GamersCrib
02-06-2009, 08:29 AM
Our friends over at IGN (http://www.ign.com) were able to check out the new Wolfenstein in which they wrote up a nice article and posted alot of screen shots! Check it out:
At first glance, it seemed easy to confuse this first-person shooter with a World War II Call of Duty. There were Nazi banners hanging from the ceiling, the enemies were running around in those same old drab uniforms, and the train yard this MP40 battle was taking place in looked pretty pedestrian. Then, an NPC detonated a bomb on one of the Nazi railcars, a blue light filled the station, and everything not nailed down -- bodies, plants, you name it -- started to slowly levitate to the ceiling.
Yup, Wolfenstein is back.
Tonight, Activision and developer Raven Studios -- id Software still owns the Wolfenstein license but is letting Raven take it for a spin -- let IGN have another look at the same demo Jason Ocampo saw back in July but were prepared to give a bit more detail. Wolfenstein is storming the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC "when it's done" and bringing with it all sorts of eerie powers, evil Nazis, and familiar plot points; a sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein, you pick up as Office of Secret Actions agent BJ Blazkowicz and get to killing some Nazis.
http://gamerscrib.net/pics/wolfenstein-20090205055426004_thumb.jpg (http://gamerscrib.net/pics/wolfenstein-20090205055426004_640w.jpg) http://gamerscrib.net/pics/wolfenstein-20090205055435894_thumb.jpg (http://gamerscrib.net/pics/wolfenstein-20090205055435894_640w.jpg)]
Blazkowicz is undercover on a Nazi ship when he slips on an admiral's jacket and finds a strange amulet in the pocket. In a moment of fear -- which wasn't shown tonight -- Blazkowicz wields the true power of the medallion; a power known as the Veil. Now, the Veil is another dimension that's existing on top of our own and can't be seen by the likes of you and me. When Blazkowicz activates the Veil -- the amulet is in the lower left corner of the screen and has a meter showing how much juice the dimensional wormhole has -- the screen turns to a creepy shade of blue, things start floating around, and little creatures can be seen by our hero. Of course, these effects aren't all purely eye candy; with the medallion activated, Blazkowicz can slow down time and scream around the stage waxing bad guys who are now brightly colored.
There's going to be lots of enemies to see because when Blazkowicz brings the amulet back to HQ, researchers are able to track the stones inside the piece to Isenstadt, which just so happens to be a Nazi stronghold. Blazkowicz shows up and hooks up with a group of resistance fighters known as the Kreisau Circle. These men are holdouts in Isenstadt and quickly team up with Blazkowicz to kill as many enemies as possible and take out a super-weapon that's supposed to be in the area.
We are only going to post a few screens since there are so many but if you wish to check out this whole article and others go here (http://pc.ign.com/articles/951/951807p1.html).
At first glance, it seemed easy to confuse this first-person shooter with a World War II Call of Duty. There were Nazi banners hanging from the ceiling, the enemies were running around in those same old drab uniforms, and the train yard this MP40 battle was taking place in looked pretty pedestrian. Then, an NPC detonated a bomb on one of the Nazi railcars, a blue light filled the station, and everything not nailed down -- bodies, plants, you name it -- started to slowly levitate to the ceiling.
Yup, Wolfenstein is back.
Tonight, Activision and developer Raven Studios -- id Software still owns the Wolfenstein license but is letting Raven take it for a spin -- let IGN have another look at the same demo Jason Ocampo saw back in July but were prepared to give a bit more detail. Wolfenstein is storming the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC "when it's done" and bringing with it all sorts of eerie powers, evil Nazis, and familiar plot points; a sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein, you pick up as Office of Secret Actions agent BJ Blazkowicz and get to killing some Nazis.
http://gamerscrib.net/pics/wolfenstein-20090205055426004_thumb.jpg (http://gamerscrib.net/pics/wolfenstein-20090205055426004_640w.jpg) http://gamerscrib.net/pics/wolfenstein-20090205055435894_thumb.jpg (http://gamerscrib.net/pics/wolfenstein-20090205055435894_640w.jpg)]
Blazkowicz is undercover on a Nazi ship when he slips on an admiral's jacket and finds a strange amulet in the pocket. In a moment of fear -- which wasn't shown tonight -- Blazkowicz wields the true power of the medallion; a power known as the Veil. Now, the Veil is another dimension that's existing on top of our own and can't be seen by the likes of you and me. When Blazkowicz activates the Veil -- the amulet is in the lower left corner of the screen and has a meter showing how much juice the dimensional wormhole has -- the screen turns to a creepy shade of blue, things start floating around, and little creatures can be seen by our hero. Of course, these effects aren't all purely eye candy; with the medallion activated, Blazkowicz can slow down time and scream around the stage waxing bad guys who are now brightly colored.
There's going to be lots of enemies to see because when Blazkowicz brings the amulet back to HQ, researchers are able to track the stones inside the piece to Isenstadt, which just so happens to be a Nazi stronghold. Blazkowicz shows up and hooks up with a group of resistance fighters known as the Kreisau Circle. These men are holdouts in Isenstadt and quickly team up with Blazkowicz to kill as many enemies as possible and take out a super-weapon that's supposed to be in the area.
We are only going to post a few screens since there are so many but if you wish to check out this whole article and others go here (http://pc.ign.com/articles/951/951807p1.html).