Well, varied in tactics, weaponry, and armour - they’re still Nazi scum. Which is in part thanks to the old-school presentation, linear story-driven approach, and emphasis placed on encounters against large groups of varied enemies. It’s hard to shake the feeling that you’re playing an instant classic whenever you fire-up Wolfenstein II. A decision that ultimately results in one of the most compelling campaigns we’ve ever seen in a modern shooter. With no multiplayer content, or online co-op, Wolfenstein II is strictly single-player and story-driven. Also the heavily compressed pre-rendered cutscenes are less noticeable.Īs per our review, this is a more story driven shooter than DOOM - offering a lengthy and memorable campaign. The smaller screen offsets the lower resolution, and during certain sequences the quality of the port can be stunning. One of the most visually impressive releases of the past year, playable on-the-go and looking quite impressive too. Clearly developer Panic Button has a keen grasp on what to prioritise when porting more visually intensive games to Switch - and the results speak for themselves.Įven though performance takes a slightly bigger hit when played in handheld mode - it’s here where Wolfenstein II shines brightest on the Nintendo Switch. Albeit with the number of particles reduced. Some of the more advanced effects, like screen-space reflections have been turned off, but the most impressive visual effect - particles seen when melting doors and Nazis with your Laserkraftwerk is here. Even the insane geometry and environmental detail is here. Depth of field, advanced lighting, and dynamic shadows. Most of the time it looks and plays great, with most effects from the PC/console versions in-tact. Motion blur helps minimise this to keep it all feeling smooth. Outdoor areas are the worst affected and even result in dropped frames, dipping into the low-20s. Often it drops well below this to maintain the 30-ish Rocky-solid Balboa frames-per-second of its presentation.
As with DOOM for the Switch it employs a dynamic resolution but rarely if ever hits the targeted 720p. Regardless of the few issues, Wolfenstein II on Nintendo Switch is mostly a technical marvel.