10 Awesome Video Games You Can't Play Anymore

5. Wolfenstein (2009)

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2009's Wolfenstein reboot didn't exactly set the world alight upon initial release, though its popularity has certainly ballooned over the last decade-plus.

If certainly not hitting the highs of MachineGames' subsequent reboot series, it had neat level design, awesome heavy weaponry, and the inspired addition of Veil Power - supernatural abilities allowing the player to slow and speed up time, deal more damage, and project a shield.

All the same, Wolfenstein '09 flopped commercially, selling just 100,000 copies in its first month, prompting the series to be put on ice until Wolfenstein: The New Order was released in 2014.

Yet just two weeks before The New Order came out, Wolfenstein '09 was delisted from all storefronts, with the assumption being that Zenimax Media - the parent company of new Wolfenstein publisher Bethesda - wanted to avoid players confusing the '09 game with their new line of Wolfenstein titles.

Still, it sucks that such corporate fancies have ensured that there's no quick and convenient way to play it, forcing players to seek out a physical copy of the PS3 or Xbox 360 version. Boo.

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