Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 100 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 100
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 100
  3. Negative: 5 out of 100
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  1. MikeD.
    Jun 1, 2003
    7
    Man this game is pretty good.But I do have one gripe about the slowdown at times.Also the gameplay could be a tad bit deeper.Other than that..... awesome.
  2. Ray
    May 7, 2003
    7
    I played the demo...the enviroments are awesome, but the creatures leave a little to be desired. I was also mad at the AI. I mean, when Nazi's are fighting these ghouls, are they really going to stop pumping them with lead to aim at you...ANOTHER HUMAN?!?!
  3. [j]the
    Apr 4, 2005
    7
    Great fun plus you can unlock the original wolf3d by finishing.
  4. Uter
    Dec 20, 2003
    6
    I thought it'd be better. the graphics aren't great and i wish there was a deathmatch 4 player split screen.
  5. Haldane
    Jan 21, 2023
    5
    This game is a 3 when you're fighting mummy-things in a crypt and an 8 when you're not. The crypt levels are a cringe idea, and the enemies are all absolute bullet sponges. At least with the robots in the later missions, you could run away and regain your bearings, but in a crypt every thing is so diarrhoea brown that you can't find a place to run away. Another dumb idea is that at theThis game is a 3 when you're fighting mummy-things in a crypt and an 8 when you're not. The crypt levels are a cringe idea, and the enemies are all absolute bullet sponges. At least with the robots in the later missions, you could run away and regain your bearings, but in a crypt every thing is so diarrhoea brown that you can't find a place to run away. Another dumb idea is that at the start of every new mission your health is the same as where it left off in the last mission, so God help you if you finished the last mission by the skin of your teeth only to find you have 3 waves of enemies at the start of the next mission before you can get just a sixth of your health back. Sometimes there's no choice but to revert to the Cheat Codes, it makes the game less stressful and makes you realise just how time-consuming killing just one enemy on normal difficulty really is. I definitely wouldn't be able to finish that boss-fight with the giant-ogre-zombie-nazi-lady without them. The game still deserves some credit due to the realistic fighting with humans and the fun strategic dashing in and out of hallways required to kill them all. The best part of the game is definitely when you are racing against a countdown to stop the launch of a rocketship, and you are just blasting your way through enemies to pull a lever in the last 5 seconds before you fail. I did fail this bit once because the lever kind of blends in with the rest of the consoles in the room it's in, but I didn't mind doing that fun part again with more knowledge on how to retain some health.
    All in all, if you want the best of the game you'll find it in Mission 3 Part 2 (rocket base), and if you want the most infuriating experience on the original Xbox it won't be the stealth mission like everyone tells you (they are fine just go building by building) it'll be the latter half of Mission 2 when you're unloading ammo mindlessly into exploding mummys and Olaric.
    Good Luck!    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best Xbox Game of 2003
22
#22 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2003
9
#9 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2003

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Xequted
    78
    The story is not as gripping as Halo or Splinter Cell, but it’s a solid, workmanlike script that has you suspending your disbelief for just long enough to get you through the game.
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  2. GameZone
    72
    First-person shooter heaven for Xbox owners. With a decent single player story mode complete with a great supernatural twist and equally wonderful visuals and sound, the action is thick enough to sink your teeth into it.
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  3. Games Radar
    60
    Put simply, if you have Live this is a highly recommended purchase, if you don't then it isn't.
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