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NO JOYSTICK SUPPORT!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: January 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I can't beleive a game would ship with no Joystick/Gamepad support! Turns a 4 star into 1. There are hacks that might work, but when you pay this much for a game you should not have to hack it to get basic functionality. Kind of intresting the original Wolfenstein and Wolfenstein 3d Both had Joystick Support!

Not a classic in my book

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: August 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Judging from the other reviews of this game I read on Amazon and on other sites I was truly expecting to be impressed. The fact of the matter is that I wasn't - and here is why:

- The settings of the game are, more often than not, in some darkened basement, house, or outside at night. The ones that weren't like the level where you infiltrate the camp in search of the sniper rifle, were enjoyable to play and took advantage of the graphic capabilities of the game. The dark maps were just boring and hard to see in. Even after extensive in game and video card tweaking I couldn't get the game where I could see it without eye strain.

- I wasn't around in WW2 and can't say for positive but I'm pretty sure the Nazi's didn't resemble the bad guys in a 1960's James Bond movie. Leather halter tops and hot pants on the female soldiers? Goatee's on the SS guys? Laser guns and night vision scopes? The folks at Activision might as well have replaced the paintings of Hitler on some of the walls with Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator. It angers me to see people water down and nicen up history and evil to turn a buck on it.

- The same rehashed FPS cliche's that were invented way back when the original Wolfenstein, and later Doom, Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior, etc. are still used here. After big fights you find a room with health packs and ammo in it. Can't someone come up with a more inventive damage and resupply system than that? Is that going to be the way FPS game are when I'm a senior citizen?

In short I think the only thing that sets this game apart is the use of some superior video processing technology, and maybe the creativity of some of the maps (layout). The story is lame, the gameplay is often times boring, the settings are straight out of any haunted house horror movie that has ever gone straight to video.

It must not have been much of a year if this was the best that came out.

Great Game for the Price

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Having played single player about 2 years ago at a friend's house, RTCW took me in from the beginning but then managed to let go as my computer was way below par to meet this game's requirements. After 2 years, I have finally purchased the game and i must say is not what I was expecting from the multiplayer standpoint of view. Having mastered Battlefield 1942 (order that title as soon as you can) and recently joining the Medal of Honor bandwagon (that game is a disappointment in ways as well), I was expecting a total mindblowing experience. While somewhat fun, the multiplayer leaves a lot to be desired. Single Player is well worth the money, and for starters, the multiplayer will suffice, but for those who have played BF1942 will understand my grief. Controls are a breeze as well as getting it to run on your system. Graphically, the game still looks good despite its age. If you are looking for great single player experience and mediocre multiplayer, get this game. For all out multiplayer mayhem, get BF1942 or download the free standalone multiplayer Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.

one of the best fps games ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: September 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this is a great game. i recomend it to anyone who loves shoot'em ups. Be warned, the zombies are really nasty. When walking around the dungon you will find them eating nazis. its grose but cool. one nice thin is that it sets puts the settings so it will work best with your PC. That is nice for me because i have spent hours trying to make games work best for my PC. all in all it is a good game. buy it now!!!

Disappointing...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: December 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Granted... this game is not a bad game BUT... there several other games out there with MUCH better multiplayer and single player... namely the half-life series and I found RTCW an overall disappointment. In short, BUY HALF-LIFE NOW!

AWESOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: November 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS THE BEST FIRST PERSON SHOOTER GAME EVER!!
great gameplay, action, music and storyline
the perfect game

I don't Recommend this game............

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: December 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big QUake2,QUake3,Half Life TFC fan and as such they were Jewels but Return to WOlfy...is a Doggie BOne ready to be buried..

The maps were way too small..... cramped
and not scaled properly.....

THe baddy layouts were poor and not balanced....

The Objects like health packs, etc were difficult to see....

The Alarm map was incredibly irritating....

My uninstall of WOlfy didn't work and one of the missions
wouldn't end properly..... What a mess.....

The bottom line is forget about Wolfy....

When the geeks rule...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: January 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is without and beyond any shred of doubt the single *worst* PC game that I have ever played.

I just got through with both Medal of Honor and the MOHAA expansion pack, and was really hungry for some additional WWII FPS. Man, was I EVER let down with this complete piece of garbage. Even on the easiest setting ("Don't Hurt Me"), I'd play ten seconds, then die. Play ten seconds, then die. Repeat ad nauseum. Even on the second level I was trapped for 80 attempts until I finally got through.

Look, I understand that the first Wolfenstein was highly regarded, and I get that the designers of this one felt they had to keep difficulty extremely high to please the online community. I can understand this philosophy if the game is very realistic-- aka Steel Beasts (a tank sim that's used for training the Danish army)-- but Wolfenstein is a FANTASY FPS game, for cryin' out loud!

I could go on, so I will.
-The sound quality is poor- I can with crystal clarity hear the digital "tinny" effect for some sounds.
-Gun physics and performance are *very* cheesy (especially in comparison with MOHAA, which took pains to replicate their firearm effects with some accuracy).
-Voice actors are horrible; I repeatedly found myself thinking Werner Kemperer (TV's "Col. Klink:") in some parts.
-Finally, the Users' Guide is neither.

I will never, ever have anything to do with this game again, and for me that's saying a lot-- I have at least 50 PC games. A complete waste of time... Avoid this one at all costs, guys!
(FWIW, my system is a Dell Pentium PIII 1.0 GHz, 500M RAM, with a new iNvidia 128-M video card.)

Great game...the best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I play this game just about every day and it totally rocks! I can't wait for the new version to be available!

Awsome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Felt like I was in the 3rd Reich! Awsome game with chilling sounds and cool graphics.

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