Wolfenstein Youngblood review: two women blast racists into goo

PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch; MachineGames/Bethesda
The Nazi-splattering franchise returns, with thoughtful level design compensating for a lack of true play flexibility

Like its two teenage protagonists, Wolfenstein Youngblood has gone rogue. This new, two-player entry in the long-running shooter ditches many of the conventions of its parent game, opting for a more open-ended structure with a lot less story and a lot more action. It's a messy, hyperactive experience that struggles with some teething problems, but ends up the most entertaining of all the recent Wolfenstein games.

Youngblood sees players assume the roles of Soph and Jess Blazkowicz, twin daughters of Wolfenstein's square-jawed hero, BJ. Raised in a Texas liberated from the Nazis in an alternate retro-future, Soph and Jess live a (relatively) normal life until their father disappears while on a secret mission in occupied Paris. With their mother helpless and the FBI clueless, Soph and Jess take it upon themselves to track down their father and bring him back, allying with the French Resistance hidden in the Parisian catacombs.