Wolfenstein: Youngblood

One of the best co-op shooters of the...

The era of the reborn 90s shooter marches on. Id Software is riding high after their 2016 reboot of Doom, a triumphant return to form that crystallized everything we loved about the early 90s classics into a single game. Now they're poised to release...

The story, while signposting its twists and turns from a mile off, is daft and has some heart to it. The twins will likely be like marmite for people, some will like them, others loathe them for their often misplaced actions and repetitive voice lines. However, they most certainly are not boring protagonists which is refreshing to see. Gun pay remains excellent though, and as the objective is to gut as many Nazi’s as possible, it feels consistently good doing so. Just make sure you have a friend to help and virtually high-five you as you do.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood just never finds the right groove. The game's needless RPG elements, microtransactions, and sloppy non-linear structure are obvious mistakes, but it also has some surprising basic level design and pacing problems. Wolfenstein:...

If you're looking for combat, which I imagine most fans of a dystopian Nazi-killing game would be, look the other way. Likewise, if you're looking for a great co-op experience to try out with a friend, prepare yourself for disappointment. And if you do...

Like Rage 2, Youngblood is bloody and flamboyant and deliciously violent with touches of puerility. But it also offers a rich, if contained, world that's ripe for exploration, packed with collectables and secrets and swastika-emblazoned robotic monstrosities to destroy. It's unlikely that veteran Wolf fans will find much besides combat to enjoy in this story-starved iteration, but it's possible it'll entice new ones.

Youngblood feels like Wolfenstein got drunk and ended up at the wrong party. It’s still able to pull off some of the same old tricks, but it feels wildly out of place alongside RPG-style levelling from Destiny or The Division. The next entry needs to go back to the previous formula, let me shoot my way through hordes of Nazi’s and spin a good yarn. Go home Wolfenstein, you’re drunk.

Gunplay has never felt better, but the bullet-sponge nature of the enemies and lack of necessary ammo dilute what is otherwise an enjoyable game to play. Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a different beast from its predecessors. While some of it works, other aspects fall flat. Youngblood is a fun distraction with a friend, but if you want the full Wolfenstein experience, you’ll need to wait for Wolfenstein III.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a bold new experiment by MachineGames that deserves credit where it is due. While the game is supposed to be played with a friend for a better experience, the game still sticks to its roots with awesome cut scenes and great...

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is aggressively inoffensive. This is a standalone spin-off with little to say, outside of casually reminding you that the Third Reich was bad, actually, as it hands you an assault rifle and pushes you out into the streets of...

Wolfenstein Youngblood is the latest entry in the Wolfenstein series, and puts you in the shoes of Blazkowicz's twin daughters. The game is set 20 years after the events of Wolfenstein 2, in a fictional future where Blazkowicz has killed Hitler and then...

In Wolfenstein's alternate 1980s, Nazis remain a tyrannical force of evil and oppression across Europe, even after Hitler was killed by series protagonist BJ Blazkowicz. Thus, the Nazi killing continues as the Blazkowicz twins, Jess and Soph, pick up...