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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Released: 5/6/2003

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. Fighting in advanced team-based multiplayer mode, you'll wage your own WWII in an all-out Axis vs. Allies contest for frontline domination. Powered by the Quake III Arena engine, the Wolfenstein universe explodes with the kind of epic environments, A.I., firepower and cinematic effects that only a game created by true masters can deliver. The dark reich's closing in. The time to act is now. Evil prevails when good men do nothing. Epic Environments Intense Story-Driven Action Ferocious A.I. Big Screen Cinematic Effects Team-Based Multiplayer Action

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. Fighting in advanced team-based multiplayer mode, you'll wage your own WWII in an all-out Axis vs. Allies contest for frontline domination. Powered by the Quake III Arena engine, the Wolfenstein universe explodes with the kind of epic environments, A.I., firepower and cinematic effects that only a game created by true masters can deliver. The dark reich's closing in. The time to act is now. Evil prevails when good men do nothing. Epic Environments Intense Story-Driven Action Ferocious A.I. Big Screen Cinematic Effects Team-Based Multiplayer Action

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. Fighting in advanced team-based multiplayer mode, you'll wage your own WWII in an all-out Axis vs. Allies contest for frontline domination. Powered by the Quake III Arena engine, the Wolfenstein universe explodes with the kind of epic environments, A.I., firepower and cinematic effects that only a game created by true masters can deliver. The dark reich's closing in. The time to act is now. Evil prevails when good men do nothing. Epic Environments Intense Story-Driven Action Ferocious A.I. Big Screen Cinematic Effects Team-Based Multiplayer Action

Critics
60
Steam
93
Metacritic
78

Score Breakdown

60.0

Critic Average

1 reviews

93

Steam User Score

9,037 reviews

78

Metacritic User Score

107 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-33.0
Metacritic Disparity
-18.0
Combined Disparity
-25.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

0 launch window (0%)1 late (100%)