Video Review - Wolfenstein 3D (XBox360/PS3)

[LAZrailkapinda]

Mein leben !

[Ronny1031]

I've played through the entire game on the 360 and have on the pc as well, and aside from the music being somewhat slower, the speed of gameplay to me has no noticeable difference.

[DrNTropy808]

Do you move forward/back and strafe with the left analog stick, or do you move forward/back and turn with the left analog stick? Can you change the stick layout or not? This is sort of important to me. Please let me know, Thanks.

[jakk316]

nice review elbryan42; is the game 16:9 or 4:3? i was about to purchase this one, but now that you say it's a little bit slower than the classsic pc version i have my doubts; i guess i will purchase a PSOme classic instead; any advice from you, wolf3d or psone?

[Carbon657]

Mein Lamen !!

[crazyzach5]

Pretty good review but the music isn't that much slower and I don't really know what you mean by the controls/gameplay being slower, but I haven't played the PC version too much. In my opinion, this is the perfect port. Either that or it's the best port we're going to get.

[OldsXCool]

@crazyzach5 Play the PC version again. This a very far from perfect port. Plus the controls do suck.

[Naraku209]

Love this game have it on the Ps3.

Do u happen to know were all of the gold is on frist Lv. floor 1 ? If u could make a video for that. it would be great ! thanks for uploading.

[elbryan42]

If I ever hook up my 360 or PS3 to my computer (so, settling for less than widescreen HD) I just might. :P

[999Sonny999]

lol its tony saprano LOL gd review pal do what makes u happy :D

[TheTwill12]

i really hope they release doom for the ps3 and x box

360

[elbryan42]

They already released Doom for the 360. Doom 2 should be out soon as well.

[TheTwill12]

ti dont think they have released doom for the ps3 i really wish they would though

[brizzlestick]

nice tv man.. I have a 26" Vizio

[kingroland900]

lol 40 year old playing xbox

[elbryan42]

What makes you think I'm 40?

[brizzlestick]

@elbryan42 shoot.. I'll be playing games until I die.. haha.. there's nothing wrong with playing games at all.. they keep you out of trouble.

[brizzlestick]

@kingroland900 so what???

[EdgarIX]

@kingroland900 be playing Xbox or Nintendo NES, get 80, you die or become, it's in our blood to begin with, the video game consoles ever been given an age rating, say rather are designed for elderly people old

[penguinfanlol]

@kingroland900 ??? 40? Nah, look at his channel.

[frogsby1]

i dosnt think he does becouse he is cleaver with what console to get

[NESWIIGAMECUBE]

do u have a ps3

[elbryan42]

Yup.

[augamon]

whats your  360 gametag? :)

[elbryan42]

Um, elbryan42... :P

[NESWIIGAMECUBE]

wuts ur psn

[garthermath]

I see the diffrence in the speed, being able to sprint from an end of a hall to the next in less than a second is an impact, but can you circle strafe in the original? Anyway, love the DOOM (Play it all the time) and Duke Nukem praise, but there's no mention of Marathon. I was sad Bungie took a contract with Microsoft (Apple Fan), but anyone like Marathon? BTW I was an Apple fanatic until they dropped Motorolla chips, and Mac's used to get free tech support indefinitely (FYI, Mac users).

[dkman1995]

I wish in this version, in episode 3's secret level, the pacman ghosts were there, instead of the fake hitlers.

[joemama1102]

its pretty good just for $5 thats like1/12 of a real games price i havnt evn play the original so its all new to me

[Jpashkovsky]

Anyone remember the code for Wolfenstein 3D on PC? LOL "ILM"

[Myk44]

I have a PS3, does ti have multiplayer online? and maybe offline too?

[elbryan42]

Nope, Wolf3D never had multiplayer. Multiplayer FPS never was around (well, for popular games at least) until Doom.

[miciso666]

go wolf 3d and screw you who says it suxs thanx to this we got fps games and doom :p best games for theyre time i love oldschool games i even got my old n64 XD with like 30 games

[therooster83091]

loved this game 4 pc

[ieatthat4breakfast]

thank you john carmack, and john romero, for laying the foundation of the fps genre. im not a big fan of the genre now, however, the wolfenstein, doom, and quake series will forever have a place in my heart. thank you elbryan, for the upload.

[yanksrule5502]

Okay i need help!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking about getting an arcade game for the xbox360 but i am stuck on 3 choices.

They are:

Doom

Wolfenstein 3d

Duke Nukem 3d

They all seem great and are cheap but i need a second opinion on which one to buy.

HELP!!!!!

[elbryan42]

Though I love the straight port of Doom, Duke Nukem 3D is so much more. The deathmatch is much better (Doom 1's maps aren't very deathmatch friendly besides a handful, Doom 2 was MUCH better) and with on screen stats and more levels.

So, I'd go with Duke Nukem 3D, though Doom is a VERY close second. I'd pass on Wolfenstein 3D. Wolf3D is still great, but there's just so much more you can do with Doom and Duke3D.

[yanksrule5502]

Thanks for the help on the decision

I'll most likely go with duke but doom is still a thought

Thanks again

[georgedaweirdone]

doom is awesome, get that!!

[Darkcoremaster]

duke believe me duke

[KvSwooo]

well what about CSS, i would say it pretty fast.........

[DarkForces99]

Is this particular version you're playing for Xbox LIVE or PSN?

[elbryan42]

XBox Live. Though I have both versions. Completely identical.

[FSXUSER10]

i got that same tv sharp right

[Torio34122]

how many levels are there

[elbryan42]

There's 60 levels.

[L30NthaPROFESSIONAL]

this game is racist

[elbryan42]

Why do you say that?

[jimmarn]

youre killing nazis

[elbryan42]

So? It's a World War II shooter. That doesn't make it racist. You're always shooting or attacking something in games. That doesn't mean there's some social commentary attached to it.

I enjoyed this game just as much on the SNES with the Nazi references taken out.

[jimmarn]

I dont find it racist at all.

[Followthategg]

And?

[Followthategg]

Yeah, leave those nazis alone! They've suffered enough hatred towards them haven't they!

[Amirnake]

Not so appealing to big graphics whores like me anymore/

[JTCPingas09]

Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D... man you got the goods.

[killabeans45]

I am more used to FPSes like Resistance 2, but I have a soft spot for Wolf 3D. Do you still recommend this port to peple like me who play more modern FPSes, or am I better off?

[elbryan42]

If you're used to the slower speed, then yes, it's definitely a blast. The music just may need to be turned off before you go insane. :P

Still a good game, but not the "direct" port it's supposed to be.

[sccandudz]

still best on pc! lol

i use to love this game :D

[Bo888y]

Thx 4 this cool review!

[slacker450]

lol random turkeys on the floor

[ynhynh]

loved the original and love the port.. I remember skipping school when I was 12 back in 92 and playing this spending hours going along every wall looking for a hidden passage.

Funny.. I bought this port and the new COD Map pack and I was actually playing this more lol.

The sound is the only thing that ported terribly.

Hope for a Spear of Destiny port.. but I doubt that will happen.

[madridboy86]

I hope Spear Of Destiny, DOOM & DOOM II come out for both PSN & XBL would be sweet

[ynhynh]

Doom is out already.. you should check it out.. I just got it a couple of days ago along with duke nukem.

[ChrisRedfield1991]

Well we saw Doom on XBLA and if Doom and Doom II were to be released on PSN it would have to be PSX Doom because it is a PSOne Classic. Also I'd love to see a Spear of Destiny port as well but we need a patch that'll fix the midi because it is so slow and its Soundblaster16/Adlib sound (original did have it but really the ports had some fantastic versions)

[Jaxd789]

I have this on PC :D

[Brandonkirkwood]

Xbox sucks :D

[jaso192]

there is doom on xbox arcade

[virusinfection1]

DUDE I HATE THIS VERSION NOW I got to the secret pac man level in episode 3 and guess what no ghost just a lot of fake hitlers man this sucks!

[elbryan42]

Aw man that sucks. A waste of ammo! I'd rather not have any enemies at all.

[ChrisRedfield1991]

Which port would you rather hate this one or the sucky piece of shit SNES version (the one that Id would later give away to become Super Noah's Ark 3D)

[elbryan42]

This one. They slowed it down, it locks up, and overall they modified a "direct" port.

The SNES version has the best control of the older versions, and besides the censorship (which doesn't effect the gameplay whatsoever) the heart of Wolfenstein is truly there.

[ChrisRedfield1991]

The gameplay in this seemed fine to me, however I do have the PS3 version so I don't think I could tell the differences between that and the Xbox 360. My version has never locked up but then again it might happen.

The censorship is why I call it a piece of crap, my reason is looking at DOOM's SNES port which kept the blood and satanic images IIRC (I haven't played the SNES version for awhile so I could be wrong). In the SNES Wolfenstein it didn't feel that you were in Nazi Occupied territory.

[ChrisRedfield1991]

Sorry for the inconvenience. I didn't know you just got this on the PS3. So I wouldn't doubt that the lockups will still occur.

[smeckaldorf]

ummm.... the music is slower? uhh no its not, its exactly the same everything is the same as the old dos version....try doing research before reviewing a game next time ok? btw i know this because i own the ps3 version and the pc original.

[virusinfection1]

the music is slower dude compared to the pc version

[Scapetti]

I really don't think the speed is an issue. The sprinting speed in the original always got on my nerves for being inhumanely fast. This speed makes more sense to me but then that's just my opinion.

[Doommaster1994]

This one guy I think is coming out with a 32x version of Wolfenstein.

[Doommaster1994]

I'm going to review Pictionary for the NES.

[NeitBrennus]

I just picked this game up on PSN. I just wish I could find my PC version.

[TomeOfDarkness]

Good review. Very good quality for a non-direct capture.  I'll be picking this game up on the PSN. I haven't play Wolf3D in a long time.

[signofzeta]

Is the PS3 version also ported by nerve?

[elbryan42]

Yes it is. It looks and plays the exact same.

[shadowhunter3]

Nice review Rob! Speaking of Wolfenstein series, have you checked the new one lately? I'm disappointed that it's using COD gunplay and Halo's health regeneration, but I think I might buy it since I do enjoy the series.

[elbryan42]

Nope, I'm not looking at a single thing until it comes out. I don't want to spoil it.

[dahalonut]

ah nestalgia

[Sigma5656]

It Play this Game long time in the PC But just got the demo version !!!

[JumboShrimp713]

i downloaded it the other night and i have to say that its so worth the $4.99...

[BlooditeDrakan]

Good review, Rob! But like anyone says, I'll stick to my Dosbox for it. It may be an emulator, but it does a DAMN good job.

[xaer0knight]

Yes DOSBox is freakin awesome. even does a kick ass job in Ubuntu and Fedora (any Linux really) :)

[godhand340]

who cares

[TonicBH]

So it seems Nerve botched the port job on this one. I don't understand why id keeps handing Nerve to do the ports, the Doom 360 port was hampered by no autorun feature, forcing me to hold down left trigger for about most of the game (which can bore on your finger real quick).

Thankfully I still got it on PC, I'll stick to that version.

[ShdwHg]

That hasn't changed. You still have to hold L in Wolf3D.

[archy9752]

man no, doom on the pc had no autorun feature. however the souse ports had the autorun feature,but not the original game.

[elbryan42]

Absolutely true.

[donthehonk]

I very much appreciate your immense knowledge of classic games, keep it up! I love hearing the little differences in games and ports.

[bildo1977]

They didn't slow Doom down for the XBox 360 arcade. W-T-F?!?

[archy9752]

well what did you play it on ,vista, xp, 2000,98,95?if you played it on vista,xp or 2000 than thats why its Slower.(this is a reply to

weirdproq comment)

[archy9752]

i got this the first day it came out on xbox!

[Archvile78]

I never cared for Wolf3D music...until today. Hearing the slowed down music on this port makes me hardly want to play it but i'll probably get it anyway.

Great review as always Rob. :D

[dungeonofperil]

Great review again Rob but I prefer even the SNES version to this!

[Lachlant1984]

I've been waiting to see if Dos based games would be available for download on newer consoles. How many other and what other MS-DOS games can be downloaded via Xbox Live Arcade? Why did they have to slow the game down. I was hoping to see some of these games on the Wii Virtual Console, but it now looks as if they'll be on the Xbox red ring of death arcade.

[GrounderTheDumbbot]

As much as I like Wolfenstein 3D. I'm just not interested in getting it for 360.

[Piccolo49]

Hey thanks so much for reviewing this. I've been wondering about this version since i saw it yesterday on the psn.

[elbryan42]

It came out for PSN as well? I'll have to see if it's better...

[elbryan42]

Nope, it's the exact same. Slower gameplay (which, BTW, makes it much easier, I'm blazing through Death Incarnate with little difficulty) and much slower music.

[HonouredAssassin]

Awesome,i never knew this was out.

Great game