Wolfenstein (series)

Wolfenstein
Basic Information
Type(s)	Series
Developer(s)	id Software, MachineGames
Publisher(s)	Bethesda Softworks
Genre(s)	First-person Shooter, Science-fiction, Fantasy
Platform(s)	Apple II, GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Wolfenstein is a franchise of World War II fantasy-themed computer and video games first developed Muse Software and followed up by id Software. Later games in the series by id Software follows an American soldier named William "B.J." Blazkowicz.

Games

The first in the series was Castle Wolfenstein a 2-d adventure game released on the Apple II, written by Silas Warner, and was followed up by Beyond Castle Wolfenstein. This was further followed up by Wolfenstein 3-D.

Name	Year of release	PC	Apple	Consoles	Mobile
Wolfenstein 3D	1992	MS-DOS, Acorn Archimedes	Mac, Apple IIGS	SNES, Jaguar, 3DO, GBA	iPhone
Spear of Destiny	1992	MS-DOS	No	No	No
Return to Castle Wolfenstein	2001	Windows, Linux	Mac OS X	PS2, Xbox	No
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory	2003	Windows, Linux	Mac OS X	No	No
Wolfenstein RPG	2008	No	No	No	Mobile phones, iPhone
Wolfenstein	2009	Windows	No	PS3, Xbox 360	No

Related games

1. Castle Wolfenstein (1981) and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein (1984) - id's inspiration for the series.
2. Commander Keen (1990) - William Joseph "Billy Blaze" Blazkowicz II (Commander Keen) is the grandson of William "B.J." Blazkowicz.
3. Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994) - Level 31 (Wolfenstein) of Doom II is based on the first level of Wolfenstein 3D, and Level 32 (Grosse) is a Wolfenstein-based level mixed with elements of Doom.
4. Super 3D Noah's Ark (1994) - Wolfenstein 3D with modified graphics and sounds.
5. Rise of the Triad: Dark War (1995) - Was originally going to be a sequel to Wolfenstein 3D called Rise of the Triad: Wolfenstein 3D II.
6. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (2007) - Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is a spin-off of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.