Few things remain un-exploded in The New Order.
Two guns. Always. You can even have one assault rifle firing bullets while the other one shoots rockets.
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Wolfenstein: The New Order battles evil Nazis but can't fight off middling reviews

Wolfenstein: The New Order is a big-budget game in a well-known Nazi-killing franchise. And this time, the game has a Quentin Tarantino-like story that will remind players of Inglourious Basterds. What’s not to like? Plenty, apparently.

Wolfenstein-The-New-Order.pngSo far, the critics are split on the title that debuts today. Some have riddled the game for its disjointed story and unremarkable gameplay while fans say it has some smart levels, interesting characters, and good shooting mechanics. The result is a middling score of 78 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.