Well, I played a version of the leaked Wolfenstein beta tonight. As I expected, it ran smoothly, and the gameplay was fun. I didn’t play very much because playing by yourself on a server is quite boring. I did get some valuable information out of it though.

  Gameplay is VERY similar to that of the Call of Duty series. It’s rates of fire, weapon spreads, and base gameplay are almost exactly the same. Movement, aiming, and switching weapons, however, are all much better, faster, and more fun. There are a couple of new features, like the “Veil” element. I’m not really sure what it’s for, all I know is that it turns the screen blue! It looks really cool, and I can see myself using it as a sort of night vision element… I must say, I LOVE the melee system. Much, much better than the knives in Call of Duty.

  Users of Vista should beware. Apparently, the Beta doesn’t seem to want to run on my PC with Vista on it. This isn’t too big of a worry considering that the release will be out in about two weeks anyway so it hardly matters..

  I cannot stand the menu, though. Choosing classes and weapons just feels claustriphobic and unconfortable.. I hope that is simply a beta error. Grenades, health packs, C4, et cetera are all incomplete renders though, which makes me think it isn’t quite done. So that gives me hopes about the menu.

  Rumors about grenades, C4, and med packs being thrown WAY too far are true, and it’s HILARIOUS to watch. Seriously, I haven’t been able to throw a grenade that far since Return To Castle Wolfenstein!

  I look forward to this game, but I hope that they fix some of the annoying gameplay elements.I don’t really plan to buy it for PC, but I do plan to play it on the Xbox 360. …A lot.