Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus Reviews
The New Colossus manages to weave its incredible scope together in brilliant new ways, offering a plethora of player choice between the gunplay, level design and narrative
Clocking in at around 15 hours, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is a big, booming shooter with a well-paced plot, slick levels, and great gunplay.
Wolfenstein 2 is an insane ride that starts strong and never lets go.
From gunplay to story, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus does a lot of things right. And it's the perfect game at the perfect time.
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is a brutal journey in an alternative history world. It is one of the finest shooter released this generation offering plenty of adrenaline fueled action.
Also, you can hurl an axe across the map into an unsuspecting Nazi's face, and that's sure to brighten anyone's day.
It could best be summed up as "Inglourious Basterds meets Fast and Furious" – a multicultural group of irreverent, colorful characters on a globetrotting quest to ruin Hitler's day, week and life in a fantastic revenge fantasy setting.
Amazing continuation of the legendary series, to which it makes no sense to apply the standards of the old Wolfenstein. MachineGames set new standards for linear story-driven shooters. It is another matter who needs these standards today, what with all the sandbox-openworld-multiplayer-games-as-service thing going on. The success of The New Colossus will partly determine the fate of the genre.
Review in Russian | Read full review
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus manages to finely tune the old fast paced shooting feel while bringing up a sensitive subject matter in the story that almost every game avoids.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus is an excellent follow-up to The New Order and it is also one of the best shooting games from this generation. The story, yet simple, is interesting and with a lot of unexpected moments. The most important, however, is the gameplay, which is fun and should satisfy any player looking for a good shooting game.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
TL:DR Version - Wolfenstein II does a brilliant job of mixing social commentary with unnecessary violence and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. There's a few optimisation issues and the level design could be a touch better, but this is an overall outstanding game that deserves a look.
Blazkowicz grabs his throat and does not let go until the end credits themselves. Wolfenstein 2 is an extremely brutal and engaging carnage that immediately pulls and falls into memory long after the end is seed. A verily role model.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus proves that single-player adventures still have something to say in a world increasingly projected towards multiplayer-only. A demonstration of MachineGames' growth in storytelling, with a noteworthy script topped off with magnetic and extremely satisfying gameplay, making the sequel to The New Order an unmissable product for fans of story-driven FPS.
Review in Italian | Read full review
To sum up, Wolfenstein II is a quality shooter, complemented by a great story and a number of surprises in the alternative history of the world and also of Nazi-dominated America. MachineGames show how to do sequels.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Evil doesn’t need to have a name, sometimes not even a face. Through its excellent cast The New Colossus is a stark reminder that it is through hope, survival and unity that humanity can overcome dark times.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is an insane amount of fun, and if you enjoyed the first game, then you are in for a real treat!
Wolfenstein ll: The New Colossus is an absolutely buck wild ride of a game.
Overall Wolfenstein II is the sequel that the series deserves and one that shows what Machine Games can really do. The game’s story breaks off its chains and goes balls to the wall, but knows how to stay in its lane. It humanizes both sides of the story, even for the Nazi characters. Not only is the story a thrilling ride, but so is its gameplay. Never has it felt so good to shoot a Nazi in the face and then slice of his buddy’s arm off with an axe. Do yourself a favor and shoot some god damn Nazis.
Overall, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is a great sequel that once again demonstrates MachineGames' mastery of combining fun, fast-played gunplay with a serious narrative and complex characters. Is it as good as The New Order? In terms of mechanics and visuals, even better.
"...there's no excuse not to play this game."
