<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> First - person shooter, action - adventure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One . The game is a stand - alone title in the Wolfenstein series and a prequel 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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