Wolfenstein 3-D

Original North American box art.

Wolfenstein 3-D is a first-person shooter developed by id Software. It was originally released for DOS in 1992 and then ported to several other platforms. In the game, you play a World War II prisoner of war who has escaped his cell deep in a Nazi prison and must escape. Additional episodes were added where you infiltrate Nazi strongholds and kill Hitler and other Nazi leaders.

Wolfenstein 3-D is a video game milestone being one of the first hugely popular FPSs.

Status

I do not own Wolfenstein 3D, but have beaten the first three episodes at Bring 'Em On difficulty.

Review

• Overall: 5/10
• Best Version: DOS

Good

• The game, for its time, is a beautiful example of a first-person shooter done right.
• Though cartoonish, the graphics are well-drawn and attractive.
• The enemy AI is pretty dumb, but it does sometimes cause some rather shocking results when they inadvertently sneak up on you from behind.
• Bobby Prince's incorporation of Nazi and American political music was a nice touch.
• The sliding secret doors is a really cool addition.
• The addition of a secret 3-D Pac-Man level was pretty cool.

Bad

• The game tends to become monotonous. After the third episode, you've seen nearly everything the game has to offer save the remaining bosses.
• The use of lives and points doesn't really fit the game's theme.

Ugly

• Nothing.

Documentation

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  Manual.

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  Official Hint Manual.

Gallery

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  Fan art.

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  Robo-Hitler fan art by Deimos-Remus.

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  Graphics sheet from the Macintosh version.

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  Robo-Hitler fan art.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/wolfenstein-3d - MobyGames.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_3D - Wikipedia.
• youtube.com/watch?v=LV34y9p079g - John Carmack's commentary.
• vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Wolfenstein_3D_(DOS) - Music.
• youtube.com/watch?v=w6t7R_VQHlY - Did You Know Gaming?