Wolfenstein: The New Order

Eurogamer

Paul Dean

6 / 10

Wolfenstein: The New Order has all sorts of war stories it wants to share with you and it knows how it wants you to feel, but it's not convincing. Its stories are more sensational than poignant. It's a decent shooter with a good few impressive moments, but it can be buggy and it doesn't offer much you can't find elsewhere, with little to tempt you back when it's over. Where it most tries to stand out, in its narrative and setting, it often comes off as juvenile. Overall, it's built on an impressive world but it doesn't do enough with it, and as a result it's curious, but hardly compelling.

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Game Rant

Andrew Dyce

MachineGames has accomplished their task of bringing some dignity back to the franchise, delivering a shooter that gets more right than many of its better-funded, blockbuster peers. Shooter fans may have had their doubts, but would be wise to play The New Order sooner rather than later.

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IGN

Colin Moriarty

7.8 / 10.0

Wolfenstein: The New Order's emphasis on storytelling and characters make it a shooter worth playing.

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PC Gamer

Chris Thursten

84 / 100

You can blow a Nazi to pieces among some lovingly-designed sixties furnishings and probably should.

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Metro GameCentral

David Jenkins

9 / 10

The best Wolfenstein game ever made and one of the best single-player shooters for years, with a brave attempt to tackle serious issues and still have fun at the same time.

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GamesRadar+

Ryan Taljonick

An over-the-top shooter with fun action, memorable set-piece moments, and decent characters, Wolfenstein: The New Order successfully transforms an old-school game into a modern experience.

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Game Informer

Andrew Reiner

8 / 10.0

A more well-rounded outing than the last Wolfenstein game, but its more comfortable employing tried-and-true gameplay conventions than striving for innovation

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Polygon

Arthur Gies

9 / 10.0

The New Order's got all the workings of a classic shooter. But in their trip back to the well, Machine Games has brought all of its talents to bear. The New Order is held together, even rocketed beyond the basic sum of its smart levels and effective mechanics by its characters. That humanity takes what would be a good shooter and makes it something truly memorable.

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