ratcat0 Review of Wolfenstein: The New Order

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014 Video Game)

No 3D? But great gameplay.

[9/10 · 14 July 2014]

Hi all - Ratcat your 3D reviewer her. Well sadly this is another game that does not play at all in 3D. Its not that 3D works poorly as I am usually able to make adjustments for shadows out of sync and poorly aligned planes etc but this? No nothing, when tapping on the key I have assigned to switch 3D to 2D and back again nothing happens which tells me this game may have been made for OpenGL. At the start of the Game Blaskowitz is in the cockpit of a plane (actually down in the gunner bay) and amazingly enough, Horten HO 229 flying wings start attacking, these are planes that the Germans built but actually never put into action (thankfully) as it was too late in the war and they were probably almost defeated by then. These are rare virtually little known jets but the US built the B2 Stealth bomber based on their design. Game play was great and faced paced - so well worth the money but there are times when you must shoot through a plethora of soldiers to reach your next objective. There is definitely a fresh feel to this game and plenty of distractions to keep you from being bogged down in same old shooter style typecast including a stealth mission or two. Most games offer a storyline of sorts which you simply cannot understand or find very boring, not so with WTNO - after the prologue you really do understand the story and are given such an impetus to get your revenge and swing the war into your favour. Small puzzles also help to break up the monotony and there are some spicy "Bedroom" scenes but not really 'R' rated. Very enjoyable and perhaps re-playable.