Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Developer(s)	MachineGames
Publisher(s)	Bethesda Softworks
Director(s)	Jonathan Heckley
Producer(s)	John Jennings Lars Johansson
Designer(s)	Jerk Gustafsson Jonathan Heckley Arcade Berg
Programmer(s)	Anton Ragnarsson Markus Buretorp
Artist(s)	Axel Torvenius Tor Frick
Writer(s)	Tommy Tordsson Björk Jerk Gustafsson Jonathan Heckley
Composer(s)	Mick Gordon[1]
Series	Wolfenstein
Engine	id Tech 5
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One
Release	WW: 5 May 2015 (digital) AU: 14 May 2015 EU: 15 May 2015 NA: 21 July 2015 (PS4, XONE)
Genre(s)	First-person shooter, action-adventure, stealth
Mode(s)	Single-player

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is an action-adventure first-person shooter video game developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released on 5 May 2015 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. The game is a stand-alone title in the Wolfenstein series and a prequel expansion to 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order, set in an alternate-history 1946. The single-player story follows war veteran William "B.J." Blazkowicz and his efforts to discover the locations of a Nazi compound. Development began in 2014, soon after the release of The New Order.

The game is played from a first-person perspective and its levels are navigated on foot. The story is arranged in chapters which players complete in order to progress, separated into two interconnected campaigns. The game features a variety of weapons, including pistols, shotguns, and explosives, most of which can be dual wielded. A cover system is also present; players lean in and out of cover instead of the more common system where players lock into cover.

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood received generally positive reviews. Many critics praised the game's intense firefights, intriguing locations, and the balance between stealth and action, but criticised the story.