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
• Genre: Rail shooter
• Operation Wolf / Thunderbolt series

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User Reviews

A salute to Chuck Norris and his legacy of blowing up jungles.	DOS	Zovni (9425)
Taito's first attempt at developing a shooter, and one of the best	Amiga	B14ck W01f (37398)
Typical Coin-Op port that probably did better in the arcade	DOS	MaiZure (114)

The Press Says

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	Dec, 1988	92 out of 100	92
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	ZX Spectrum	Dec, 1988	91 out of 100	91
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari ST	Dec, 1988	91 out of 100	91
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Dec, 1988	90 out of 100	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	SEGA Master System	Jun, 1990	90 out of 100	90
The One	Amiga	Dec, 1988	89 out of 100	89
The One	Atari ST	Dec, 1988	89 out of 100	89
The Games Machine (UK)	ZX Spectrum	Dec, 1988	87 out of 100	87
Mean Machines	NES	Aug, 1992	53 out of 100	53
The Video Game Critic	NES	Apr 24, 2002	C	50

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Trivia

Originally "Operation Wolf" was a coin 'op game, developed by Taito in 1987. The machine was a huge success, followed by "Operation Thunderbolt"

In 1994, the developers published an "Operation Wolf 3" slot machine. The gameplay was exactly the same as in the first part, but had a special mission at end of each level.