No body armour, power ups or other sissy aids to save your skin in this game, rather you have to rely on your skill and ability to deal with situations as you face them. The guards shoot accurately and inflict massive damage when they hit you, 2-3 shots is enough to kill you in most cases and the closer they get to you the more damage is inflicted. A single head shot at close range is fatal. A word of caution, don't be fooled by the nice dogs, they will rip your throat out given the chance. The 'Boss' at the end of each level will challenge every gamer and many will find it an exercise in frustration trying to bump these guys off.
Controls are easy to learn and simple to master as well as customizable.
Graphics were for it's day outstanding and though dated by todays standards are still very useable though blocky due to to the restriction of MCGA graphics. On modern PC's the game runs very smoothly as it did on a 286 back in '92. The screen view is very uncluttered, a large viewport for the action and a lower console showing the level your on, your score, number of spare lives, health and amount of ammo for the seleted weapon plus an animated face shot of your character that also doubles up as a graphical view of your health status. Compared to todays games the sound in Wolfenstein is sparse and basic. It should however be remembered that back in '92 a CD-ROM drive on a pc was beyond the financial reach of almost all computer users, so games like Wolfenstein used midi sound for songs and a few low resolution digitized sounds for special effects.