Castle Wolfenstein
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Castle Wolfenstein is a pioneering 1981 stealth-action video game by Muse Software, set in a Nazi fortress and widely regarded as a foundational influence on later first-person shooters and stealth games.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle Wolfenstein canonical | 3 |
| Beyond Castle Wolfenstein | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2D game
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action-adventure game ⓘ stealth game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| audioFeature | digitized speech on some platforms ⓘ |
| controlScheme | keyboard controls ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Muse Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyType |
Nazi guards
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SS troopers ⓘ |
| era | early 1980s home computer games ⓘ |
| gameMode | single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
action-adventure
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stealth ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Beyond Castle Wolfenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Wolfenstein 3D
NERFINISHED
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first-person shooter genre ⓘ stealth game genre ⓘ |
| initialReleasePlatform | Apple II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanic |
limited lives
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lockpicking chests ⓘ searching dead enemies for items ⓘ using enemy uniforms as disguise ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
disguises and enemy uniforms
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early use of stealth mechanics ⓘ limited ammunition and resources ⓘ randomized castle layout ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest stealth-focused games
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influencing id Software’s Wolfenstein series ⓘ |
| objective |
escape from Nazi castle
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steal secret war plans ⓘ |
| perspective | top-down ⓘ |
| platform |
Apple II
NERFINISHED
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Apple IIgs NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM PC NERFINISHED ⓘ MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ PC booter ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | Allied prisoner of war ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Muse Software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| sequelReleaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| setting |
Nazi fortress
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapons |
grenades
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pistol ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein