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Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

  • Summary: You are U.S. Army Ranger B.J. Blazkowicz. As World War II rages across Europe, the Office of Secret Actions has assigned you to investigate strange rumors of occult activity and genetic engineering. You are about to embark on a journey deep into the heart of the Third Reich to battle the most horrific creatures ever unleashed. You must face zombies brought back from the dead through dark magic and destroy mutants created through twisted science. All the while there'll be legions of Nazi soldiers battling to win the war. Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 38
  2. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. One great feature in Live gameplay is when your teammates talk, a speaker icon appears over their head and on the compass so you know who’s talking and where they are.
  2. Playing alone or with online teams (Xbox Live hooks you up), you clean kraut house with sniper rifles, machine guns, and rocket launchers.
  3. The setting is a big part of the game's appeal, dropping you in atmospheric castle tombs and creepy labs run by technicians of the black arts. [July 2003, p.74]
  4. First-person shooter heaven for Xbox owners. With a decent single player story mode complete with a great supernatural twist and equally wonderful visuals and sound, the action is thick enough to sink your teeth into it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. Carlol
    10
    This game is bad ass....the only problem i have with it is that you can't save your missions that you're playing cooperative.
  2. BrunoM.
    10
    If you are looking for a terrific first-person shooter for Xbox Live, then you must own this game what is easily one of the most impressive console FPSs - displaced only by the almighty Halo. Expand
  3. [j]the
    7
    Great fun plus you can unlock the original wolf3d by finishing.
  4. Kance
    4
    I'm a big fan of Ghost Recon and I was hoping that this game would have been a little bit more realistic. Sadly, it turned out to be too similar to Unreal. Bottom line is, if you like the realism of GR you probably won't like this game. If you like Unreal, then this is probably something you'd enjoy. It has some interesting game features (Air Strikes, Medics that can heal, Voice Icons over people heads), but I just can't get over the games "arcadiness". Expand

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