Let’s Kill Us Some Nazis
Of all the first-person shooters dotting the PC landscape, I hold a special place in my heart for Wolfenstein. Not only because it’s the last one I was reasonably good at, but because I, like all good folk, enjoy shooting Nazis in the face. Sure, there are plenty of World War II combat-sims out there, but I prefer to fly solo, and thus kill all the Nazis myself. I’m selfish that way. And if I can kill a giant robot with Hitler’s head on it at the same time? I’m sold, baby.
So the Wolfenstein game trailer makes me happy. Hey?if shooting a Nazi with a gun that shoots lightning is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.