For those unaware, the sequel takes place in an alternate version of history, one in which WWII continued beyond 1945 and saw the technologically advanced German army succeed with their global war machine of terror. So, what are you letting yourself in for when jumping into Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus? You once again step into the shoes of gaming’s original FPS hero BJ Blazkowicz, here an American army solider-turned-freedom fighter who this time is attempting to move the fight from the Third Reich’s homeland to US soil where they continue to grow. This is very much what one would expect from a sequel to 2014’s series re-tooling Wolfenstein: The New Order, and that is by no means a bad thing. And while a lot of this impact is down to how great Wolfenstein II plays when undocked, it’s a testament to the fantastic narrative and characters the guys over at MachineGames have managed to create.
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Not since PlayStation Vita’s Killzone: Mercenary has a portable first-person shooter kept me gripped and immersed from beginning to end.
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Comparing this version side-by-side with either its PS4 or Xbox One counterpart would certainly dispute this claim, but doing so is kind of missing the point. Yes, when playing on a commute or on the toilet, BJ Blazkowicz’ gung-ho mission to dismantle the Nazi-dominated American state plays and looks flawlessly. There were various points in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus that I found myself in sheer disbelief that I was playing this on ostensibly a handheld.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus has now arrived on Nintendo Switch to remedy this issue, with developers Panic Button paying the same time, care, and attention they did with last year’s port of DOOM to once again bring over a fully-fledged version of an acclaimed Bethesda shooter. Hell, even Nintendo’s own colourful – and admittedly extremely satisfying – Splatoon 2 favours frantic multiplayer over a base game campaign that feels notably undercooked. With games like Fortnite and PUBG lighting up the sales charts and Twitch streams, single-player shooters can sometimes seem like they are few and far between.