be more known than 007 Goldeneye 64,Should be more known than HALO-as its one of if not THE 1st First Person Shooter.The graphics are quite lame-but hey the 3D age had only just begun when this game came out!The music is what you would get in any game.
My brother used to have the original PC game that i played only once,But i later played the GBA port for like 10 minutes.But now i am getting "Return to Castle WOLFENSTEIN" on my XBox,though i do have a PS2 and GameCube-as the PS2 port is said to be horsekrap,and it ain`t out on GC-Plus the XBox version(which is also a port,it comes from the PC) is a great game PLUS has the original "Wolfenstein 3D" game inside after you beat it so i will manage to retain the classic game once and 4 all.
I am not as huge as FPS fan since GoldenEye as "Stealth" is my new faverite but i still play FPS games as 2nd faverite and am waiting for an XBox to arrive so i will be able to get a bathful of FPS games like HALO,Far Cry,Half Life,DOOM III and so on!
PS2 does not have any interesting FPS games,it has a couple but not many,i hate BLACK its just a Far Cry-wanna be-but falls flat on its face.
But anyways byebyebyebye now.

a gamers masterpiece [Posted on 2006-04-19]
this game was very much worth my time and money. the first three episodes would be worth buying by themselves. the moments in which you escape castle wolfenstein, destroy hitler, and murder the angel of death, are some of the most memorable moments in gaming history.
you start off having just killed your gaurd in a nazi prison/castle, after ten levels of intense fighting and excitement, and after defeating hans grosse (the giant duel chaingun wielding nazi), you run outside and see the light of day, the green of a feild, and blue sky, for the first time. the game actually makes you feel like you are experiencing this. not to mention capturing the feeling with a cool video. the majestic relief and feeling of accomplishment in seeing outdoors (knowing you have finally escaped after seeing nothing but windowless brick, wood, and death) is unbeleivable.
later in the game you go after hitler himself, i will not go into description but let you see for yourself, needless to say it is quite the moment when you bring him down.
after this the missions, while still fun don't get me wrong, become no longer building like, but extremely maze like. therefore losing the effect that you are actually in a german base during WW II. the first thirty missions (three episodes) keep this up very well. the last thirty do not, but are still fun.
however, while i thought the peak of the game had come and gone with killing hitler at the end of episode 3, there was something much greater still in store: after beating the final three episodes, which were an entertaining slide down from that peak, i discovered that the "spear of destiny" game is on there as well. 20 more levels(roughly, there may be more) on a quest for the spear, involving some new animations, enviroments, and items coming to the final climax of going to hell (i think, or that's what it looks like anyway), hearing some deep voice say "do your worst human!", turning around to see the angel of death (i figured it was satan), and destroying it!!! AMAZING. after that is a wonderful post game text and still image wrap-up that leaves you feeling like you conquered the world. this game allows you to go back in time and destroy a big chunk of the evils you have been told about since child hood! BUY THIS GAME!!!
p.s. the graphics are definately not the best, cutting edge for the time though, you have to remember that this game came out in '92. they are completely acceptable though, and after getting used to them they hold kind of a sentimental value in retrospect. game contains plenty of action dispersed throughout roughly 80 levels!

Wolfenstein [Posted on 2007-04-04]
An old game for a game-challenged old timer. Just about my speed and a nice nostalgia trip.

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