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Narazumono
Sentō Butai - Bloody Wolf
ならず者戦闘部隊
ブラッディ・ウルフ
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Never
judge a game by its cover.
Despite boasting one of the most shameless Asian cinema-stlye 'Arnie and Sly' bootleg posters, Data East's 'Rogue
Combat Squad - Bloody Wolf' is really worth
a look.
It's a classy run and gun action game in every respect. The arcade version was a polished action game for two players, but sadly it rarely appeared in arcades and didnt get much exposure. It was the excellent PC
Engine version that cemented the game's reputation: Data East's conversion is near perfect, and it remains one of the machine's
best arcade / action titles.
The game firmly follows the Senjo
no Ōkami (1985) 'Commando' template, while the visuals
are strangely reminiscent of the original Metal Gear (1987): the layout, characters, enemies and hostages
look almost identical... The main difference is
that here the game doesn't involve sneaking around
unnoticed, but maiming everything is sight.
What makes Bloody Wolf stand out is that it throws in tons of nice original touches: different
items to collect, hidden rooms to discover, a very useful jump and a close-range knife
attack very reminiscent of Metal
Slug (1996) and its sequels.
The PC Engine version gets full marks for replicating
the overall feel of the arcade, despite loosing the 2P mode.
It makes wonderful amends by ironing out the gameplay, improving the soundtrack and (unfortunately) removing the Arnold lookalike from the cover art.
In all it's a crude but classy example of the overhead action genre, one of the better 'Commando' type games of the
late 80s.
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Narazumono
Sentō Butai Bloody Wolf
ならず者戦闘部隊
ブラッディウルフ
PC ENGINE |
DETAILS
| Format |
PC
Engine |
| Released |
1
Sep 1989 |
| Publisher |
Data
East |
| Product
ID |
DE89003 |
| Size
(cm) |
14.2
x 12.4 x 1 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.10 |
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Brilliant PC Engine conversion
of the Data East arcade warfest.
A great moment of the Engine's
early career and a very enjoyable title.
Standard PCE case, 4Mbit HuCard,
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'Bloody
Wolf' and 'Data East' are registered trademarks of Data East Corporation
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