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You know the heard round the world? You could consider
Wolfenstein 3-D to be the gaming version of that. That first
from BJ Blazkowitz hered countless games over the years
including a revisit to the castle nine years later and this
faithful GBA port. While the original was preceded on PCs by its
cousin Catacombs 3-D, Wolfenstein 3-D had a much greater impact
on the industry and gamers making it one of the most influential
games of all times. Along with its younger brother DOOM, Wolf 3-D
popularized the 3D FPS, and started a new revolution in gaming.
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The year is 1943. You are William "B.J." Blazkowicz, the Allies'
bad boy of espionage. Your mission is to infiltrate the Nazi
fortress and find the plans for Operation Eisenfaust, the Nazi's
blueprint for building the perfect army. Captured in the attempt,
you're taken to a Nazi prison where you await execution. However,
you know where the plans are kept, and the Allies face a great
defeat if you don't escape and risk the horrors of the prison
known as Wolfenstein. Playing as an escaped prisoner in a Nazi
war prison, you will move smoothly through a 3-D world full of
guards, snarling canines, and rooms packed with Nazi treasure.
With 60 action-packed levels full of secret passages and hidden
rooms, Wolfenstein 3D for Game Boy Advance will appeal to
audiences from the novice to the experienced.
Note: This is a rare M-rated GBA game, and is not appropriate for
those under 17.
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Review
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Before Half-Life, before Quake, before even Doom, there was
Wolfenstein 3D, a title that kicked PC gaming right into the
'90s. BAM!'s Game Boy Advance conversion is pretty much exactly
the same as the seminal PC shooter, and old-skool purists will be
weeping tears of pure nostalgia when they see Wolf's brick walls
and turquoise doors. For the uninitiated, the game's a maze-set
first-person shooter with 60-odd levels, four weapons, and four
difficulty levels; the of the game is to wipe out Castle
Wolfenstein's Nazi henchmen and make your escape.
The controls are dead simple--turn with the D-pad, strafe with
the shoulder buttons, shoot with A, open doors with B, change
weapons with Select. The graphics and sound seem basic when
compared to most of the GBA's other titles, but the gameplay's as
good as it ever was. Mowing down Nazis--and their dogs--then
collecting their treasure and finding secret stashes of loot and
packs may not be the most cerebral of pursuits, but it's
undeniably good fun. The only real downside is the lack of
midlevel checkpoints--having to start the level from scratch each
time you die can be very irritating. But perhaps the most lasting
impression you'll take away from Wolfenstein 3D is a sense of
wonder that PC games have evolved so far technically in just 10
years--just what will we be playing on our handhelds in 2012?
--Rikki Price -- .co.uk
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- First-person perspective.
- Six missions.
- More than 29 levels.
- Free exploration.
- Find secret weapons.