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Operation Wolf
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Item Condition
Complete in box: the cartridge, the manual and the box, all original; anything beyond that is included only if you can see it in the photos. For the specifics, look to the photos — they're of this exact item. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.
Item Description
Captured soldiers are being held deep in enemy territory, and you are the one-man rescue. Taito's Operation Wolf was one of the biggest light-gun hits of the late-'80s arcade, a cabinet with a mounted submachine gun that kicked back with every burst, and this NES conversion brought its first-person combat home. It was built to be played with the NES Zapper, and it also supports a standard controller with an on-screen crosshair.
The campaign pushes from an enemy communications post through jungle and village fighting, an ammunition depot and a prison camp before the final run to the airport. Ammunition is the constant worry. You carry a limited supply of magazines and grenades, so every burst counts, and you restock by shooting the supply icons that appear mid-battle. Other pickups patch up your damage or grant a burst of unlimited fire, so knowing when to spray and when to hold back is the whole game.
Then there are the hostages. Civilians and escaping prisoners run through the line of fire, and hitting an innocent costs you, so every trigger pull needs a split-second check. Getting the captives out alive is the point of the whole operation, which gives every run real stakes. The NES version lost the arcade's voice samples and its targets are smaller, so it demands sharper aim than the original.
Light-gun games are one of the things that make the NES feel like no other console, and Operation Wolf is among the most ambitious of them, a full military rescue rather than a shooting gallery. It is a natural centerpiece for a Zapper library and a great example of how Taito adapted its arcade blockbusters for the home.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 1989
- Publisher
- Tec Toy
- Developer
- Taito Corporation
- Players
- Single player
About the game
A port of the arcade game that supports the Zapper and the Light Phaser, for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Master System respectively. All the voice acting has been removed and the targets are much smaller due to sprite limitations.
Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.Watch gameplayOperation Wolf on NES
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