Oct 21 2009
Wolfenstein Is Unimpressive
So I just played Wolfenstein for Xbox 360, and wow was that a bad game. Normally I try to be more professional in my assessments of a game, but I just can’t muster anything beyond saying that Wolfenstein was severely disappointing. The whole campaign just felt very unimaginative, given the power of the current generation of consoles, and everything else that is available on PC. You’ve got an FPS here that feels like a port of an older game…but it isn’t.
Everything from the textures to the fights with the bigger enemies just feels so hack. When compared with games like Modern Warfare which is pushing the boundaries of FPS brilliance, Wolfenstein isn’t even worthy of an afterthought. The textures look original Xbox quality at best, the AI seems right out of an older Xbox game as well. The gameplay all feels like something you’ve done before in F.E.A.R., only with a worse presentation.
The only credit I can give to Wolfenstein is that the gunplay is surprising smooth. Crashing through a battalion of troops is easy as ever, and you’ll feel like a real super soldier while you engage the enemy. The problem here is that there just isn’t any substance. Your powers aren’t that exciting, the gameplay is uninspired, the environments are downright ugly, and the ‘boss’ battles are pathetic.
All in all, this is a rental if you must, but you’d be better served playing CoD 4 again while you wait for MW 2.
