Return to Castle Wolfenstein vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Return to Castle Wolfenstein vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Return to Castle Wolfenstein Bethesda Softworks, Aspyr, Activison S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date November 20, 2001 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Nerve Software, Gray Matter Studios GSC Game World
Publisher Bethesda Softworks, Aspyr, Activison GSC Game World
Official Site http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person First-person
Average Playtime 1 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Apple Macintosh, Linux PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam, GOG Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements 3-D Hardware Accelerator (with 16MB VRAM with full OpenGL® support; Pentium® II 400 Mhz processor or Athlon® processor; English version of Windows® 2000/XP Operating System; 128 MB RAM; 16-bit high color video mode; 800 MB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files (Minimum Install), plus 300 MB for the Windows swap file; a 100% Windows® 2000/XP compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for video card, sound card and input devices); 100% DirectX® 8.0a (included); 100% DirectX 3.0 or higher compatible sound card and drivers; 100% Microsoft-compatible mouse/keyboard and driver Multiplayer Requirements: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP and IPX) play supported, Internet play requires a 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible 56.6 Kbps (or faster) modem OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 88 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.2 / 5 (466 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)