Operation Wolf

Description

You have been recruited for Operation Wolf, a desperate attempt to rescue prisoners from the enemy. Through a series of missions, you'll engage a variety of enemies, from soldiers to ninjas, patrol boats to helicopters, and more. Can you carry the day?

Operation Wolf is an arcade conversion of the game by Taito. It is essentially a bitmapped "rail-shooter", where you basically hold the gun and shoot just about everything that moves, while conserving your ammo and grenades. Shoot ammo/grenades and healing items on the screen to "pick them up". Your primary machine gun can kill everything if you hit it enough times, but you can also use the grenade launcher for really deadly targets like helicopters or armored cars. You can collect a machine gun which will allow you to shoot faster for a few seconds.

You'll be pummelled by a LOT of enemies. Some will be shooting, others will be tossing grenades, knifes, and more. Some are armored and requires more than a few hits, others dodges. You can shoot grenades and knifes out of the air if you aim well enough. There are also civilians running around which can be shot, but it's not beneficial.

Bosses appear at the end of some levels, and each has a specific weakness you need to exploit.

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Operation Wolf / Thunderbolt series

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User Reviews

A salute to Chuck Norris and his legacy of blowing up jungles.	DOS	Zovni (9141)
Taito's first attempt at developing a shooter, and one of the best	Amiga	Black Wolf (37231)
Typical Coin-Op port that probably did better in the arcade	DOS	MaiZure (113)

The Press Says

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	Dec, 1988	92 out of 100	92
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari ST	Dec, 1988	91 out of 100	91
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	ZX Spectrum	Dec, 1988	91 out of 100	91
The Games Machine (UK)	SEGA Master System	Sep, 1990	90 out of 100	90
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Dec, 1988	90 out of 100	90
The One	Atari ST	Dec, 1988	89 out of 100	89
The Games Machine (UK)	Amstrad CPC	Dec, 1988	89 out of 100	89
Zero	TurboGrafx-16	Dec, 1990	86 out of 100	86
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Jan, 1989	7 out of 12	58
The Video Game Critic	NES	Apr 24, 2002	C	50

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Trivia

On April 29, 1989, Operation Wolf was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.