In a jaded genre filled with WW2 shooters (Call Of Duty, Medal Of Honor, Brothers In Arms, Hidden and Dangerous etc.) the extra elements of the supernatural were a welcome distraction when the original Return To Castle Wolfenstein was released in 2001 as a sequel to the ID classic Wolfenstein 3D.
It's success stemmed from never taking itself too seriously. While the other shooters had adopted a practice of oneupmanship against each other for the most realism, RTCW invited you to kill Zombies and Skeletons as well as shooting tight leather-clad female SS operatives and hideous creations from secret Nazi labs. Not to say that it was without realism- there was a sniper level that felt like you were in Enemy At The Gates at the best of times.

If you take a look at the trailer below, it appears there will lots of crap blowing up and blue energy etc. To help tackle the new threats, B.J. will have the help of a new Underground Resistance that seem to offer up some kind of cooperative play. More when I know, probably following QuakeCon.
Source: Gamespy, IGN
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