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Wolfenstein: The New Order
Wolfenstein: The New Order is an action-adventure shooter game played from a first-person perspective. It is the semi-sequel to 2009's Wolfenstein, however utilizes very little from the game and drops any direct references to veil or supernatural. To progress through the story, the player battle enemies throughout levels. The game utilizes a healt...
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- Released
- May 20, 2014
- Developer
- MachineGames
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
How it plays
Time to beat · 24 player times (IGDB)
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Wolfenstein: The New Order Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Wolfenstein: The New Order is a game about shooting men. You shoot the men with your guns and all their blood comes out. When the men get shot they fall over and scream and sometimes their head comes off.
Wolfenstein: The New Order surprised me. I didn't expect to like it much, but I found the action fun and the visuals impressive. Performance issues still arise on the PC. Some of those issues, which stem from the id Tech 5 engine, should've been taken care of by now since they were present when Rage first came out in 2011. Overall, a solid action shooter by MachineGames.
“Wolfenstein: The New Order is no rote shooter; it’s a meaty game that delights with its oddball story and well-designed play.”
It seems that in a way to sort of spice of the genre, FPS games of late have had XP systems added that allow players to unlock a variety of things. I’ve never been a big fan of XP in a shooting game since leveling up by killing terrorists so I can unlock a skill seems silly to me. Thankfully Wolfenstein finds that sweet spot with their perk system. There are four categories that focus on stealth, explosives, support, and going nuts with guns with a slew of perks in each tree that you can unlock. It’s totally optional and won’t gimp you if you choose to not do them but it’s great that they’re t...
Wolfenstein: The New Order is a fast-paced, action-packed, and fun first person shooter.Wolfenstein 3D is credited by many as being one of the pioneers of the first person shooter genre. [...]
Wolfenstein: The New Order is a blast from the past that many will surely see as a breath of fresh air. While some archaic design choices and patience-testing difficulty spikes will attempt to compromise your enjoyment on occasion, the moments to follow generally smooth over any past transgressions. It's a campaign built around memorable settings, circumstances and characters, with gameplay that allows for the freedom and variety to keep things fresh and interesting throughout. When you top that off with an impressive technical performance, you have a game that's positively worth playing despi...
Wolfenstein: The New Order is an action-adventure first-person shooter video game developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released on May 20, 2014 for the PS3, PS4, X-360, X-One and PC.
Small nitpicks aside, Wolfenstein: The New Order is a fantastic game. It’s exactly the kind of FPS I want to play and are far too rare these last few dark years: a single-player-orientated shooter packed with fun battles and imaginative level design that is worth exploring in. To top it all the storytelling is excellent and neatly shifts between the incredibly dark and the gloriously silly. Characters are believable, even the crazy villains, and dialogue feels completely real (well, apart f...
When all is over and done, there’s quite a bit to do. Collectibles provide compelling and interesting backstory to characters throughout the world, as well as unlock new modes that place “rules” on the player – such as completing an entire run of the game with one life. At the beginning of the game, a choice can be made which also unlocks one of two timelines. Both timelines will take in excess of twenty hours to complete easily – but neither of them differ too dramatically. One provides access to a lockpicking skill, another provides access to a hotwiring skill – with armour upgrades being hi...
Wolfenstein: The New Order, while not entirely flawless, is an absolute must buy for anyone looking for a fun and incredibly well-plotted First Person Shooter experience. It’s a game that not only embraces the insane, Nazi-controlled alternate-history hellscape it has created, but embraces it’s it’s predecessors (particularly in the form of an easter egg that may be among the one of the best in any game ever). When all is said and done, it gives a classic series a seriously wonderful foundation in an era of gaming that’s still slowly getting it’s footing.