Operation Wolf is a one-player shooter arcade game by Taito made in 1987. It spawned two sequels Operation Thunderbolt (1988) and Operation Wolf 3 (1994).

Description

The object of the game is to capture all six bases that include communication setup, jungle, powder magazine, village, concentration camp, and airport. You must also rescue hostages along the way, and include boys, nurses, and women.

The game is controlled with a gun-shaped controller (light gun), with force feedback to simulate recoil, attached to the cabinet. In order to capture the bases, you need to shoot as many soldiers, tanks, jeeps, choppers, and boats as the game requires. Soldiers can fire knives and vehicles can shoot missiles and launch rockets at you. Your ammunition and grenades are limited, but you can stock up by shooting barrels and crates, or by shooting animals such as cats and dogs.

As usual, you have an energy bar that depletes each time that you're hit. Somewhere along the way, you can get an energy boost that increases your energy by five points. Once the bar is depleted, your mission is over.

There are two endings to the game. The more rewarding ending can be seen when you capture all six bases and free every hostage in the last stage. The worse ending occurs when you don't get to rescue these hostages, and results in the mayor telling you that you have failed.

Ports

Operation Wolf was ported to the following platforms:

• IBM PC
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Atari ST
• Commodore Amiga
• Commodore 64
• ZX Spectrum
• Amstrad CPC
• Turbografx-16
• Sega Master System

External links

• The KLOV entry on Operation Wolf
• MobyGames' entry on Operation Wolf