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Game Evaluation (PC)
By: Andrew Claus
Basic Information
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Game Title: Wolfenstein
Developers: id Software, Raven Software, Pi
Studios, Endrant Studios
Publisher: Activision Blizzard
Type of game: WWII First Person Shooter
Price:
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PC: $49.99
XBOX 360 / PS3: $59.99
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Minimum stated hardware requirements
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O.S.: Windows® XP or Windows Vista®
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.2 GHz or AMD
Athlon(TM) 64 3400+ processor
RAM: 1GB
Video: 256MB NVIDIA(R) Geforce(R) 6800 GT or ATI
Radeon(TM) X800
Disk Space: 8.8GB available
DirectX: DirectX® 9.0c
Connection: Broadband
Media: 100% Microsoft Windows compatible DVD-ROM
drive
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Test machine hardware:
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O.S.: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 3.0 GHz
RAM: 6GB
Video: 512MB ATI Radeon 4870
Disk Space: 40GB+ available
DirectX: DirectX® 9.0c
Connection: Broadband Cable
Performance:
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No noticeable lag at highest settings, 30-60 FPS
Game Summary - Story
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Continues the story of Wolfenstein 3D and
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
WWII
Nazi’s obsessed with the supernatural
Developing new weapons and super solders
with Black Sun technology
Stop the Nazi’s from taking over the world
Game Summary – Role
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Play as B.J. Blazkowicz, Secret Agent of the
Office of Secret Actions
Infiltrate the town of Eisenstadt
Take missions to thwart the Nazi’s
Steal and destroy their weapons
Access a parallel dimension called the Veil
Game Summary - Installation
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Initial installation:
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Purchase DVD, Install using a DVD drive.
Updates:
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No updates necessary for Single Players
Latest update required for Multiplayer mode, must
be manually downloaded and installed
Game Summary – User Interface
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Limited on-screen interface
Game Summary – User Interface
Game Summary – Gameplay
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First Person Shooter
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Some strategy allowed
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Mainly Run-and-gun
Some RPG Elements
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Taking cover behind objects
Flanking the enemy
Quest hub
Semi-non-linear story progression
Collect hidden objects for currency and weapon upgrades
Purchase weapon upgrades
Friendly AI assist in some fights
Game Summary - Scoring
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Overall goal is to complete everything
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Complete Quests from the main city
Collect Gold Bars
Collect Intelligence
Collect Tomes
Additional Statistics
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Number of enemies killed
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Artwork
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High resolution textures
Convincing volumetric lighting and particle effects
Mediocre cut-scenes and animations
High attention to detail in levels
Sound
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Realistic weapon sounds
Realistic speech
High quality ambient sounds
Directional and positional sounds
Game Summary – Artwork contd.
Game Summary – Special Features
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Futuristic weaponry
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Anti-Gravity fields
Particle Cannon
Tesla Cannon
Veil powers
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The Veil
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Mire
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Slow down time
Empower
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See hidden doors and objects
See enemies through walls
See Veil creatures
Shoot through objects and shields
Shield
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Block and reflect bullets
Game Summary – Special Features
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Manual
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Keymap for keyboard and mouse controls
Enemy descriptions
Weapon descriptions
Bugs
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Unable to open/close doors if physics-enabled
objects are blocking
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What is good about the game?
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Weaponry/Combat
Veil powers
Attention to Detail
Storyline
Blood and Gore effects
Physics-enabled objects
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Most decorations are moveable/breakable
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What is bad about the game?
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Motion bob
Cut scenes
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Repetitive nature of the quest hub
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Not much to explore
Enemies re-spawn in the same place after every quest
Travel the same routes in-between quests
Multiplayer
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Stiff animations
Tried too hard to make it feel like classic Wolfenstein
Physics enabled objects
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Sometimes there too many physics enabled objects
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How does it compare to similar FPS games?
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Same basic concept and design as other WWII
shooters
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COD Series
Medal of Honor Series
Modified Quake IV engine
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DOOM 3
Quake IV
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Why is it better or worse then similar games?
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Supernatural aspects allow for more possibilities
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Optimized game engine
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Not your average WWII FPS
Multi-Threaded
Better lighting and physics algorithms
Multiplayer is unpolished compared to others
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Most important aspect of a game for lasting value
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Appropriate audience?
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Mature
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Blood/Gore
Nazi’s
Nazi Pictures/Symbols/Propaganda
Any design mistakes?
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Multiplayer design
Over-exaggerated motion bob
Summary
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Strengths:
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Story
Weapons/Combat
The Veil
Game Engine
Weaknesses:
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Multiplayer
Quest hub
Cut-scenes
Other small details
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Is the Game worth purchasing?
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Yes, If
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You have enjoyed the original Wolfenstein 3D or Return
to Castle Wolfenstein
You enjoy other modern WWII FPS games
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How could the game be improved?
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Motion bob adjustment in options
Revamped multiplayer
Door auto-close timer increased, or turned off
Gameplay demo
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Veil usage demo
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAiLkJ4impM