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Wolfenstein: The New Order

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 • 2014

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Quick resume

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Global score

92/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Engaging story with strong characters
    • Satisfying old-school fps gunplay
    • Varied playstyles (stealth and assault)
    • Immersive alternate history setting
    • Good replayability with alternate paths and collectibles

    Cons

    • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
    • Some ai limitations and linear level design
    • Occasional performance and optimization issues
    • Limited weapon variety and customization
    • Short campaign length for some players

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players can choose stealth or combat approaches and make decisions affecting story outcomes, indicating moderate player control."

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    • Competence

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      "Game requires skillful dodging and shooting, with increasing difficulty and challenging boss fights."

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    • Competition

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      "Single-player focused game with no multiplayer or leaderboards; players engage at their own pace without social comparison."

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      "Single-player focused with no multiplayer or leaderboards; play at own pace without social comparison."

    • Continuation

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      3

      "Players report engaging story and characters that encourage long sessions and replaying for achievements."

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      "Players report engaging story and gameplay encouraging long sessions and replaying for alternate storylines and collectibles."

    • Cooperation

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      "Entirely single-player experience with no cooperative multiplayer or teamwork elements."

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    • Creativity

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      2

      "Some creativity in weapon combinations and secret hunting, but mostly uses predefined level structures and enemy patterns."

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      "Some creativity in weapon customization and alternate paths, but mostly uses predefined level design and story."

    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control over others; game is single-player with no social dominance aspects."

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      "No evidence of exerting control over others; game is single-player without social dominance aspects."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse themselves in WWII scenarios and escape real life through intense, cinematic battles."

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      "Players use the game to immerse in an alternate WWII universe, escaping real life through intense action and story."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and interest, not out of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Some experimentation with weapon upgrades and combat tactics, but overall gameplay follows established routines."

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      "Some experimentation with stealth vs assault and weapon upgrades, but mostly follows established FPS routines."

    • Exploration

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      2

      "Levels contain hidden areas and collectibles encouraging exploration, though environments are mostly fixed and linear."

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    • Expression

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      1

      "Some self-expression through weapon choice and playstyle, but limited character or environment customization."

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      "Limited character or environment customization; some weapon modding allows minor self-expression."

    • Fantasy

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      3

      "Sci-fi setting with imaginative robotic characters and fantastical weapon effects create a fictional experience."

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      "Alternate history with sci-fi elements like robots and laser weapons creates an imaginative fictional experience."

    • Fellowship

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      -5

      "Single-player game with minimal social interaction or community feeling."

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      "Single-player game with minimal social interaction or community feeling."

    • Growth

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      "Skill trees and character progression provide learning and development opportunities within the game."

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      "Skill trees and perks unlock based on playstyle, encouraging learning and personal development."

    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related mechanics."

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related mechanics."

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during combat and story progression."

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during combat and story progression."

    • Intimacy

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      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing; single-player narrative focus."

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      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing with other players; single-player narrative focus."

    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management mechanics; player acts independently."

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      "No leadership or group management mechanics; player acts alone."

    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and collectibles throughout the game."

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      "Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, perks, and collectibles throughout the game."

    • Relaxation

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      "Game is intense and action-packed, with sustained tension rather than relaxation."

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      "Game is intense and action-packed with moments of tension and challenge rather than relaxation."

    • Sensation

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      "Engaging gunplay, sound design, and gore provide sensory stimulation and excitement"

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      "Strong sensory stimulation from gunplay, gore, sound design, and immersive environments."

    • Status

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      "No social recognition or status systems; individual single-player focus."

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      "No social recognition or status systems; single-player focus."

    • Story

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      4

      "Strong narrative immersion with engaging story, characters, and cutscenes."

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      "Strong narrative immersion with well-developed characters, cutscenes, and alternate storylines."

    • Strategy

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      "Requires tactical thinking in combat, stealth, and resource management."

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    • Thrill

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      4

      "High intensity combat and suspenseful moments provide excitement and adrenaline."

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    • Value

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      3

      "Good value for price with 15-25 hours of gameplay; some complaints about short length and replayability."

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    • Violence

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      "Enjoyment of violent combat, gore, and destruction is central to the game experience."

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    • Survival

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      "Players must manage health and armor to survive challenging enemy encounters and boss fights."

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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