Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War

But, in all honesty, I regret buying this game. The graphics were really disappointing - the scenery looks like the stuff of video games I played years ago and the enemies you fight look and act like department store mannequins. The game play also felt weak and really dated. I played for an hour or two and my disappointment just grew and grew with each passing minute. I kept thinking it reminded me a lot of the game "No One Lives Forever" which I played on the PC years ago, but Wolfenstein wasn't nearly as good as NOLF was!

I was so disappointed I tried to return it and even lied so I wouldn't have to keep it. Unfortunately, I failed (that will teach me to lie). I'm going to give it to my nephew but he may never forgive me for it.

If you want an XBox WWII FPS that is MUCH better, get the first Medal of Honor game. If you want really fantastic FPS for the XBox, the obvious choice is Halo (which is so much better than this game, it's mind-boggling) and now Halo 2. A fun FPS I would also recommend is Glitch in the System, which I think should have been a much bigger hit than it probably was. (It's "out of print" so get it off eBay or Amazon's auction.)


Solid Game for the x box   June 29, 2004
D. Hurley (CA, United States)
a little too complicated at times inside the castle with all the dim lights, but eh, its staregy in which im not used to.

graphics- 4/5

gameplay- 3/5

configuration 3/5

replay- 4/5

scenary- 3/5

overall- solid 4/5 (must-buy for any WWII or medal of honor fans!!!)


WWII with zombies   May 24, 2004
pos3000 (somewhere)
I first got this game for the ps2. Dont buy this game for the ps2. So after i sold the ps2 version I dicided to pick up the xbox vesion. After reading some other revies on this game I seem to find every one is relating it to halo. Why, Halo is like the god of all fps. Nothing can beat halo except halo2. now that we have that out of the way we can get to the game. Basicly looks like Medal of Honor. A game with far more realistic plot. But wait this game supports online play. I do belive that that my friends is a first for the xbox. YAY, WWII online. I love killing Nazis from the comfort of my own coutch(I know i spelt it wrong). So over all is is a fun experience. But if you can get a better game than that I would encurage you to play it. I mean I am not telling to buy this game that is wrong. But it is still good.


BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE!   May 4, 2004
Tim Janson (Michigan)
Regarded by most as the 'daddy' of first person shooters, id software's Wolfenstein predated Doom and saw you shooting Nazis in a basic 3D castle rather than fantastical monsters somewhere near hell. Coming to Xbox some 18 months after it 'returned' to the PC, and set during WWII, 'Return to Castle Wolfenstein Tides of War' sees you playing as B.J. Blazkowicz, a US Army Ranger recruited by the OSA as a specialist in covert operations, heavy weapons and assassination. Hitler's right-hand-man Heinrich Himmler was supposedly set the task of combining science, high technology and the occult in order to give the third Reich the edge and help them win the war by annihilating the allies with the assistance of a breed of 'uber soldats' that's: 'weirdo mutant cyber soldiers of various types' to you and me.
The weapons are a rather good selection, familiar real WWII guns and rifles (things like the Colt .45, Luger, MP40 & Thompson submachine guns). My personal favourite is the paratrooper rifle, with its automatic fire and scope it makes a good jack-of-all-trades weapon in tight moments. Being an id game, you naturally get some sci-fi guns too, an amazingly devastating chain gun called the Venom, and a lightning gun - the flamethrower is the only thing that's more spectacular to use when surrounded by enemies.

So often the way the enemies behave makes or breaks a first person shooter, and Wolfy's AI is rather good. They'll react to being hit in specific bodily areas, back off if wounded and even seem to try and outflank you if the play area will permit it. The animation is a bit of a mixture though, with soldiers seeming to sometimes flit around more like flies than humans. A slightly too-bossy auto aim helps beginners but needs to be turned off by experienced players as soon as possible, as it aims for the main bulk of the body in far too forceful a way. The wicked AI of enemy snipers means that they'll soon get a bead on you from long range, and even duck if you spot them and return fire. Coupled to Wolfy's excellent sound and feeling of being hit by a bullet, it all makes for some seriously tense, tactical shootouts. Although Wolfy can be tough at times (especially when you reach the occasional what initially appear to be invincible 'boss' enemies), the four difficulty settings ('Can I Play Daddy?' 'Don't Hurt Me', 'Bring 'Em On' and 'I Am Death Incarnate') mean that shooters of all abilities should be able to see then end of the excellent campaign mode. But the single player campaign and excellent Halo-style cooperative split screen modes are only a couple of Wolfy's bowstrings.

I have to say that I think that it just about edges out Ghost Recon and even Moto GP to become the best 'Live' game yet - and coming from a racing gameaholic like me that's praise indeed. Games were plentiful and easy to join, and mostly supposed to take the form of squad Vs squad (Axis Vs Allies, there are 4 game types), but too often disintegrated into all-out war due to 'friendly fire' incidents or verbal abuse (I only said "keep your head down and I'll cover you, you dopey Rambo-wannabe-arse", and then he shot me and then all hell broke loose - it wasn't my fault, honest guv) - it doesn't seem to matter though as the whole thing including all the chatter (via the Xbox headset) makes the entire experience akin to a paint gun session with mates (you even know who's speaking to you thanks to an icon that appears above their head). Like most online shooters you'll die a lot at first, but Wolfy seems more accessible, easier to get into and gain proficiency at than most. I've managed to participate in a few disciplined and structured games though, and I'm sure once the novelty wears off and players gain experience, 'spoilers' won't be tolerated and will have to find their own type of mayhem elsewhere ('serious' Wolfy clans are already forming) - and you can call me a peasant, but I'm not sure which I had more fun at though...

The 16 multiplayer levels are superb, and allow for some truly excellent multiplayer games with plenty of overlooks, hidey-holes and sniper nests. I've heard some gamers complain about lag, but luckily this never seemed an issue for us, and didn't throw up any obvious 'lag moments' (and you can't say that about Ghost Recon, Moto GP or Mechassault).


bon jeu mais pas excellent   April 1, 2004
c est un bon jeu qui ressemble 2 gouttes d eau a la version poc , mais la version xbox est plus stable , la connection est meilleur que sur pc , mais a part ca le jeu est le meme. bon graphique mais pas mieux pas pire que sur pc. le gameplay est bon , jouable sur le live.