There are eight difficulty levels in the game that are determined by the player's rank. It has also been described as a maze game. There are two unopened chests and a guard (C64).Ĭastle Wolfenstein is a two-dimensional action-adventure game that is played from a top-down perspective using a keyboard, joystick, or paddles. The player character is in green clothing. The game was praised for its graphics, and gameplay, but criticized for its long waiting times when opening chests.
It is considered to have had a direct influence on modern stealth and first-person shooter games.
The game was received positively amongst critics and became one of the best-selling games of the early 1980s. Nazi soldier enemies can be dealt with by impersonating, sneaking, or killing them. After escaping from the cell, the player's objective is to find the Nazis' secret war plans and escape from the castle. The player takes the role of an Allied prisoner of war who is held captive in the fictional Castle Wolfenstein. The game takes place during World War II.
An Atari 8-bit family port was released in 1982 and was followed by versions for Commodore 64 (1983) and MS-DOS (1984). It is one of the earliest games to be based on stealth mechanics. Castle Wolfenstein is a 1981 action-adventure game that was developed by Muse Software for the Apple II home computer.
