While the original Wolfenstein 3D contained Nazi castles full of swastikas and sour-looking Hitler portraits, Wolfenstein RPG is decidedly lighter in tone, with mutant chickens, romance novels, and a playful giant named Gunther. Sgt.[2]William "B.J." Blazkowicz of the Wolfenstein series of video games, is being held captured by the Axis military. He must now escape his captors and try to save the world by defeating the Paranormal Division.[3] To stop the Axis' diabolically evil Paranormal Division, he must escape prison, navigate towns, and infiltrate Castle Wolfenstein.[4] On his way he can use tools and items he comes across such as boots, fist and toilets. He will inflict serious damage with weapons such as a flamethrower, a rocket launcher, and a Tesla.[3]
Gameplayedit
The gameplay follows the recipe from Doom RPG as it is shown in the first person while being a turn-based role-playing game rather than a shooter and puts emphasis on the plot. Combat and movement are turn-based, allowing the player time to select their responses in combat. The player turns at 90 degree angles and moves space by space. One step or action by the player allows all other characters in the area to take one step or action themselves. The game takes advantage of its deliberately slow pace, encouraging players to take their time and check out every little corner, read the books on every bookshelf, and destroy all the furniture to see if anything is hidden within.[5] Levels include underground passages and weapon development laboratories plus a level involving a moving vehicle.
The game also includes two mini games: the card gameWar as well as Chicken Kicking, where the player is awarded points for kicking a chicken into a score area.
Developmentedit
The development of Wolfenstein RPG was a long and difficult task involving id Software, Firemint Software and Electronic Arts and many months of development.[6] The mobile version was released in late 2008. EA Mobile announced the availability of Wolfenstein RPG on August 14, 2009, a new take on the classic game originally created by id, on the App Store. Wolfenstein RPG is a worldwide release to all territories that host the iTunes App Store, including Germany. It is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch and the minimum requirement is iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later. Wolfenstein RPG is the fourth generation of turn-based titles under EA Mobile.[7]John Carmack, founder and technical director at id Software, said that "the App Store version is dramatically better than on any other platform, with by an order of magnitude more media in high resolution graphics and audio, all rendered fast and smooth with hardware OpenGL graphics acceleration."[8]
The game was available for most JRE-capable mobile phones, as well as the various iDevices. The mobile versions and the iOS version have some differences, but they are all largely the same game except that the iOS version has improved sound and graphics, and is more accessible to most gamers than the JRE version. The iPhone version recycles a lot of sound and music from Return to Castle Wolfenstein but the graphics are all new, taking on an exaggerated comic book style similar to Orcs & Elves.[5] It is different from id Software's Wolfenstein Classic. Wolfenstein Classic is a fast-paced retro FPS, while Wolfenstein RPG is a turn-based action RPG that sees you exploring Castle Wolfenstein square by square. It is much like id's other casual RPGs Doom RPG and Orcs 'n' Elves.[6]
Wolfenstein RPG has received generally favorable reviews upon its release, holding a score of 87.50% on GameRankings[9] and 75 on GameSpot[11] based on a dozen reviews by major video game critics. The game was praised for its weapon variation, humour, slow turn base pace, and attention to detail, classic Wolfenstein style, RPG elements nicely blended in, while the lack of animation design were pointed out as the shortcomings. Appspy gives the game a rate of 5 which means great. It describes its advantages as "controls work well", "very user friendly", "looks and sounds great", "remains uniquely Wolfenstein while being updated". IGN gave the game 8.5/10 with IGN's Levi Buchanan praising the game for its "more cartoon-y than the mobile game", "the art direction." and he calls it a "polished production".[12]Pocketgamer reviewed the game 8/10. It points out the unique of the game which is "a distinctly different pace" and "wonderful black humour".[13]
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External linksedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wolfenstein RPG news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wolfenstein RPG is a first person shooter and role playing video game developed by id Software and Fountainhead Entertainment released in September 2008 for mobile phones and in May 2009 for iOS 1 Wolfenstein RPGLogoDeveloper s id SoftwareFountainhead EntertainmentPublisher s EA MobileDirector s Katherine Anna KangProducer s Katherine Anna KangDesigner s Matthew C RossProgrammer s John CarmackComposer s Matthew C Ross Christian AntkowSeriesWolfensteinPlatform s Java ME BREW iOSReleaseJava ME BREWSeptember 30 2008iOSMay 11 2009Genre s First person shooter role playingMode s Single player Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Development 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editWhile the original Wolfenstein 3D contained Nazi castles full of swastikas and sour looking Hitler portraits Wolfenstein RPG is decidedly lighter in tone with mutant chickens romance novels and a playful giant named Gunther Sgt 2 William B J Blazkowicz of the Wolfenstein series of video games is being held captured by the Axis military He must now escape his captors and try to save the world by defeating the Paranormal Division 3 To stop the Axis diabolically evil Paranormal Division he must escape prison navigate towns and infiltrate Castle Wolfenstein 4 On his way he can use tools and items he comes across such as boots fist and toilets He will inflict serious damage with weapons such as a flamethrower a rocket launcher and a Tesla 3 Gameplay editThe gameplay follows the recipe from Doom RPG as it is shown in the first person while being a turn based role playing game rather than a shooter and puts emphasis on the plot Combat and movement are turn based allowing the player time to select their responses in combat The player turns at 90 degree angles and moves space by space One step or action by the player allows all other characters in the area to take one step or action themselves The game takes advantage of its deliberately slow pace encouraging players to take their time and check out every little corner read the books on every bookshelf and destroy all the furniture to see if anything is hidden within 5 Levels include underground passages and weapon development laboratories plus a level involving a moving vehicle The game also includes two mini games the card game War as well as Chicken Kicking where the player is awarded points for kicking a chicken into a score area Development editThe development of Wolfenstein RPG was a long and difficult task involving id Software Firemint Software and Electronic Arts and many months of development 6 The mobile version was released in late 2008 EA Mobile announced the availability of Wolfenstein RPG on August 14 2009 a new take on the classic game originally created by id on the App Store Wolfenstein RPG is a worldwide release to all territories that host the iTunes App Store including Germany It is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch and the minimum requirement is iPhone OS 2 2 1 or later Wolfenstein RPG is the fourth generation of turn based titles under EA Mobile 7 John Carmack founder and technical director at id Software said that the App Store version is dramatically better than on any other platform with by an order of magnitude more media in high resolution graphics and audio all rendered fast and smooth with hardware OpenGL graphics acceleration 8 The game was available for most JRE capable mobile phones as well as the various iDevices The mobile versions and the iOS version have some differences but they are all largely the same game except that the iOS version has improved sound and graphics and is more accessible to most gamers than the JRE version The iPhone version recycles a lot of sound and music from Return to Castle Wolfenstein but the graphics are all new taking on an exaggerated comic book style similar to Orcs amp Elves 5 It is different from id Software s Wolfenstein Classic Wolfenstein Classic is a fast paced retro FPS while Wolfenstein RPG is a turn based action RPG that sees you exploring Castle Wolfenstein square by square It is much like id s other casual RPGs Doom RPG and Orcs n Elves 6 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGameRankings87 50 9 Review scoresPublicationScoreG43 5 10 GameSpot75 100 11 IGN8 5 10 12 Wolfenstein RPG has received generally favorable reviews upon its release holding a score of 87 50 on GameRankings 9 and 75 on GameSpot 11 based on a dozen reviews by major video game critics The game was praised for its weapon variation humour slow turn base pace and attention to detail classic Wolfenstein style RPG elements nicely blended in while the lack of animation design were pointed out as the shortcomings Appspy gives the game a rate of 5 which means great It describes its advantages as controls work well very user friendly looks and sounds great remains uniquely Wolfenstein while being updated IGN gave the game 8 5 10 with IGN s Levi Buchanan praising the game for its more cartoon y than the mobile game the art direction and he calls it a polished production 12 Pocketgamer reviewed the game 8 10 It points out the unique of the game which is a distinctly different pace and wonderful black humour 13 References edit 30 Years of Butt Kicking The History of Wolfenstein Xbox Wire 20 May 2014 Archived from the original on 27 October 2014 Retrieved 26 October 2014 Wolfenstein RPG Review slidetoplay Archived from the original on 2014 10 26 Retrieved 2014 10 26 a b Wolfenstein RPG for iPhone EA Archived from the original on 26 October 2014 Retrieved 26 October 2014 Wolfenstein RPG IGN Archived from the original on 26 October 2014 Retrieved 26 October 2014 a b Wolfenstein RPG Mobile iOS 2008 HardcoreGaming101 Archived from the original on 26 October 2014 Retrieved 26 October 2014 a b Martin Joe Wolfenstein RPG released for iPhone bitgamer Archived from the original on 28 October 2014 Retrieved 12 November 2014 EA Mobile and id Software Launch Wolfenstein RPG on the App bloomberg Archived from the original on 26 October 2014 Retrieved 26 October 2014 EA Mobile and id Software Launch Wolfenstein RPG on the App Store EA Archived from the original on 6 December 2021 Retrieved 6 December 2021 a b Wolfenstein RPG reviews GameRankings Archived from the original on 9 September 2015 Retrieved 13 November 2014 Wolfenstein G4 Archived from the original on 2018 03 23 Retrieved 2014 11 13 a b Wolfenstein RPG reviews gamespot 7 October 2009 Archived from the original on 6 January 2015 Retrieved 13 November 2014 a b Buchanan Levi 12 August 2009 Wolfenstein review IGN Archived from the original on 23 March 2018 Retrieved 13 November 2014 Spencer Spanner 14 January 2009 Wolfenstein RPG pocketgamer Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 13 November 2014 External links editWolfenstein RPG on EA Mobile Archived 2010 11 18 at the Wayback Machine Wolfenstein RPG at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolfenstein RPG amp oldid 1183039266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
