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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an arcade game released by [[Taito]] in 1987. It was ported by Taito and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]]. ''Operation Wolf'' is a shooting game which makes use of the [[Light Phaser]] peripheral, however it can also be played by moving a cursor around the screen with a [[Control Pad (Master System)|Control Pad]].
 
{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an arcade game released by [[Taito]] in 1987. It was ported by Taito and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]]. ''Operation Wolf'' is a shooting game which makes use of the [[Light Phaser]] peripheral, however it can also be played by moving a cursor around the screen with a [[Control Pad (Master System)|Control Pad]].
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Players will take control of former Green Beret-turned-Mercenary Roy Adams who is hired by US Government to save five US citizens who are taken hostage by the new communist government of fictional South American country named Cherigo. Unwilling to repeat the failure at "Taran" (obviously a reference to Vietnam), US President decides to sent a mercenary instead of sending the regular army. In the European Master System manual, all references to United States is removed. US is replaced by another fictional country named "Carmea" and player is sent to rescue former "pro-Carmean" president of Cherigo and Carmean embassy staff.
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Interestingly, Master System version uses cover art for the sequel, "Operation Thunderbolt". Adams' partner Hardy Jones can be seen in the cover art.
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==Levels==
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'''Communications Center'''
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Soldiers: 55
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Helicopters: 4
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Tanks: 5
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Completing this level will lower the amount of enemies player will face in the subsequent levels.
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'''Jungle'''
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Soldiers: 60
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Patrol Boats: 8
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Tanks: 8
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Completing this level will reveal the location of the Prison Camp, which is normally not accessible at the beginning of the game. Helicopters are replaced with Patrol Boats in this level.
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'''Village'''
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Soldiers: 45
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Helicopters:6
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Tanks: 3
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Completing this level will recover a large number of health.
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'''Ammo Dump'''
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Soldiers: 50
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Helicopters: 7
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Tanks: 5
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Completing this level will refill the both ammunation and rocket supply.
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'''Prison Camp'''
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Soldiers: 75
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Helicopters: 12
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Tanks: 8
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Primary objective. During this level, five hostages will attempt to cross the battle field. If they can reach leftmost part of the screen, they will be considered rescued. Saving the hostages is NOT necessary to finish the game but every dead hostage will lower the overall score at the end of the game.
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'''Airport'''
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Soldiers: 85
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Helicopters: 11
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Tanks: 4
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Final Mission. Players will attempt to survive as hostages from previous levels will now attempt to reach the US Air Force transport plane on the left side of the screen. At the end of the level, a Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter will attack and players must shoot the heavily armed and armored helicopter to finish the game.
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In addition to these levels above, player will be ambushed by Cherigo's anti-partisan forces randomly once between the levels.
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== Power Ups ==
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Power ups can be acquired by shooting them.
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'''Magazine'''
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Acquiring these magazines will increase ammunation supply. If players run out of ammo, they will have fire single shots. Max: 9
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'''Rocket'''
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Fired using the 1st button, Rockets will cause heavy damage in a small area. It is recommended to spare rockets for helicopters. Max: 9
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'''Recovery Drink'''
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This pep drink will recover 5 blocks of health.
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'''Dynamite'''
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Not exactly a power up, shooting this dynamite will cause an explosion that will kill anything nearby. Useful for destroying tanks.
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'''"FREE" Bullet'''
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This power up will give player unlimited ammunation for a short time.
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== Enemies ==
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'''Enemy Infantry'''
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Cherigo maintains a small and somewhat poorly trained infantry force. Many enemy soldiers can be killed with a single shot.
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'''Paratroopers'''
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Cherigan Airborne forces appearently trained in the ways of firing their weapons while landing with a parachute.
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'''Artillerymen'''
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These troops will throw grenades at you. Grenades can be shoot while they are in the air.
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'''Handgunners'''
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These "brave" (read: stupid) troops will appear in front of you and shoot you from the close range with their pistols.
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'''Special Forces'''
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These gray-clad elite troops will roll around, making them harder to hit. They also take two hits to kill.
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'''Executioners'''
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These soldiers will attempt to kill the hostages with the knives they are carrying. They must not be allowed to reach hostages. They pose no threat to the player.
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'''Russian Soldiers'''
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"Advisors" from Soviet Union, these large, blonde soldiers wear body armor and can only be killed with head shots. They spray the player with light machineguns that can cause serious damage. They only appear in Ammo Dump level.
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'''BRDM-2 "Tanks"'''
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Even though manual calls them tanks, these are 4W armored vehicles with machinegun turrets. While not as much as a serious threat to the player compared to the helicopters, they can still cause significant damage.
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'''MD 500 Helicopters'''
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Either purchased by previous Pro-US government of Cherigo, or perhaps unlicensed North Korean copies, these fast and suprisingly well armored helicopters will swoop down from the air and spray the player with bullets. They are biggest threat players will face.
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'''Patrol Boats'''
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In the Jungle level, helicopters are replaced with these fast boats. They are easier to destroy compared to the helicopters.
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'''Trucks'''
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These 6W truck are not a threat to the player and only there for points.
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'''Mi-24 Hind'''
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A gift from Soviet Union to their new Cherigan allies, this flying monster will be the final enemy player will face. Its 12.7mm machinegun can kill player within seconds.
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Revision as of 09:28, 16 January 2019

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Operation Wolf
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Light Phaser
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU 		7039
Sega Master System
AU 		7039
Sega Master System
BR

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Operation Wolf is an arcade game released by Taito in 1987. It was ported by Taito and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. Operation Wolf is a shooting game which makes use of the Light Phaser peripheral, however it can also be played by moving a cursor around the screen with a Control Pad.

Players will take control of former Green Beret-turned-Mercenary Roy Adams who is hired by US Government to save five US citizens who are taken hostage by the new communist government of fictional South American country named Cherigo. Unwilling to repeat the failure at "Taran" (obviously a reference to Vietnam), US President decides to sent a mercenary instead of sending the regular army. In the European Master System manual, all references to United States is removed. US is replaced by another fictional country named "Carmea" and player is sent to rescue former "pro-Carmean" president of Cherigo and Carmean embassy staff.

Interestingly, Master System version uses cover art for the sequel, "Operation Thunderbolt". Adams' partner Hardy Jones can be seen in the cover art.

Levels

Communications Center Soldiers: 55 Helicopters: 4 Tanks: 5

Completing this level will lower the amount of enemies player will face in the subsequent levels.

Jungle Soldiers: 60 Patrol Boats: 8 Tanks: 8

Completing this level will reveal the location of the Prison Camp, which is normally not accessible at the beginning of the game. Helicopters are replaced with Patrol Boats in this level.

Village Soldiers: 45 Helicopters:6 Tanks: 3

Completing this level will recover a large number of health.

Ammo Dump Soldiers: 50 Helicopters: 7 Tanks: 5

Completing this level will refill the both ammunation and rocket supply.

Prison Camp Soldiers: 75 Helicopters: 12 Tanks: 8

Primary objective. During this level, five hostages will attempt to cross the battle field. If they can reach leftmost part of the screen, they will be considered rescued. Saving the hostages is NOT necessary to finish the game but every dead hostage will lower the overall score at the end of the game.

Airport Soldiers: 85 Helicopters: 11 Tanks: 4

Final Mission. Players will attempt to survive as hostages from previous levels will now attempt to reach the US Air Force transport plane on the left side of the screen. At the end of the level, a Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter will attack and players must shoot the heavily armed and armored helicopter to finish the game.

In addition to these levels above, player will be ambushed by Cherigo's anti-partisan forces randomly once between the levels.


Power Ups

Power ups can be acquired by shooting them.

Magazine Acquiring these magazines will increase ammunation supply. If players run out of ammo, they will have fire single shots. Max: 9

Rocket Fired using the 1st button, Rockets will cause heavy damage in a small area. It is recommended to spare rockets for helicopters. Max: 9

Recovery Drink This pep drink will recover 5 blocks of health.

Dynamite Not exactly a power up, shooting this dynamite will cause an explosion that will kill anything nearby. Useful for destroying tanks.

"FREE" Bullet This power up will give player unlimited ammunation for a short time.

Enemies

Enemy Infantry Cherigo maintains a small and somewhat poorly trained infantry force. Many enemy soldiers can be killed with a single shot.

Paratroopers Cherigan Airborne forces appearently trained in the ways of firing their weapons while landing with a parachute.

Artillerymen These troops will throw grenades at you. Grenades can be shoot while they are in the air.

Handgunners These "brave" (read: stupid) troops will appear in front of you and shoot you from the close range with their pistols.

Special Forces These gray-clad elite troops will roll around, making them harder to hit. They also take two hits to kill.

Executioners These soldiers will attempt to kill the hostages with the knives they are carrying. They must not be allowed to reach hostages. They pose no threat to the player.

Russian Soldiers "Advisors" from Soviet Union, these large, blonde soldiers wear body armor and can only be killed with head shots. They spray the player with light machineguns that can cause serious damage. They only appear in Ammo Dump level.

BRDM-2 "Tanks" Even though manual calls them tanks, these are 4W armored vehicles with machinegun turrets. While not as much as a serious threat to the player compared to the helicopters, they can still cause significant damage.

MD 500 Helicopters Either purchased by previous Pro-US government of Cherigo, or perhaps unlicensed North Korean copies, these fast and suprisingly well armored helicopters will swoop down from the air and spray the player with bullets. They are biggest threat players will face.

Patrol Boats In the Jungle level, helicopters are replaced with these fast boats. They are easier to destroy compared to the helicopters.

Trucks These 6W truck are not a threat to the player and only there for points.

Mi-24 Hind A gift from Soviet Union to their new Cherigan allies, this flying monster will be the final enemy player will face. Its 12.7mm machinegun can kill player within seconds.

Magazine articles

Main article: Operation Wolf/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #103: "June 1990" (1990-05-16)
also published in:
  • ACE (UK) #33: "June 1990" (1990-05-xx)[6]
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #104: "July 1990" (1990-06-16)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #105: "August 1990" (1990-07-16)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
75 №2, p23[4]
89 №2, p94/95
88 №4, p102[8]
90 №103, p96/97[9]
90 [10]
78 №8, p115
80 №2/29
88 №1, p135[11]
74 №1, p48/49[12]
91 №7, p4/5[13]
90 №11, p11
100 №23, p58
100 №46, p100[14]
80 №5, p20[15]
82 №10, p75
Sega Master System
 86
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
75
[4]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
89
[16]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
88
[8]
Console XS (UK) PAL
73
[17]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[9]
Game Mania (UK)
88
[18]
The Games Machine (UK)
90
[10]
Joystick (FR)
78
[19]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
80
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
88
[11]
Player One (FR)
74
[12]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[13]
S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
100
[22]
Sega Pro (UK)
80
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
73
[23]
Zero (UK)
82
[24]
Sega Master System
 84
Based on
17 reviews

Operation Wolf

Master System, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Operation Wolf SMS EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU
® variant
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Cover
Master System, EU (8 languages)
OperationWolf EU 1991 cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, AU
OperationWolf AU cover.jpg
Cover
OperationWolf SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
OperationWolf SMS BR cover.jpg
Cover
OperationWolf SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 205caae8
MD5 2ca2064302f51f724e1f2593369a0696
SHA-1 064040452b6bacc75443dae7916a0fd573f1600d
256kB Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. ↑ File:Raze UK 11.pdf, page 76
  2. ↑ File:CVG UK 103.pdf, page 105
  3. ↑ File:PlayerOne FR 001.pdf, page 49
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf, page 23 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 002.pdf_p23" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ File:Supergame BR 01.pdf, page 17
  6. ↑ ACE, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-xx), page 28
  7. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-16), page 80
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 102 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p102" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:CVG UK 103.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 103.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Games Machine, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 59
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf, page 135 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p135" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:PlayerOne FR 001.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 001.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:StheSegaMagazine UK 07.pdf, page 4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:StheSegaMagazine UK 07.pdf_p4" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 100
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 20 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p20" defined multiple times with different content
  16. ↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume Two" (UK; 1990-04-xx), page 94
  17. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 143
  18. ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  19. ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 115
  20. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1990" (ES; 1990-xx-xx), page 42
  21. ↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-06), page 11
  22. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 58
  23. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
  24. ↑ Zero, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 75
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