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It's true, Wolfenstein 3D is even out-dated on the GameBoy.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The worst FPS available for the GBA is Wolfenstein 3D. It's not the worst by much, Medal of Honor; Underground is pretty darn close. Wolfenstein 3D was the fifth FPS for the GBA but the first FPS ever to be released for any system. Bringing this title back from the dead probably wasn't such a good idea with games like Ecks Vs. Sever competeing with it. Doom and Duke Nukem were old games coming back to life on the GBA but those turned out so darn good. Those games featured beautiful graphics. Wolfenstein 3D's are just plain outdated and ugly, however not as ugly as Medal of Honor: Underground's. The game features the original 60 levels and 4 weapons. Only 4? Yes, I know, there were only 4 in the original but that is to little. This game is even outdated on the Game Boy. The game is still fun but there are a lot of better choices in the FPS genre for GBA. Trust me.

BORING!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I liked this game when it first came out on the PC, but this version [***], the graphics are terrible making it hard to see what you are doing. I wish I never wasted my $$ on this one, I played it once and I'll never touch it again.

I have 5 words for you

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!
Yes, yes, it's so special, the original fps. Although a good game it was dwarfed by games like doom and nothing compared to console fps. But what do you expect for gameboy anyway right? Wrong. Matter-of-factly, this game is outdated, and its not even updated! I don't want to be too harsh on the first fps, but if you want to play this, just have a friend with old games e-mail the shareware pc version to you, because its the same and the control is better on pc. Bam! Entertainment does make good games though, so get the other fps they made, Ecks vs. Sever; it is definitely the best fps for gameboy.

Decent port, but it ain't the same without music.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is, as you can probably fathom, a port of ID Software's 1992 classic Wolfenstein 3D, scaled down and put into cartridge format for play on your Gameboy Advance.

First off, I want to say that the studio who ported it did a pretty good job overall. The graphics aren't as clean as they were on my IBM 386 back in the day, but I can forgive that kind of thing because the game feels the same. You move at the same rate, shooting feels the same, the only thing missing as far as gameplay goes is a keyboard.

The levels are faithfully reproduced- every secret door is where I remember it was, which is always kind of fun for those looking back with nostalgia. It contains all 6 original episodes (although you'd think that, barring some sort of legal entanglement they could have included its sequel Spear of Destiny).

There are two central problems with this port which are the main reasons I can't rate it higher. First, you can't save your game wherever you'd like (which you could do in the original). You can only save at the beginning and end of levels. Nothing sucks more than to make it almost to the elevator when an SS guy comes out of nowhere and guns your last 10% of health away. My other problem is the game's lack of music. Hey, what gives? The original had some classic MIDI tuneage courtesy of Bobby Prince, who also scored the Commander Keen games, DOOM, and Duke Nukem 3D. It's just not the same. Ever tried watching Star Wars wthout the music? It's like there's a key element missing.

A good port, but incomplete without music and frustrating without a save-on-the-fly feature.

Decent legendary game, but dated

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Don't get me wrong, Wolfenstein 3-D is an all time classic that inspired every first person shooter ever made, and now that its on the GBA, old school gamers will finally get to enjoy the game on the go. However, while this is a nearly exact port of the PC original, that is both good and bad. First off, the frame rate is rather sluggish. When there is a lot of on screen action, the framerate becomes slow and choppy, the same problem the Super Nintendo version of the game had years ago. Second of all, Wolfenstein 3-D will go vastly unappreciated by younger gamers more used to the Quake series or Half-Life. However, there are a lot of good qualities: the Nazi schwastikas are left intact from the original (which is probably why the game is really rated mature because there isn't much blood at all), and the small amounts of blood are kept red, not a different color as in the GBA version of Doom. All in all, the GBA version of Wolfenstein 3-D isn't bad at all, but with other first person shooters for the GBA like Doom, Eecks VS Sever, and the upcoming Duke Nukem 3-D and Medal of Honor, you should hold on to your money unless you really love this game.

A decent port

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This version is almost exactly like the 10 yr old PC version except for one annoying fact: framerate...
Framerate does not kill this game but it does take out some fun from it. It runs like the Super Nes version, which means slowdown with anything over 2 enemies on the screen.
On the other hand, they fortunately decided to leave the blood and Swastikas intact, this is ironical because they changed Doom's blood to green blood, go figure....

I'd say first go for Doom, green blood and all, because it's a greater technical achievement than this. And then, if you're feeling nostalgic for wolfenstein buy it.
I certainly wouldn't recommend this for newtime gamers that haven't played the original PC version, as wolfenstein is outdated on almost every department even for a handheld.

SEIG HELL!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The 1st(and one of the best)first-person shooters on GBA It is good, but not terrific. For those of you who think that graphics make the game, you will be very disapponted in Wolfenstein 3d. Flat bitmap characters and dated sound effects give this game a

faithful but lacking port

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Over all the game runs really well on the GBA platform, but I definitely missed the fact that this port does not include the soundtrack from the original game. At times when there are no enemies present, the game gets eerily silent, and the music from the original Wolfenstein 3d was definitely one of its high points in its time. Other than the fact that the GBA was simply not meant to play first person shooters control wise, this is a fun game especially for fans of the original.

Could've been great...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game really disappointed me. I have it on PC. (Which is great! This one has considerable flaws)...

Good news is the digital vocal effects are still entact. So are the full 60+ levels.

Now for the bad... the basic sounds (shoot, retrieve ammo, treasure, etc) are the PC speaker FX. Perhaps the worst thing of all, however, is NO MUSIC! The tunes on this PC game rock, and I looked forward to the GBA translations. The levels seem to go on and on without it.

Doesn't stack up against Doom II or Duke Nukem

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a 3D shooter classic, which many old Wolfenstein 3D fans may cherish. However, after playing Duke Nukem Advance and Doom II Advance, this game doesn't quite stack up. It is not a bad product at all, but it's just not as fun. The best games for GBA that I've found so far are the Mario Bros series, the Metroid series, Doom (I and II), Duke Nukem, Super Street Fighter II, Max Payne, and Tekken Advance. I don't want to buy every game for the GBA, and I suggest you don't either. I carefully read reviews and attempt to purchase only the best. Wolfenstein 3D is a good game, but not like the others mentioned; in my opinion it is not a must-have.

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