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Wolfenstein
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: First Person Shooter
Common Sense Media says
Violence against Nazis at center of over-the-top shooter.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this Mature-rated first-person shooter game features plenty of violence, blood, and gore. It's not out of context in this fictional Nazi universe, but there is a fair amount of blood, and lots of weapons and dismemberment in the game. Players will hear cussing in the game, and they may hear more by playing online with others in multiplayer modes.
What's it about?
The classic 3-D shooter that ate away countless productivity hours in the early ’90s, and then was resurrected on the iPhone earlier this year, is not only back but darker than ever before. Activision's WOLFENSTEIN shines a light on the Nazis' dark obsession with the occult, as you resurrect your role as B.J. Blazkowicz, a decorated member of the Office of Secret Actions (OSA). Using brains and brawn, you need to stop the Germans from harnessing power from a parallel dimension to create a weapon of unprecedented mass destruction. Step into battle with a diverse collection of Allied, Axis, and experimental Nazi weapons, in both the story mode and varied multiplayer options.
Is it any good?
Yes. If you can forgive the lame story, slow cut-scene movies, and some enemy A.I. (artificial intelligence) that's not too smart, Wolfenstein offers some intense (and quite bloody) fighting sequences and very fun, over-the-top boss battles against superhuman foes. The single-player story should provide many hours of intense combat but the myriad of multiplayer modes -- Team Deathmatch, Objective, and Stopwatch -- all help add to the game's replayability. Our top pick is Stopwatch, which pits two teams against one another to see which side can complete their objectives faster than the other; each team has a soldier, media, an engineer, and a Veil power. Wolfenstein might not be the best game of the year but proves to be a very good game that should certainly satiate fans of first-person shooters.
Online interaction: This game features many fun multiplayer modes but keep in mind it's possible to hear inappropriate language during online matches.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether this level of violence is more acceptable because it's against nasty Nazis, mutated soldiers, and inhuman creatures. Compare this, for example, against cop-killing or prostitue bashing you can do in games such as the Grand Theft Auto series. Is it the same thing or different?
Do you think the main character is a good role model because he is fighting for good; or are his tactics so extreme, that he is not someone you should admire?
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Kid, 10 years old
April 3, 2011
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Great
the first wolfenstein, enemy territory is exellent! theres no blood or gore of which i see no language, you can choose each sides and plainly have fun!
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good for teens!
This game is a cool and fun shooter, but it is violent and gruseome, at one point you see stripers in a german officers house, you can blow people's limbs off, you can use exotic weapons to eletricute, disinagrate and even set your opponents on fire and it's obviously advertising the wolfenstien franchise by coming to next-gen consles.
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AGE
Very good game actually
i finished it on ps3 like several times
but the game is pretty gruesome i mean u can blow limbs off
so i think thats why it earned the M rating
there is some fool language but not much
game should be bought for 16+ cus people under 15 may not understand its messages and its world and how things work in the game perfect game for mature players!
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AGE
11+ play this game!!
I am an 11 year old and all though yes this game does have blood and gore it is not like you are going on a merciless rasmpage mutilaing men with axes but you are fighting for your life against half of tghe time alien things.
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AGE
The game has a farily original theme of Nazis using dark magic to create evil weapons and monsters, although many parts of the plot are very cheesey (the evil guy is an old wirey Nazi with a monicle, who'da guessed) and pretty good shooter gameplay. It is very violent but the people you are fighting are Nazis, so they deserve it, the violence includes lots of body parts flying off, heads exploding, theres a gun that turns everything but there bones into ash, a flamethrower with terrible results, and if you stab a person in the neck with a bayonette blood comes pouring out and they grab there neck making coughing and gurgiling noises for a few seconds. Very, very realistic violence and alot of it!
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AGE
A violent shooter.
Wolfenstein is violent, Even from the front cover. Lots of blood,decapitation and our old favourite. Dismemberment! Its one of the goriest you can buy in the FPS genre. Its pretty boring gore as well. The language is moderate. But there is some swearing. Overall its not really that violent in nature. Because the dismemberment looks stupid and unrealistic. You electrocute people too!
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AGE
Gore, Gore, and more Gore
This game is pretty fun. LOTS of violence. Shooting an enemy in the face results in blood splatter and his face will be gone. In some missions you can find a fire axe that will cut off legs, arrms, and heads. I actually cut someone in half once. Shooting a guy in the throat results in a blood fountain and gurgling sounds. Flying limbs when grenades go off. Even worse in slow motion.Not all violence is against humans. Very over the top, but very fun. Not for the kiddies.
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Common sense forgot to mention decapitation.
To add to this. There is decapitation as well as dismemberment. This is a great game with lots of violence and not as violent as most FPS games around NOW. It earns an 18 rating but its suitable for 15. Also loss of limbs and arms etc if a grenade or powerful gun hits you.
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | First Person Shooter |
| Developer: | Activision |
| Release date: | August 20, 2009 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language |
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