History VideoGame / Wolfenstein

* WaveMotionGun: The Zeppelin,[ [spoiler: on which the Thule portal is mounted, has a mechanism by which the portal can be pointed downwards]]. Then, when the Black Sun is harnessed, the energy gets shot at the ground, and... [[NukeEm you can guess what happens]].

* WaveMotionGun: The Zeppelin, on which the Thule portal is mounted, has a mechanism by which the portal can be pointed downwards. Then, when the Black Sun is harnessed, the energy gets shot at the ground, and... [[NukeEm you can guess what happens]].

The game's plot is a continuation of ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'', which was itself inspired by ''Wolfenstein3D'' (and, before that, the original ''CastleWolfenstein''), and features American super-spy B.J. Blazkowicz attempting to foil an attempt by the Nazis to harness the power of the Black Sun, an ancient alternate dimension which the SS are using to create all manner of {{Super Soldier}}s and monsters. Besides an arsenal of WWII-era firearms and several experimental Nazi energy weapons, B.J. is also assisted by a magic amulet that allows him to tap into "The Veil" between dimensions and harness special powers such as BulletTime and an energy shield.

* ArtShift: B.J. Blazkowicz looks almost nothing like his ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' incarnation (and, by extension, his classic ''Wolfenstein3D'' appearance), which is somewhat odd as all the other returning characters appear largely the same (other than a higher polycount and bump-mapping, of course). He seems to be based on the ''[=Wolf3D=]'' cover art rather than the actual in-game sprite.

* RecycledTitle: Even though it doesn't have the "[[Wolfenstein3D 3D]]" in the title.

** [[spoiler: Hans Grosse also yells "Guten Tag!" when the boss fight starts, as with his incarnation in Wolfenstein3D.]]

* BagOfSpilling: Justified at the end, when [[spoiler: BJ tears apart his Amulet to destroy Hans' own by driving the crystals into it, thereby guaranteeing that this item will not show up in any sequel.

* MisbegottenMultiplayerMode: Compared to [[ReturnToCastleWolfenstein it's revolutionary predecessor]], the multiplayer in this game is a joke, made like if RTCW didn't exist at all. The downgraded graphics compared to the singleplayer content didn't help.

* BagOfSpilling: Justified at the end, when [[spoiler: BJ tears apart his Amulet to destroy Hans' own by driving the crystals into it, thereby guaranteeing that this item will not show up in any sequel. That is, unless the Medallion B.J. brought to London at the very beginning is still in one piece.]]

[[caption-width-right:250:[[{{Ghostapo}} Yeah]], [[RuleOfCool it's like this]]]]

To say that this game provides the most satisfying Nazi killfest experience out there would be an understatement.

!!Wolfenstein contains examples of:
* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: Vaguely lampshaded at the end of the game by a black market dealer who continues to charge you money for upgrades and ammo ''just hours'' before the Nazis are about to destroy the entire town with a super-powered death ray. He says something to the effect of "yes, I have to make money somehow...". It gets even MORE ridiculous when you realize that he was with the comparatively "good" Kriege brother. The "Bad" one, well...

To say that this game provides the most satisfying Nazi killfest experience out there would be an understatement.

The 2009 sequel to ''ReturnToCastleWolfenstein'', titled simply ''Wolfenstein'', is a FirstPersonShooter using a modified version of the Doom 3 engine developed by Raven Software, the acclaimed team behind such series as ''StarTrekEliteForce'', ''SoldierOfFortune'', ''[[DarkForcesSaga Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy]]'', and ''QuakeIV''.

To say that this game provides the most satisfying Nazi killfest experience out there would be an understatement.

To say that this game provides the most satisfying Nazi killfest experience out there would be an {{Understatement}}.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: ''Literally!'' In retrospect, the Queen Geist's appearance makes [[ItMakesSenseInContext perfect sense]], however-as the name implies, she's a large specimen of the non-hostile-until-provoked Geists...and if the Black Sun generator exploding wasn't enough to provoke her, nothing would.

* NeverFoundTheBody: Lampshaded in the ending with regards to [[spoiler: Deathshead. There's a TheEndOrIsIt [[TheStinger post-credit scene]] that shows him crawling out of the rubble of the crashed Zeppelin, alive, well and very pissed]].

-> ''"Who would ''dare'' oppose us?"''
--> --'''Deathshead'''

** Averted by Deathshead, who, despite being arguably the ''real'' BigBad of the game, has to have Hans Grosse fight for him, and flees from B.J. after the final battle.

--> ''Who would ''dare'' oppose us?''
--> --Deathshead

** General Zetta is seemingly bulletproof and can shoot energy balls. It turns out he'sreally a giant slug monster mutated by the Veil.

* BadBoss: Every [[strike: Nazi]] ''person'' in Isenstadt is piss-scared of [[CompleteMonster General Zetta]]. [[spoiler: After he dies, radio chatter indicates that they're even ''more'' frightened of Deathshead, who comes to replace him]].

* ArtShift: B.J. Blazkowicz looks almost nothing like his ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' incarnation (and, by extension, his classic ''Wolfenstein3D'' appearance), which is somewhat odd as all the other returning characters appear largely the same (other than a higher polycount and bump-mapping, of course).
** He seems to be based on the ''[=Wolf3D=]'' cover art rather than the actual in-game sprite.

* MookFaceTurn, partially at least. [[spoiler: Strasse was a FlatEarthAtheist in ''ReturnToCastleWolfenstein'', but now he fully embraces the Veil, perhaps because it's closer to pseudoscience than the occult, even though Nazi mages were called in to harness Veil energy.]]
** There's significantly less magical mumbo-jumbo and more "hard science" apparently involved this time around.

** Also RecycledTitle: Even though it doesn't have the "[[Wolfenstein3D 3D]]" in the title.

** Well, they could simply change the appearance of the Director and assume that the former one has been replaced or simply met untimely death.

** This is a potential FridgeBrilliance moment, actually. Even without his gun, B.J. still has the medallion, which is a far better weapon. Presumably B.J. knew this and was just stalling for time instead of actually surrendering to Deathshead. That would also mean that the machine explodes at the end of the cutscene because B.J. used the medallion to redirect Hans' bullet into it, rather than having it simply blow up in a DeusExMachina moment to save B.J.'s life.
*** Probably true: if you look closely at BJ's right hand, he keeps it clenched throughout the confrontation.

* ShoutOut: The Tomes of Power hidden across Isenstadt look exactly like the items of the same name in ''{{Heretic}}''. Guess what other game Raven Software was responsible for.

* StrippedToTheBone: What the Leichenfaust 44 does to enemies.

* StupidJetpackHitler: It wouldn't be a Wolfenstein game without it.
** The Rocket Troopers actually do have jetpacks. They're also the most annoying enemies in the game (see DemonicSpiders above).

* WalkItOff: Where have you gone, Mr. Health Meter? Did you get drunk and piss off all the developers or something?
** Lampshaded by [[spoiler: Hans Grosse]] during the final boss fight. "That should have killed you, Blazkowicz!"

--> --[[spoiler: Deathshead]]

* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: Vaguely lampshaded at the end of the game by a black market dealer who continues to charge you money for upgrades and ammo ''just hours'' before the Nazis are about to [[spoiler: destroy the entire town with a super-powered death ray]]. He says something to the effect of "yes, I have to make money somehow...". It gets even MORE ridiculous when you realize that he was with the comparatively "good" Kriege brother. The "Bad" one, well...

** General Zetta is seemingly bulletproof and can shoot energy balls. It turns out he's [[spoiler: really a giant slug monster mutated by the Veil.]]
** Averted by [[spoiler: Deathshead]], who, despite being arguably the ''real'' BigBad of the game, has to have [[spoiler: Hans Grosse]] fight for him, and flees from B.J. after the final battle.

* NeverFoundTheBody: Lampshaded in the ending with regards to [[spoiler: Deathshead]]. There's a TheEndOrIsIt [[TheStinger post-credit scene]] that shows him crawling out of the rubble of the crashed Zeppelin, [[spoiler:alive, well and very pissed]].

* NeverFoundTheBody: Lampshaded in the ending with regards to [[spoiler: Deathshead. Sure enough, there's an TheEndOrIsIt [[TheStinger post-credit scene]] that shows him crawling out of the rubble of the crashed Zeppelin, alive and well and very pissed.]]

* NeverFoundTheBody: Lampshaded in the ending with regards to [[spoiler: Deathshead]]. Sure enough, there's an OrIsIt post-credit scene that shows [[spoiler: him crawling out of the rubble of the crashed Zeppelin, alive and well and very pissed.]]

To say that this game provides the most satisfying Nazi killfest experience out there would be an Understatement.