

Honestly, it's a solid idea on developer MachineGames' part.

This time, those assets are born anew as a co-op campaign (which can be played alone, in a pinch). The 2017 sequel's assets have been recycled and reshuffled to bring us a new adventure full of enemies, weapons, abilities, and geometry chunks we've seen before. Though it's being sold as a standalone game, this week's Wolfenstein Youngblood makes more sense when described as an expansion pack-albeit one that doesn't require owning the last game, which might be a point in its favor. And now we have another game in the series, which lands in curious fashion-with little promotion or buzz, without a "sequel" designation, and sold at the atypically low new-game price of $29.99. Its 2017 sequel was fine enough but failed to turn any gears in terms of gameplay evolution.

Release Date: July 25 (Windows), July 26 (Xbox One, PS4, Switch)įive years ago, the Wolfenstein game series enjoyed a triumphant return as a back-to-basics excuse to virtually slaughter hundreds of mechanized Nazis. Platform: Windows PC (reviewed), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Game Details Developer: MachineGames, Arkane Studios
