Wolfenstein to Film

According to today's Variety, Columbia Pictures will produce a feature film based on the computer game Return to Castle Wolfenstein. The first-person shooter follows a highly decorated Army Ranger who is recruited into the Office of Secret Actions and tasked with escaping and then returning to Castle Wolfenstein in an attempt to thwart occult and genetic experiments being conducted by Nazis.

The popular Activision title for the PC is expected to be released on the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox in the relatively near future. And if you haven't played the game, it's definitely worth checking out if you're into first-person shooters. We says,

"The single player campaign is certainly decent and will hold people's interest long enough to get them accustomed to the various weapons in time to jump into multiplayer.

... But it's no doubt that the real value in the title falls on the multiplayer which is definitely one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had in quite a while. It all adds up to a really fun game that fans of the genre will love to get a piece of.

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