Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• New two-player cooperative splitscreen gaming, and multiplayer excitement through the Xbox Live & SystemLink
• Special in-game secrets & rewards waiting to be uncovered in single player or any of the six new multiplayer modes
• Be the last man standing in all-new Elimination mode
• It also has an all-new prologue mission with seven new single-player levels
• Special new items to overpower the Nazis, zombies & X-creatures

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000087L4G
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 6, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,325 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War brings the XBox gamer unrivaled shooting action, as you battle Nazi soldiers & a mad scientist's creations, behind enemy lines during World War II! Enhanced in-game movies bring the gripping and shocking storyline to life Toggle the new Auto Aim feature on & off for more customized shooting & better accuracy Special bonuses for eliminating enemies via stealth

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Has Me Hooked!, December 7, 2004

By 

Craig Larson (Maple Grove, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War (Video Game)

Maybe I'm behind the times and this is a pale imitation of Doom and Quake and other first-person shooters, but I absolutely love this game and have been playing it for many hours ever since I bought it a few weeks back. The storyline has you facing off with evil Nazis and their experiments with the occult--zombies, super soldiers, etc., etc. Along the way, you get to infiltrate the catacombs under an African desert, break your way out of Castle Wolfenstein and escape via a cable car (right out of Where Eagles Dare), and break into a top secret testing facility, where you must stop a V2 rocket launch, destroy a radar prototype, and steal an experimental jet aircraft. I've played Halo and Splinter Cell, but Castle Wolfenstein keeps me coming back in a way neither of those games has. The graphics are great and the sound effects are well-realized, and the array of weaponry and tactics you must utilize to defeat your enemies is phenomenal. I would highly recommend this game to any Xbox owner.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good singleplayer, Great Multiplayer, July 9, 2003

By 

Chad Shew (Ajax, On Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War (Video Game)

Ok, lets start out with the game details. This game alows co-op playing with a friend, which really ads some reply value to it. The graphics are smooth and well done, but the details such as bulletholes in walls are not there. Blood and gore is realistic and not overdone. The sound is great, u can hear distant firing, the yelling of cpu bots, and explosions throughout the game. Aiming and controls are quite simple, you dont have to be an expert gamer to play it.

Single Player: The single player of Return to Castle Wolfenstein was very well done. The missions take place in several settings which allow multiple ways to complete each mission. The storyline is great and involves several twists. The cpu bots range from German soldiers to "creatures" that erupt from fires and spit flames at you. Some of this game is actually scary at times (i once got chopped in half by some spinning discs and dropped the controller) because a lot of the levels are dark or in crypts. There are many weapons to choose from, and weapons can be picked up from fallen enemies. Sometimes the single player can be tiring however because you may have to start from a saved game with low health and have to take on 5 creatures. I give the single player a 4/5

Multiplayer: Note- Xbox live is required to play Multiplayer. The multiplayer of RTCW is very unique from most other games. There are several Characters to choose from that are each equipped with different weapons. Teamwork is a key element of RTCW multiplayer. There are such gametypes as checkpoint, elimination, objective and stopwatch. The maps range from small to large and include several settings. Voice communication is available so you can talk to teammates during the game. Lag will only occur depending on the speed of the players internet connection. I give multiplayer 5/5
Overall i give this game 9/10

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars COOPERATIVE IS A LOT OF FUN, June 11, 2005

By 

Christopher Satterwhite "pimp juice aficionado" (hell, va, usa) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War (Video Game)

THIS GAME IS A LOT OF FUN WHEN PLAYING COOPERATIVE...
ITS LONGER AND HAS A BETTER STORYLINE, IF YOURE TIRED OF PLAYING HALO...
THERE ARE SOME PRETTY LAME KILLS, AND YOU RESPAWN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LEVEL, LEAVING YOUR PARTNER IN SOME HOTSPOTS IF YOU DIE, BUT OVERALL, AS IT SAYS ON THE COVER, IT IS A DEFINITIVE MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCE...
HOPE THIS HELPS...
-CHRIS-