Video Gaming News - May 2003
Santa Monica, CA (May 6, 2003) - Activision, Inc today announced that
id Software's Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War for the Xbox is now
available at retail outlets nationwide.
From Activision:
id's new hit for Xbox features the definitive multiplayer experience,
including squad-based warfare over Xbox(tm) Live or System Link, along with an
action-packed storyline for single player and two-player split-screen
cooperative action. The title has already received critical acclaim including a
9.2 rating and "Editor's Choice" award from Official Xbox Magazine, and "five
out of five stars" from Maxim and FHM. Developed by Nerve Software, Return to
Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War carries a suggested retail price of $49.99 and
is rated "M" for mature by the ESRB.
"It just doesn't get any better than the intense single-player, cooperative
and multiplayer action in Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War," said Todd
Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "With an epic single player and co-op campaign,
as well as squad-based multiplayer warfare, full support for all of the Xbox
Live features like buddy lists, the Xbox Live Communicator, and downloadable
maps, RTCW: Tides of War is the ultimate action title for every Xbox owner."
"Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War has been created from the start
with one goal in mind, to be the best first-person action game on Xbox," said
Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. "With
RTCW: Tides of War's breathtaking campaigns and new prologue missions, whether
in single-player or two-player co-op, gamers will have a blast right out of the
box. But nothing will prepare them for the instant action and overall rush of
Tides of War's multiplayer warfare that will keep players glued to their Xbox."
Set against the backdrop of WWII, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
enlists players into a whirlwind of action, espionage and covert operations.
Taking the role of badass Army Ranger, B.J. Blazkowicz, players are tasked with
infiltrating the heart of Nazi Germany and stopping the darkest plans of the
Third Reich. Throughout the game, players are locked in combat against hordes of
Nazi storm troopers, undead Teutonic knights and the twisted products of genetic
experimentation in campaigns that stretch from the deserts of Egypt and forests
of Germany to icy compounds in Norway. Delivering Dolby 5.1 audio, 480p High
Definition television support, new monsters, weapons and useable items, Return
to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War further draws the player into the
Occult-filled Nazi nightmare with an unfolding story that plays out like a
heart-stopping action movie.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War also includes an all-new Egyptian
campaign, where players meet with Agent One, the OSA's most senior operative. In
the game's exclusive cooperative mode, gamers partner together as B.J. and Agent
One to kick Nazi ass as WWII's toughest duo - battling through the entire
single-player campaign in exciting split-screen action.
With battlefields designed specifically for Xbox, Return to Castle
Wolfenstein: Tides of War players can wreak multiplayer havoc in teams of up to
eight versus eight for fast and furious 16-player combat. The title features
four distinct character classes that must coordinate their individual skills to
be victorious in the numerous gameplay modes including objective, elimination
and checkpoint. Xbox Live players can utilize their Friends list or Xbox Live
matchmaking for instant action. The warfare really heats up with the use of the
Xbox Live Communicator, with full voice-masking capabilities, allowing
combatants to verbally coordinate attacks, communicate enemy positions, scream
for a medic or simply taunt their fallen opponents.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War is developed by Nerve Software and
is executive produced by id Software. The Xbox game is based on the award
winning PC title, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, originally developed by Gray
Matter Interactive studios, and Nerve Software.
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