Gray Matter Interactive

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter and a reboot of Wolfenstein 3D. The player's arsenal includes among others a Luger, MP 40 submachine gun, Mauser rifle with sniper scope, flamethrower, dynamite and grenades. The game also features a multiplayer component in which players are split into Axis and Allies sides with each a set of objectives to complete.

Released: 19 November 2001
Developer: Gray Matter Interactive
Publisher: id Software
Engine: id Tech 3
Perspective: First person
Age rating: PEGI 16 · ESRB M
Metacritic: 88/100
Steam recommendations: 7,923
Platforms: Xbox · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · PlayStation 2
Genres: Shooter
Also known as: Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection · Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War · RtCW
Estimated owners: 2,000,000–5,000,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 68
Critic rating: 474
Ratings counted: 92.9%
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

The story

World War II rages and nations fall. SS head Himmler has Hitler's full backing to twist science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. Battling alone, you're on an intense mission to pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop Himmler... or die trying.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein