Wolfenstein: The New Order is a multiplatform first-person shooter video game developed and published by the Swedish studio MachineGames. The worldwide publisher is Bethesda Softworks. Wolfenstein: The New Order was released at the end of 2013.
Wolfenstein: The New Order is a direct continuation of the game Wolfenstein, released in 2009. The main character, the well-known William B.J. Blazkowicz, once again embarks on a war against fascism. But wasn't this "cancerous tumor on the body of humanity" dealt with back in '45? Unfortunately, no. The alternative reality created by MachineGames is harsher than ever. The fascists won, Europe is in ruins, trampled by the heavy boot of the German soldier. England has been captured, other countries enslaved, and the whole world trembles before the power of Greater Germany. The "Cold War" never occurred, the USSR did not develop a space program, and Neil Armstrong did not become the first human to step on the lunar surface – instead, the Nazis landed on the Earth's satellite. The talents of German engineers allowed the fascists to acquire the most advanced technologies, including robotic machinery. Nevertheless, comprehensive development had no effect on the ideology of the bloodiest regime in human history. The world has changed, but the Nazis have not.
It is the mid-60s now. Twenty years have passed since Germany's triumphant victory in World War II. It seems that the fascists have achieved their goal – the thousand-year Reich is established once and for all. But there are people who resist National Socialism with all their might – rebels who are in a hopeless position. They lack powerful weapons to fight the enemy army, they do not have endless reserves of human resources, yet they all have one goal – to win the war. And who knows, perhaps it is William B.J. Blazkowicz who will lead them to a bright future without fascism, National Socialism, swastikas, and maniacs in uniform obsessed with the purity of Aryan blood. Although at first, Blazkowicz does not seem like a world liberator – the time spent in the dungeons of concentration camps and psychiatric hospitals has left an indelible mark on him. How he ended up in Nazi prisons and the horrors he endured there is another story. The main thing is that the fascists failed to break the protagonist – the OSA does not take people who are weak in spirit.
Like its predecessors, the game is a corridor shooter from a first-person perspective, although the "corridor" aspect is not felt too strongly – the levels are quite spacious, allowing freedom of maneuver. Since the action of The New Order takes place in the 1960s, the fascists have made significant technological advancements – Blazkowicz must battle both ordinary flesh-and-blood soldiers and various robots: flying drones, bipedal cyborgs, and even mechanized dogs. In Wolfenstein: The New Order, the protagonist uses an extensive futuristic arsenal of combat weapons (you can shoot with both hands a la "Macedonian style"), and also gains (in certain moments) control over robots, turning their firepower against the fascists. During injury, Blazkowicz's health regenerates automatically, but only by a certain percentage – health kits still need to be found. There is a simple cover system based on the hero "sticking" to various surfaces. A high level of graphics is ensured by the Id Tech 5 engine, which also offers a realistic destruction model. Interestingly, Wolfenstein: The New Order does not support multiplayer mode.