Review cover Wolfenstein II - The new Colossus (PC Steam International Version) (Computer)
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Product Information:

  • Release Date (NA): October 27, 2017
  • Release Date (EU): October 27, 2017
  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Developer: Machine Games
  • Genres: First Person Shooter
  • Also For: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Game Features:

Single player
Local Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Co-operative

Review Approach:

One of the Best Parts of the Wolfenstein Series.
As Sequel to "Wolfenstein - New Order" it ties in seamlessly with the Events. (As you maybe know,Blazkowicz was severly wounded and had gave the Confirmation of clearance for Bombing Deathshead Compound after his Comrades where Rescued..) Set in an alternate Timeline in 1961,where the Germans win the World War II.
In "The New Colossus",the National Socialists occupied the USA,where a revolution against the Occupiers is to be organized.
The racist secret Society Ku Klux Klan has also joined the Occupiers.

The Antagonist of the Game is SS-Obergruppenführer Irene Engel,who appeared in the previous Game "New Order".
To be honest, this Character upset me a little personally.When you thought,Herr Strasse was "an interesting" Character,then you can look forward to Miss Engel...

The Player slips into the Role of the lone Fighter B.J. Blazkowicz, who single-handedly had to fight the Nazis with Machine Guns and Axes.
His battered Body is being patched up again and again.(Even his whole Body during the continuing Story...)
The narrative Sequences lead Blazkowicz ’Crew via their captured Submarine Headquarters "Eva´s Hammer" on Missions to irradiated New York,the Secret Base of Area 51 and even to Venus.

For the Gameplay,there is nothing new,if you played the previous Parts from the Wolfenstein Series.
Personally I would really suggest to play the Games in the "correct" Order.

One important Change is the Save System,now you can finally save whenever you want.You can make 3 different Save Profiles.
Also the Menu/Game Interface is very familiar.

The Story is really detailed, exciting and surprising.
It makes really fun on the hijacked Submarine then.During the regular Missions you can solve little Quests and later,after you have Access to the Enigma Code Machine,
you can search for Übercommanders on already visited Places.

The Places/Levels are really differently and brings you also on the Venus for Example.

A very (for me) disturbing "Meeting" happens on the Venus "City" (which looks really similar to the City of Bespin in STAR WARS..) during an Casting Audition for an Propaganda Movie.
You meet a puking and pissing old Adolf H.

The "non Human" Opponents are really hard to beat,the "Detect Signal" Feature is also available again.
You have to "take out" the Commanders to prevent them to call for Reinforcement.After you kill them,you get Enigma Code Cards (needed to decrypt the Übercommanders Locations with the Enigma Machine).

You can also find and collect Upgrades for your Weapons and later for your Body.For Example you get an Feature to pull the Body together in order to crawl through the narrowest
Places to reach secret Spots.
Another "Body Upgrade" is for Example to run and crush through Doors or Fangrilles.

The International Version (which is reviewed here) contains,of course NS Symbols and Names,Ranks and everything related to the NS Regime.
The Gameplay is very brutal (Assasinations/killing with Axe for Example..) and contains many,many Blood and also very brutal and maybe disturbing Gameplay Scenes.
In some Levels you can use Vehicles like the "Panzerhund" or some Kind of "Walker".

For the Music/Soundtrack:
The Music is primarily industrial,with distorted Synthesizers and reverbed Electric Guitars,with some rock influence.
The Voice Action is brilliant,Germans are speaking perfect german.

I do not go into Details for the PC Configuration.
I have played it under Windows 10 Pro Build 20H2 x64 on an Intel i7 875k with 16 GB RAM and a GeForce GTX1050 Ti with 4 GB RAM on 1280x720 with maximal Details.
No Issues (except,that the Game always moaned about the Video Memory).


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Verdict

What I Liked ...
  • Very good Storyline
  • Many Levels/Places
  • Difficulty varies from easy to Nightmare
  • Excellent Voice Actors
  • Great Graphics
  • Very,very many Weapons and Upgrades
  • Sometimes really awesome Levels
  • Really long Play "Fun"
What I Didn't Like ...
  • Some Scenes could be very disturbing....
  • Very brutal
  • Very Detailed depictions of Violence
9
Gameplay
8
Presentation
9
Lasting Appeal
9.5
out of 10

Overall

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Product Information:
  • Release Date (NA): October 27, 2017
  • Release Date (EU): October 27, 2017
  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Developer: Machine Games
  • Genres: First Person Shooter
  • Also For: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game Features:
Single player
Local Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Co-operative

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