Found in a more-or-less secret room in the village (accessible via the rooftops). A picture of the "Führer" (Hitler) was changed to an odd-looking guy without beard but with the well-known army cap.The "Horst-Wessel-Lied" (a Nazi song) was changed to a classical piece - the same is being played on a record player in the first outdoor mission.The funniest thing about this is the packaging which shows Doktor Zan (appearing at the very beginning of the game when he fries our comrade) - and on his jacket, you can clearly see the Nazi emblem (an eagle sitting on a circle in which is a swastika).Įven more changes to the German version, most of them regarding speech: With this new storyline, the game makes absolutely no sense.
They altered some of the names, too: Himmler is now called "Holler" and Oberst von Bülow has been renamed too. It is clear that this "background" was made up for the only purpose of getting the game past the German feds - the word "Nazi" is a red sheet for them. No word of Himmler and his dark plans, no Nazis at all. But this does not mean it is illegal to just own the game.įor the German release, the story was altered: You fight against the "Wolf-Sekte" (Cult of the Wolf), which is very dangerous to the freedom of the country because of their dark experiments.
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In addition, the game is violating §86a of Germany's penal code (for using characteristics of unconstitutional organizations), therefore it is illegal to produce, distribute, import, export and use it in the public. The German version followed April 30, 2002.įor more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games. On February 28, 2002, the English version of Return to Castle Wolfenstein was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. Trivia 1001 Video Games Return to Castle Wolfenstein appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.Ĭastle Wolfenstein is based on Castle Wewelsburg which Heinrich Himmler used for occult rituals and practices.
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