CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

[Shawn Zipay]

New CS-Nation staff member, ChristianOfTheWired, has taken time out of his busy schedule to bring you the first ever CS-Nation video review! The first game in what we hope will become a recurring feature is Wolfenstein.

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Wolfenstein
Release Date: August 18, 2009 (NA)
Developers(s): Raven Software, id Software, Pi Studios, Endrant Studios
Publisher(s): Activision
Max Players: 12
Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC

CS-Nation Score: 7/10

We hope that these video reviews will be a regular event around here. This is our first go and you can rest assured that the quality in all areas will improve as time goes on. You have the CS-Nation^® gurantee!

Check back next week when we'll have a review of Batman: Arkham Asylum ready to go!

[drmartintsai]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

nice review overall. however there IS one part of the video where you said "everyone loves killing nazis, its a fact" I do believe some Germans are going to be offended by that. Its part of their history and Im sure they dont like it brought up like that. I know some German friends who get offended by swastikas and nazi comments so yea.... ANYWAYS Im go try it out =) thanks for the review looks pretty cool overall.

[Shawn Zipay]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

To be fair, I don't believe many Germans consider themselves "Nazis" ... and if they do, and they take offense to it... uh... oh well?

[ChristianOfTheWired]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

To be fair, I don't believe many Germans consider themselves "Nazis" ... and if they do, and they take offense to it... uh... oh well?

Not all Germans are Nazis. Not all Nazis are Germans.

Either way, these are Nazis infused with the powers of the occult. I don't think many of those exist.

[ChristianOfTheWired]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

Just to play it safe, is there anything you guys wanna see in the next review? We want to make these reviews as good as we possibly can for the CSN audience.

Also, as for Batman: Arkham Asylum, expect a review around Wednesday.

[warezIbanez]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

nice review overall. however there IS one part of the video where you said "everyone loves killing nazis, its a fact" I do believe some Germans are going to be offended by that. Its part of their history and Im sure they dont like it brought up like that. I know some German friends who get offended by swastikas and nazi comments so yea.... ANYWAYS Im go try it out =) thanks for the review looks pretty cool overall.

Seriously? You're bringing out the race card? /just ignore

[Unregistered]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

nice review overall. however there IS one part of the video where you said "everyone loves killing nazis, its a fact" I do believe some Germans are going to be offended by that. Its part of their history and Im sure they dont like it brought up like that. I know some German friends who get offended by swastikas and nazi comments so yea.... ANYWAYS Im go try it out =) thanks for the review looks pretty cool overall.

? lolz @ what is wrong with the world

[IC dead people]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

Nice review ;-)
I never trust IGN (or other big name site), I always suspect they have a pricing structure for review scores...

[ChristianOfTheWired]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

Nice review ;-)
I never trust IGN (or other big name site), I always suspect they have a pricing structure for review scores...

Thanks man.

Considering I'm spending my hard earned money to buy these games to review them for you, you can bet that you'll get the truth and nothing based on how much a dev/publisher wants us to say/not say about a game.

[AlecJ32]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

Considering I'm spending my hard earned money to buy these games to review them for you, you can bet that you'll get the truth and nothing based on how much a dev/publisher wants us to say/not say about a game.

I would do the same, but I'm very stingy about spending money and haven't come across a recently released title I feel I should buy.


One other thing. Somewhere around here we need to get some sort of 'scale' illustrating what the ratings mean. 7/10 gives a rough idea, but with no precedence in the form of previous reviews or a scale to reference, it's hard to judge where exactly this game falls.

[Shawn Zipay]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

I would do the same, but I'm very stingy about spending money and haven't come across a recently released title I feel I should buy.


One other thing. Somewhere around here we need to get some sort of 'scale' illustrating what the ratings mean. 7/10 gives a rough idea, but with no precedence in the form of previous reviews or a scale to reference, it's hard to judge where exactly this game falls.

Uh, we've had reviews here before Alec. http://csnation.totalgamingnetwork.com/articles.php/

[AlecJ32]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

Uh, we've had reviews here before Alec. http://csnation.totalgamingnetwork.com/articles.php/

Not from him, though, and we really haven't had any 'recent' reviews. The last review in your link is from December 2008, and the next one prior to that is from 2006.

[ChristianOfTheWired]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

Nice review ;-)
I never trust IGN (or other big name site), I always suspect they have a pricing structure for review scores...

I would do the same, but I'm very stingy about spending money and haven't come across a recently released title I feel I should buy.


One other thing. Somewhere around here we need to get some sort of 'scale' illustrating what the ratings mean. 7/10 gives a rough idea, but with no precedence in the form of previous reviews or a scale to reference, it's hard to judge where exactly this game falls.

I totally know what you mean. I personally think that a point based ratings system is a little flawed but when you're working within a system there's only so much you can do. I plan on pointing out the pro's and con's of the next game more clearly at the end of it so thats there's a bottom line in addition to the rating system.

[Unregistered]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

Uh, we've had reviews here before Alec. http://csnation.totalgamingnetwork.com/articles.php/

Says the CSN poser.

[Shawn Zipay]

Re: CSN Feature: Wolfenstein Review

Says the CSN poser.

I've no idea what you even mean by that.