Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter presented with rudimentary 3D graphics and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein. The game is broken up into levels, each of which is a flat plane divided into areas and rooms by a grid-based pattern of walls and doors, all of equal height. Each level is themed after Nazi bunkers and buildings. To finish a level, the player must traverse through the area to reach an elevator. Levels are grouped together into named episodes, with the final level focusing on a boss fight with a particularly difficult enemy. While traversing the levels, the player must fight Nazi guards and soldiers, dogs, and other enemies while managing supplies of ammunition and health. While the name was kept the same as the original release, this and future releases of the game came with the base campaign and the Nocturnal Missions expansion campaign together.
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The game definitely had a certain "allure of the forbidden", as it was blacklisted in Germany due to its unconstitutional symbolism. Blacklisted or not, I found the game a lot of fun to play. In all honesty, the game is far from perfect. There's a lot of backtracking and the game doesn't tell you were to find certain key items or helps you with a map or whatever. Controls can feel janky and shooting sometimes feels unresponsive. Some enemy encounters are weirdly balanced or straight up unfair. It's an old school shooter with all its ups and downs but with an undeniable charm to it. And hey, shooting Nazis is always fun :D