With this new storyline, the game makes absolutely no sense. They altered some of the names, too: Himmler is now called "Holler" and Oberst von Bülow has been renamed too. It is clear that this "background" was made up for the only purpose of getting the game past the German feds - the word "Nazi" is a red sheet for them. No word of Himmler and his dark plans, no Nazis at all. But this does not mean it is illegal to just own the game.įor the German release, the story was altered: You fight against the "Wolf-Sekte" (Cult of the Wolf), which is very dangerous to the freedom of the country because of their dark experiments. In addition, the game is violating §86a of Germany's penal code (for using characteristics of unconstitutional organizations), therefore it is illegal to produce, distribute, import, export and use it in the public. The German version followed April 30, 2002.įor more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.
On February 28, 2002, the English version of Return to Castle Wolfenstein was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. As someone who is heavy into R6 Siege as a competitive fps, I really enjoyed taking a break to experience Wolf 2.Trivia 1001 Video Games Return to Castle Wolfenstein appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.Ĭastle Wolfenstein is based on Castle Wewelsburg which Heinrich Himmler used for occult rituals and practices. What I can say is that I am extremely happy with how the new games gave us the single player experience of the 90’s/early 2k without forcing us into micro transactions and multiplayer. I’ve been gaming since the late 80’s and have seen things come a long way as games start to look so much better. I’m actually really happy with the 3 latest wolf games however ask me again in 10 years and I’ll probably say I don’t want to revisit them. I know there is still a huge community of people playing the original dooms and wolfs, but it just isn’t me. As a kid I played the Quake 2 campaign about 50 times, yet as an adult I go back and can’t really get into it do to how it looks. Personally, I don’t really get enjoyment from going back and replaying old games with dated graphics. You can’t compare RTCW to a new game because it’s on a different level when it comes to technology and game mechanics. All of the great things of the past were only judged compared to what was available at the time.
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