Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Special Edition offers all seven official post-release multiplayer s developed by Nerve
Software and Splash Damage, including Chateau, Dam, Ice, Keep, Rocket, Tram and Trenchtoast. Plus, the special edition
also features demos and trailers of several other popular titles powered by id Software's legendary Quake III Arena
engine. For gamers craving even more Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Special Edition also delivers Behind Enemy Lines, the
official making-of video as well as wallpapers, screens and cartoons for fans to savour the action on their desktop.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Special Edition is a supernatural World War II adventure where gamers are thrust into a
last ditch offensive against Himmler's SS paranormal division. In addition to an action-packed story-driven
single-player experience versus the Third Reich, the title's multiplayer mode enlists gamers to hone their
skills in squad-based combat scenarios. Players will join the fight as an axis or ally soldier and be challenged to
intense, realistic campaigns such as storming beachheads, infiltrating installations, holding strategic
positions, and more.
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The famous Nazi basher, BJ Blazkowicz, is back at long last in Return to Castle Wolfenstein, nearly a decade
after Wolfenstein 3-D began the first-person shooter genre.
Set during World War II, Return to Castle Wolfenstein finds the Nazis dabbling in the black arts in an effort to raise
a demonic prince from the dead and create an army of uber soldats. Naturally, Blazkowicz is the only thing that can stop
this supernatural onslaught, so he's sent behind enemy lines in an effort to stop Himmler and his evil lieutenant Deaths
Head.
On the surface, the single-player game seems like pure gold. The graphics look great and the catacomb levels are
non-stop action as the armies of the undead are intent on sucking your brains out and serving them up on Melba toast.
This is not the longest game in the world although this special edition does go some way to rectifying that, containing
as it does the original game, new multi-player s, the WolfRadiant editor, the making of Return to Castle
Wolfenstein feature AVI and the full version of the game that started it all, Wolfenstein 3-D. The best thing about
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is its team-based multi-player mode. Each multi-player adventure features Axis vs. Allies
and both sides offer four character classes: engineer (removes obstacles), medic (heals and revives team-mates),
lieutenant (calls in air strikes and replenishes ammo) and soldier (only class able to use sniper s, flamethrowers
and other unusual weapons). The game includes only eight multiplayer s, but they are all perfectly designed, and in
order to be successful teams have to work together. The result is a great gaming experience that fans of Counter-Strike
or the "Day of Defeat" mode for Half-Life will really appreciate.
Graphically, Return to Castle Wolfenstein looks amazing. It uses the powerful Quake III engine to great effect and the
character models, explosions and lighting effects are all perfectly done. --Jason Trebegger
- Special addition of the supernatural World War II adventure game.
- Includes Wolfenstein 3D and Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
- New Bonus material including: new multiplayer s, the WolfRadiant editor and the making of Return to Castle Wolfenstein feature.
- Intense story-driven action.
- Single and multiplayer modes.