Multiplayer is solely limited to a team-versus-team mode, of Axis versus Allies, where in the majority of cases, the Allies need to bomb their way into the Axis base, then steal or destroy some vital object and make their way back out again, while the Axis team is solely tasked with defending themselves until time runs out. In multiplayer, RTCWВ takes on a gameplay style that few other games had tried at that point. Also, much to the disappointment of the more hardcore WolfensteinВ fans, the German soldiers now speak accented English instead of actual German вЂ“ on the other hand, though, one could argue for the вЂњtranslation conventionвЂќ here, in that BJ probably studied the language enough to understand it. The music, unfortunately, isnвЂ™t very much вЂ“ the longest вЂњsongвЂќ in the game is only about a minute long, and the music is often repeating infinitely, but itвЂ™s composed in such a way that it provides background audio and is never extremely loud or irritating. All of this is supplemented by an excellent soundscape of ambient noise, machinery, real alarm klaxons, powerful gunfire, and orchestrated music. The вЂњphoto-sourcedвЂќ look has held up surprisingly well, and the Quake 3В Arena engineвЂ™s graphical muscle makes sure that everything is rendering believably as well, including what might be the best-looking flamethrower effect in the history of video gaming, that even the gameвЂ™s own sequel couldnвЂ™t hope to one-up.

The character models are excellent as well, using real faces and real German uniforms. Everything from Castle WolfensteinВ itself, to the village of Wulfberg, to the V-Weapons Complex and the Uber-Soldat laboratories is absolutely spot-on in terms of atmosphere and texture work, and itвЂ™s not easy to get lost, even given the relative non-linearity of certain maps. Thankfully, outside of these two utter stinkers of missions, RTCWвЂs level design is excellent. By the end of these sequences, though, itвЂ™s great to back to fighting the regular Nazis again.

The вЂњzombieвЂќ sections almost feel as if they go on for a bit too long, but the level design is still just as believable and well-made as the rest of the game, and the Half-Life-inspired scripted sequences break up the monotony.

So at certain points during the game, you will find yourself going through old tombs and churches within Germany, where you will fight zombified knights, whose shields can deflect your bullets, and other zombies who can attack you at a distance with their ghostly skull projectiles. The central element of the gameвЂ™s story, Operation Resurrection, has the SS Paranormal Division unearthing the remains of Heinrich the First, a вЂњdark knightвЂќ from GermanyвЂ™s storied past who possessed powers that could help Germany win the war. In true keeping with the Wolfenstein 3DВ style of including not only more вЂњtraditionalвЂќ World War II stylings but also more fantastical elements, RTCWВ takes somewhat lengthy detours into the supernatural.

Wolfenstein 2009 purchase