Wolfenstein

Battle conventional enemies. View larger.

And the supernatural. View larger.

Collect and wield ‘Veil Powers.’ View larger.

Explore multiplayer modes. View larger.

Tale
The storyline of Wolfenstein picks up where the events of Return to Castle Wolfenstein left off. You play B.J. Blazkowicz, a highly decorated member of the Office of Secret Actions (OSA). You are sent on a special mission into the heart of the Third Reich to investigate evidence of the Nazi’s possession of a new and mysterious potential. But while behind enemy shape, you learn they have done much more than develop a new weapon. The Nazis are attempting to utilize the supernatural potential of an enormous energy fund called ‘Black Sun’ which resides in a analogous dimension called ‘The Veil.’ Their goal is to use what they find to make supernatural weapons and soldiers of war-ending magnitude. Yours is to stop that from happening by any mean necessary.

Gameplay
Even though the game obviously features loads of Nazi enemies, Wolfenstein is not so much a World War II game, as a game centered around “dark science” and “Supernatural Science fiction.” In it players go between the the analogous dimension of the Veil and that of our own as they command an enormous arsenal of conventional weapons or let loose the Nazi’s own dark powers and tainted science against them with supernatural weapons and Veil-enhanced firepower.

One of the major strengths of Wolfenstein is that it allows you to choose the way you want to play. Although as in previous sports meeting in the series B.J. Is a one man wrecking crew, he also works with a local resistance group. This means that players have the choice to follow the standard missions as they are revealed, take on supplies from the resistance to explore the gameplay area and investigate the Nazi experiments, or to tackle the whole endeavor in multiplayer mode.

Veil Potential
A huge part of Wolfenstein’s sci-fi identification comes via gameplay that relies on the accumulation and use of a number of ‘Veil Powers’. These powers though supernatural in origin, are used in large part by B.J. To magnify the effectiveness of his conventional weaponry and tactics. A sampling of these powers include: ‘Mire,’ which allows you to slow down time around B.J. So that he can take out enemies and obstructions such as machine gun nests, without the risk of taking severe hurt; ‘Veil Sight,’ a sort of supernatural night vision that helps you see enemies in the dark; and ‘Veil Shield,’ which absorbs bullet fire and can be used as a battering ram in some circumstances. As with all the weapons in the game, all Veil Powers can be upgraded and indeed must be in some cases to proceed owing to the game.

A notable caveat that comes by the side of with the mastery of Veil Powers is that they do not necessarily guarantee by and large success. As the game proceeds, the Nazis become aware of B.J. And his understanding and use of these powers and in response distribute ‘Veil Inhibitors,’ devices that negate the use of these Veil-powered abilities within range of them. This opens up a puzzle-solving aspect within Wolfenstein that require players to explore the environments around them to find the inhibitors and ruin them in order to proceed.

Key Features

• Incredible Enemies – You never know what ferocious enemies the Nazis will throw at you next as they bring their dark fantasies to life.
• Epic Combat Moments – Experience movie-like epic action sequences as you fight to prevent the Nazis from unleashing the potential of the Black Sun, a war-ending weapon of supernatural mass destruction.
• Unique Environments – Explore the mysteries of The Veil, a world between our reality and the occult underworld that offers you combat advantages but also new supernatural threats.
• Impressive Firepower – Go to battle with a diverse pool of Linked, Axis and experimental Nazi weapons. Earn gold by effective with the resistance fighters, buy upgrades in the black market, and customize your personal arsenal.
• Classic Wolfenstein Multiplayer with an Occult Twist – Revisit the heart-pounding and award winning class and objective based multiplayer of Return to Castle Wolfenstein; now with occult-enhanced firepower.

Weapons
Wolfenstein features a wide array of Linked, Axis and supernatural Nazi weapons. All of these can be upgraded using treasure in the form of gold, military intelligence and mystical tomes found throughout the game via the in-game black market. This escalation of firepower is vital in order to match the growing potential of mini-bosses and bosses faced with each successive game level.