This is the first game in the Operation Wolf series. For other games in the series see the Operation Wolf category.
| Operation Wolf | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Taito Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Taito Corporation |
| Year released | 1987 |
| System(s) | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, Commodore Amiga, MSX, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, DOS, NES, FM Towns, TurboGrafx-16, Sega Master System |
| Followed by | Operation Thunderbolt |
| Series | Operation Wolf |
| Japanese title | オペレーション・ウルフ |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Light gun |
| Players | 1 |
| Modes | Single player |
| Rating(s) |   |
Operation Wolf is a light gun game that was originally released by Taito Corporation for the arcades in 1987. It was later ported to a large number of home computers and consoles. The arcade version was included in the compilation Taito Legends on the Sony PlayStation 2 in 2005 (but lacked light-gun support). The NES version was added to the Wii Virtual Console in 2008 for North America.
Operation Wolf is one of the most recognizable games in the "on-rails shooter" genre, and one of the earliest to be released. The player takes on the part of a Special Forces Operative sent on a mission to rescue valuable prisoners of war from concentration camps, proceeding from one area to the next.
As the screen scrolls slowly to the right, various enemies run onto the screen at different distances to the player. The player has a short window to quickly shoot them before he or she takes damage from the enemies' gunfire. Some enemies require multiple shots to kill, while others are immune to bullets everywhere except at their weak points. The player also has a finite number of grenades which he or she can use as a last resort to kill, or at the very least injure, all the enemies currently on the screen.
This is the first entry in the Operation Wolf series. It was followed up with three sequels, all of which allowed two players to play simultaneously: Operation Thunderbolt (1988), Operation Wolf 3 (1994) and Operation Tiger (1998). A promotion for this game is also featured in Ā Eikō no Koshien (1990).
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The US promotional flyer
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The game's title screen.
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Screenshot of the game.
