IGN reviews PS2 Wolfenstein

**Dolemite** · 28 May 2003, 01:26 PM

Here's the rundown:

Closing Comments
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection loses big on the PS2 because of its lack of multiplayer modes. As is, the single player game is fun the first time through, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a motivating reason to go back through it. Still, if you're looking for some no-frills first-person action, RTCW: Operation Resurrection will do the job and do it well. But rent first, as, depending on what you're looking for, the game's limiting lasting power may or may not be worth the fifty bones for admission.
-- Kaiser Hwang

Presentation
Nice cutscenes tell the story, and the control scheme is fully customizable, but there's no multiplayer! 7.0
Graphics
Sharp textures and a quick framerate marred only by a few graphical glitches and a horrendous kick animation. 8.0
Sound
Great themes during gameplay, fitting voice work, and a boom to the guns that will have you running for cover. 8.0
Gameplay
You shoot, shoot some more, pull a switch or two, then shoot once again. Solid, if a bit monotonous. 7.0
Lasting Appeal
You could always go back and try to find all the treasures and secrets, or try the other difficulty levels, but that's about it. 5.0
OVERALL SCORE (not an average) 7.6

**Dyne** · 28 May 2003, 01:48 PM

hehe...kaiser wang. sounds like a german porn star

**Yoshi** · 28 May 2003, 01:51 PM

Hmmmm... The PS2 rev or my PC rev at 1600x1200 resolution? Such a tough call.

**Mfkzt** · 28 May 2003, 02:36 PM

Originally posted by Yoshi
Hmmmm... The PS2 rev or my PC rev at 1600x1200 resolution? Such a tough call.

How about neither? The game was a piece of shit to begin with.

**Despair** · 28 May 2003, 02:48 PM

No Multiplayer mode? Not even Co-Op??? Sucks.

I still need to play PC version, I have laying around for ages.

**Prince Planet** · 28 May 2003, 04:06 PM

Originally posted by Mfkzt
The game was a piece of shit to begin with.

Why?

I played both the PC and Xbox revs. The solo game was decent looking with great sound fx, manageable controls (yes, both revs), and offered some challenge on the higher difficulty settings. Further, I still think it's a great multiplayer game (again, both revs) with intelligent class designations and some great maps. Finally, as often said, killing Nazis just doesn't get old.

Too bad, though, about the apparently lackluster PS2 rev.

**jyoung** · 28 May 2003, 04:16 PM

My question is, what the hell happened to co-op? That was supposed to be the PS2 version's remedy for not having online play.

**Diff-chan** · 28 May 2003, 06:15 PM

Return to Castle Wolfenstein IS a piece of shit. Well, maybe its not that bad, but it IS the type of generic, no-name, brings-nothing-to-the-genre type of FPS that all the haters think the entire genre is like. The multiplayer is decent, yes, but its kinda hard to screw up DM or CTF nowadays.