<s>
Wolfenstein	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
World	B-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Muse	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
and	O
Beyond	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
,	O
focused	O
on	O
stealth-based	O
gameplay	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
they	O
shifted	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
helped	O
popularize	O
,	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
acquired	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
MachineGames	O
became	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
primary	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
programmer	O
Silas	B-Application
Warner	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dale	O
Gray	O
and	O
George	O
Varndell	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1981	O
by	O
his	O
company	O
M.U.S.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
conceptualized	O
by	O
Warner	O
after	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
1961	O
British-American	O
war	O
film	O
The	O
Guns	O
of	O
Navarone	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
an	O
Allied	O
commando	B-Application
unit	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
seemingly	O
impregnable	O
German	O
fortress	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Warner	O
played	O
the	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Berzerk	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
through	O
a	O
maze	O
with	O
laser-shooting	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Warner	O
thought	O
about	O
taking	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Berzerk	B-Application
and	O
replacing	O
the	O
robots	O
with	O
Nazis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
is	O
often	O
credited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
stealth	O
genre	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
focuses	O
more	O
on	O
avoiding	O
or	O
disarming	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
killing	O
them	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
last	O
resort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
computer	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
digitized	B-Application
speech	I-Application
and	O
influenced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
other	O
similar	O
game	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muse	O
Software	O
released	O
the	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
in	O
1984	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
legally	O
disestablished	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
initial	O
suggestion	O
for	O
a	O
Sci-fi	O
game	O
by	O
Hall	O
titled	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
Green	O
and	O
Pissed	O
"	O
,	O
about	O
fighting	O
mutants	O
in	O
a	O
research	O
lab	O
,	O
Romero	O
proposed	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
gravitated	O
to	O
the	O
idea	O
as	O
Hall	O
,	O
Romero	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Carmack	O
had	O
all	O
enjoyed	O
playing	O
the	O
1981	B-Application
original	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
for	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
began	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romero	O
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
and	O
the	O
team	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
include	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
that	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
had	O
included	O
such	O
as	O
dragging	O
and	O
looting	O
dead	O
bodies	O
,	O
and	O
opening	O
crates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
began	O
to	O
implement	O
other	O
ideas	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
stealth	O
aspect	O
of	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
such	O
as	O
swapping	O
uniforms	O
with	O
guards	O
,	O
and	O
stealth	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
working	O
so	O
if	O
a	O
guard	O
saw	O
a	O
dead	O
body	O
they	O
tried	O
finding	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
id	O
's	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
1992	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Apogee	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
breaking	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
more	O
reserved	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
that	O
valued	O
stealth	O
and	O
resource	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
William	O
"	O
B.J.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
further	O
100,000	O
units	O
of	O
its	O
prequel	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Spear	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
set	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
during	O
Adolf	O
Hitler	O
's	O
rule	O
as	O
Chancellor	O
of	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
title	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Muse	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
the	O
widow	O
of	O
Silas	B-Application
Warner	I-Application
released	O
a	O
ported	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
reconstructed	O
source	O
code	O
in	O
his	O
honor	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazkowicz	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
sabotage	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
regime	O
and	O
foil	O
their	O
schemes	O
,	O
they	O
imprison	O
him	O
under	O
the	O
grounds	O
of	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Apogee	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
William	O
"	O
B.J.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Blazkowicz	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
Spear	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Nazis	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
stolen	O
from	O
Versailles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spear	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
FormGen	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazkowicz	O
and	O
Agent	O
One	O
are	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Nazis	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
during	O
their	O
attempt	O
to	O
investigate	O
rumours	O
surrounding	O
one	O
of	O
Heinrich	O
Himmler	O
's	O
personal	O
projects	O
,	O
the	O
SS	O
Paranormal	O
Division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Gray	O
Matter	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
,	O
Enemy	O
Territory	O
was	O
instead	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
,	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
commercial	O
follow-up	O
,	O
called	O
Enemy	B-Application
Territory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quake	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
escapes	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
forces	O
,	O
and	O
sets	O
himself	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
and	O
their	O
operation	O
that	O
involves	O
supernatural	O
activities	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
,	O
infiltrating	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
to	O
continue	O
his	O
escapade	O
deep	O
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Carmack	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
people	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
reprised	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2009	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
loose	O
sequel	O
to	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Raven	O
Software	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazkowicz	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
assassinate	O
General	O
Deathshead	B-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
last	O
all-out	O
effort	O
by	O
Allied	O
airborne	O
and	O
commando	B-Application
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazkowicz	O
and	O
Richard	O
Wesley	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Agent	O
One	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
and	O
obtain	O
a	O
top	O
secret	O
folder	O
that	O
contains	O
the	O
whereabouts	O
of	O
General	O
Deathshead	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
loose	O
remake	B-General_Concept
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
,	O
with	O
similarities	O
in	O
the	O
storylines	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
various	O
characters	O
as	O
homages	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
the	O
older	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
twenty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	O
New	O
Colossus	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
computer	O
hacker	O
known	O
as	O
Cyberpilot	B-Application
who	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
French	O
Resistance	O
against	O
the	O
Nazi	O
regime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyberpilot	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
chronologically	O
a	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Youngblood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
Cyberpilot	B-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commander	B-Application
Keen	I-Application
series	O
(	O
1990	O
–	O
2001	O
)	O
–	O
William	O
Joseph	O
"	O
Billy	O
Blaze	O
"	O
Blazkowicz	O
II	O
(	O
Commander	B-Application
Keen	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
grandson	O
of	O
William	O
"	O
B.J.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
–	O
Doomguy	O
is	O
the	O
great-grandson	O
of	O
B.J.	O
</s>
<s>
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
on	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
–	O
Level	O
31	O
(	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
)	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Level	O
32	O
(	O
Grosse	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Wolfenstein-based	O
level	O
mixed	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quake	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
–	O
B.J.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Noah	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
–	O
A	O
non-violent	O
total	O
conversion	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
with	O
Christian	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
–	O
Was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
called	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
:	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolfenstein	B-Operating_System
1-D	I-Operating_System
(	O
2011	O
)	O
–	O
A	O
demake	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
announcement	O
made	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
American	O
Film	O
Market	O
(	O
AFM	O
)	O
,	O
producer	O
Samuel	O
Hadida	O
and	O
Panorama	O
Media	O
said	O
they	O
have	O
tapped	O
Roger	O
Avary	O
to	O
write	O
and	O
direct	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
.	O
</s>
