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    Wolfenstein 3D

    Game » consists of 12 releases. Released May 05, 1992

    Considered by many to be the progenitor of the first-person shooter genre, Wolfenstein 3D is a 1992 first-person action game that pits the player, as Allied spy William "B.J." Blazkowicz, against the might of Nazi Germany.

    bagronken's Wolfenstein 3D (Steam) (PC) review

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    Get Psyched!

    id gives us B.J. 

    Perhaps not the first first-person shooter, but this is where id Software showed the world how it was done. They promise carnage even before the game has started, and they deliver. Fast, bloody action that defined the future of the genre. Great sounds and graphics makes you grind away at those levels (and Nazis) with a big grin.
     

    Who said Nazis were smart? 

    The game is almost 20 years old now, and shows on some aspects. The AI isn't that good, you can fool them all using a simple door frame. There is also no map, so you might find yourself running around quite a bit in some of the later levels, looking for the way out, wondering where you are, etc. You might also find yourself equally lost on the keyboard without a proper strafe binding, but you manage well enough with the mouse control. 
     

    Pros & Cons 

    + Nazi-killing carnage! 
    + Great FPS origin mechanics 
    - Some levels desperately need a map 
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    Other reviews for Wolfenstein 3D (Steam) (PC)

      A Literal Nightmare 0

      Wolfenstein 3D (Steam)(PC) by bvilleneuve on August 10, 2012

      Just take a guess. What would you say would turn me off most in a game?If you said mazes, you’re right.Wolfenstein 3D is all mazes. Sometimes the walls of the maze change colors. Sometimes the maze opens into a large room, but the rooms are always nondescript and difficult to tell apart. You wander around, trying to find the key so you can escape to a new level oftorment, killing everything you see. At some point new enemies show up; maybe you kill some kind of Frankenstein G.I. who tries to kar...

      0 out of 0 found this review helpful.

      A Reminiscence 0

      Wolfenstein 3D (Steam)(PC) by doogie2k on July 25, 2008

      I still remember scaring the bejeezus out of myself playing this when I was seven. Despite that initial experience, I tried again and got a lot better; today, it's one of my favourite games of all-time, and I still try to go back (when Windows will let me) and relive the magic. I still remember the light blue "Voluntarily Rated PC-13" screen, the diagnostic "lights" screen, the cries of "Mein Leiben!" from the blue-uniformed guards, "Let's See That Again!" with the Kill-Cam, and of course, the a...

      0 out of 0 found this review helpful.
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