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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
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Originally released in 2001, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is an action/horror first-person shooter, and reboot of the Wolfenstein series. Powered by the Quake III Arena engine, it features a single-player campaign and team-based online multiplayer. Story World War II rages and nations fall. Himm...
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4.2/5

( 134 Reviews )

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2002, id Software, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 1 GB free hard disk sp...
Time to beat
8 hMain
10 h Main + Sides
10.5 h Completionist
8.5 h All Styles
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Description
Originally released in 2001, Return to Castle Wolfenstein is an action/horror first-person shooter, and reboot of the Wolfenstein series. Powered by the Quake III Arena engine, it features a single-player campaign and team-based online multiplayer.

Story

World War II rages and nations fall. Himmler’s German SS Paranormal Division has Hitler's full backing to twist science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, you're on a solo mission to pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop Himmler...or die trying.

Features:

  • Experience a blend of action and horror in the single-player campaign
  • Wield a combination of classic WW2 and fictional, sci-fi-inspired weapons.
  • Fight against Nazis, the undead, and experimental mutant soldiers
  • Compete as Axis or Allies online, objective-focused and team-based multiplayer
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
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Time to beat
8 hMain
10 h Main + Sides
10.5 h Completionist
8.5 h All Styles
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Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2002-06-12T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}

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Posted on: October 29, 2019

TrenchcoatMafia

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Games: 89 Reviews: 2

Good game but..

Good old nazi shoot em up; you need to download an unofficial patch for proper widescreen support (720p,1080p,4k) though.


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Posted on: June 29, 2016

Gylfe

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Games: 1774 Reviews: 54

One of the best

I got RTCW when it first came out and actually purchased an internet connection for the first time to try out the multiplayer. I soon upgraded from a 56k to cable just to play RTCW mp. This remains one of the most fun games I ever played and I continued playing it from release until about 2005. Even after that I continued playing it, but not daily like I did in the years prior. There are many mods and maps available, as well as very good multiplayer bots that even mimic some of the silliness you would see other players doing during matches. The single-player was fun and interesting. I highly recommend this game to anybody who likes shooters, WW2, or just plain fun games. I imagine this is still a favorite at LAN parties... that is if people still have them.


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Posted on: October 21, 2015

NateJennings75

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Games: 921 Reviews: 131

Among the Best of the Quake 3 Engine!

One of the best uses of the Quake 3 Engine. PROS: + Gameplay has aged like a fine wine. + Multiple ways to go about accomplishing objectives. + Weapons are varied AND useful. + Enemy AI is sharp. + LOW hardware requirements; netbook/streambook friendly. + Playable on Mac and Linux via Wine. + Great LAN party game. CONS: - Graphics are 6th gen (PS2 era). - The Catacombs mission drags a bit.


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Posted on: December 18, 2019

Geraldine

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Games: 1427 Reviews: 7

The One

If you only own one Wolfenstein game, make it this one. No other game in the series had the right mix of gameplay, music or pacing like this had. It's simply ID's finest hour. The best, and it can even be improved more via the Venom or RealRTCW mods. Look for them, and others, on ModDB.


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Posted on: January 5, 2025

BrokeMyNinja

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Games: 683 Reviews: 13

RtCW lives on!

RTCW is an awesome game,that still holds up quite well kicking classic N@z1 butt! It WILL play on modern PC's and if you are experiencing the Black Screen and Crashes at start-up. Follow this. - Search for "Markshan Return to Castle Wolfenstein v1.42d" and download his patch. Its in a 1.57Mb zip file. This will address some known crashes and some bug fixes. Open the Zip and drop those in the base folder of where you installed the game. - go to the install director [Return to Castle Wolfenstein\Main\] and open wolfconfig.cfg in a text editor. - Change the following Lines for Widescreen support (change XXXX and YYYY to your prefered resolution i.e. 2560 and 1440) seta r_customaspect "1" seta r_customwidth "XXXX" seta r_customheight "YYYY" seta r_mode "-2" seta cg_fixedAspect "2" - Change your Frame Rate [Warning - playing at anything above 60fps on modern PC's will impact the Enemy A.I.'s ability to fight against you, blame the engine for actually utilizing the CPU. They will be more accurate and aimbot-like. It would be advised to keep the frame rate between 30 and 50 fps] IF you dont mind the challenge you can go up to 91 fps without needing support from a mod. seta com_maxfps "XX" Change this to prevent a Video glitch with the left corner of the screen taking over the entire screen. Set it to "1" seta r_glIgnoreWicked3D "1" Add this line to prevent Frame Drops in modern PC's seta r_primitives "2"


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