Wolfenstein for Xbox 360 Review
Wolfenstein for Xbox 360 is the latest installment of this long running series and by far the nicest looking one yet. You play B.J Blazkowicz, a highly skilled Special agent from Castle Wolfenstein, this time around B.J has been order to investigate the Nazis in the fictional town of Isenstadt, Germany who is once again looking to use a newly rediscovered Occult power of the Black Sun to conquer the world. The OSA and B.J become aware of their actions after the first stage of the game in Wich B.J sabotage a Nazi Kriegsmarine warship planning to fire missiles at London in which B.J discovers a a medallion infused with Black Sun powers.
This game is not all that special as far as game play, Its the special weapons, occult powers, and “free explore” city scape that really make it stand out. The city of Isenstadt has three groups that you work with, they are the Kreisau Circle who will be you main contacts for most the game, the Golden Dawn who help you with the occult happenings in the game, and the Black Market who you buy weapon upgrades and ammo from.
As the weapons go you get six based on real world weapons. They are the Kar98k, MP40, MP43, the Panzerschreck(rocket launcher), the Flammenwerfer(flame thrower) and the Stielhandgranate (German hand grenade). The “special” or “supernatural” weapons are Particle Cannon, the Tesla Gun, and the Leichenfaust 44. Each of these “special” use Veil energy to devastate the enemy. All nine weapons can be upgraded at the blackmarkets you find through out the city. You also get the Thule Medallion which lets you use supernatural powers like Viel sight which lets you see into the Veil, Shield which is as name implies a shield, Mire which slows time, and Empower which makes all of your weapons and attacks stronger. These also can be upgraded in the Black Market once you have found the hidden tomes in the game(each upgrade states which area they can be found in).
I enjoyed this game for the most part my only real complaints are the ending was a bit weak, the “boss” battles were either way to easy or way to hard(mainly the last battle which is played out in three parts the last being the easiest) and the way the normal play enemy’s are sent out. This last one is mostly how the bad guys ramp up from normal Nazi Soldiers to the Veil enhanced ones. Now this isn’t really bad for the player but doesn’t really fit the real world of things. But this is the way of games in most cases.
My final Conclusion is this is a Strong Rent and a possible buy if your a fan of FPS or Wolfenstein.
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