Wolfenstein
Iconic shooter franchise
Wolfenstein is a video game franchise centered on fighting Nazis, beginning with Castle Wolfenstein (1981) and made famous by Wolfenstein 3D (1992), a pioneering first-person shooter.
The series follows an American soldier battling occult-enhanced Nazi forces.
The name has become shorthand for the early FPS genre: Wolfenstein basically invented the modern shooter.
Maryland city near Washington
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
- 3D graphicsDepth-rendered digital images
- FPSVideo smoothness metric
- gameplayInteractive elements of gaming
level design · game mechanics · reboot · sequel · expansion pack · speedrun · gaming culture · shareware
Combat game, protagonist's viewpoint
- laser weaponDevice firing focused light
- assault rifleAutomatic infantry combat weapon
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- ammoProjectiles for firearms
mech suit · armor · health pack · stealth kill · bunker · checkpoint · arsenal · firepower
WWII German military rule
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
liberation · guerrilla · clandestine · defiance · uprising · freedom fighter · allied · conspiracy
Bethesda
Maryland city near Washington
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
- 3D graphicsDepth-rendered digital images
- FPSVideo smoothness metric
gameplay · level design · game mechanics · reboot · sequel · expansion pack · speedrun · gaming culture · shareware · mod
first-person shooter
Combat game, protagonist's viewpoint
- laser weaponDevice firing focused light
- assault rifleAutomatic infantry combat weapon
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
mech suit · ammo · armor · health pack · stealth kill · bunker · checkpoint · arsenal · firepower · combat knife
Nazi occupation
WWII German military rule
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
sabotage · liberation · guerrilla · clandestine · defiance · uprising · freedom fighter · allied · conspiracy · safe house
- BethesdaSkyrim, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Fallout 4, Blades
- id SoftwareQuake, BFG, Baron, plasma rifle, Gladiator
- Xbox GamesHalo, Gears of War, Halo Infinite, Age of Empires, Banjo-Kazooie
- retro softwareMS-DOS, WordPerfect, Windows 3.1, Norton, BASIC
WolfensteinCivilization
Empire-building strategy game
strategy game · SimCity · StarCraft · Age of Empires · real-time strategy
WolfensteinAnimal Crossing
Life simulation franchise
Minecraft · The Sims · Kirby · Nintendogs · cozy games
WolfensteinMyst
Surreal puzzle adventure game
sandbox game · walking simulator · open world · visual novel
- Wolfenstein 3DSeminal first-person shooter
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