I was a really jumpy kid back in the day. Even "regular" enemies in Wolfenstein 3D where enough to scare me if I unexpedetly ran into them in close quarters, so I stayed clear of a game with literal demons and monsters. But nowadays, as a jaded adult I decided to check out this particular piece of gaming history, and boy oh boy did I have fun. The gameplay is action packed, the weapons are a joy to use (I think this game now has my favourite shotgun), the levels and enemies are well designed, and let me tell ya about the sounds. The music is great mix of MIDI techno and heavy metal, and the sounds of the guns, the enemies and the environment are what elevates this experience to another level. I really am surprised by how this game holds up, and I played many more FPS's after Wolf. I absolutely recommend this game if you like shooters, even without the nostalgia factor of having played it in your past.
This game holds up. Yeah the graphics are pixely and stuff but everything else is still a unique blend of dungeon management, strategy and sometimes First Person combat skills (!) In almost every aspect an improvement over it's predecessor (the turned down minion animosities feel kinda weird as well as the now weak sauce ligtning bolt, but I guess that's just balance) it is a tasty treat of a polished, thought out and balanced game. If you ever played a strategy or a sim and wondered what it would be like to walk your domain as one of your subjects this game can make that happen. If you ever fantasised about being the evil master of a complex network of dungeons this game is for you.
An excellent inversion of what used to be the only available fantasy game trope. Being the Keeper of your evil dungeon, ordering around various strange minions is still as fun as I remeber. Would have given perfect score, but, unfourtunately the higher res setting can sometimes lag when a lot of things are happening and you have manually adjust the framerate with the ctrl + F11 or F12 shortcut, which is weird because if you increase the framerate too much, the game runs too fast. It's a shame, but still the game is perfectly playable, with slight hiccups here and there. Overall a lovely trip down memory lane, but if you are looking for quality rather than nostalgia I would recommend the sequel more. On a side note, to my great surprise and delight this version has the absolutely wonderful (and nostalgia inducing) polish dubbing, for some reason not stated in the languages section on the store page
