Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Developer(s)Gray Matter Studios[a]
Publisher(s)Activision
Aspyr (Mac OS X)
Director(s)Drew Markham
Designer(s)Richard Farrelly
Programmer(s)Sherman Archibald
Artist(s)Michael Kaufman
Writer(s)Steve Goldberg
Composer(s)Bill Brown[8]
SeriesWolfenstein
Engineid Tech 3
Platform(s)AmigaOS 4
Microsoft Windows
Linux
Mac OS X
Xbox
PlayStation 2
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • NA: November 20, 2001[1]
  • EU: November 30, 2001
Linux
March 16, 2002
Mac OS X
Xbox
PlayStation 2
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter video game developed by Gray Matter Studios and published by Activision.[9] It was released on November 20, 2001 for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Linux, and Macintosh. The game serves as a reboot of the Wolfenstein series. id Software, the developers of Wolfenstein 3D, oversaw the development and were credited as executive producers.[10] The multiplayer side eventually became the most popular part of the game, and was influential in the genre. Splash Damage created some of the maps for the Game of the Year edition.[9] A sequel, titled Wolfenstein, was released on August 18, 2009.[11]

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  5. ^ Burnes, Andrew (May 30, 2003). "Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection Ships". IGN. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hands-on Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Aspyr: Return to Castle Wolfenstein goes Gold". Macworld. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "COPYING.txt". August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "id Software and Activision Release Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Game of the Year Edition" (Press release). Mesquite, Texas: Activision. June 26, 2002. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Games: Return to Castle Wolfenstein". Nvidia.com. Nvidia. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Deleon, Nicholas (August 18, 2009). "Wolfenstein comes out today, but good luck finding any reviews". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.


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