Growl

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Growl/Runark
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Taito
Developer:
Genre: Action

















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Growl, known as Runark (ルナーク) in Japan, is an arcade beat-em-up by Taito developed in 1990 and released in 1991. The game was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991 and released only in the US and Japan (though the arcade version was also released in Europe).

You play as one of four early-20th-century rangers trying to stop a group of poachers from making many species of wild animals extinct. A punches, B jumps. If an enemy drops a weapon, A picks it up and uses it, and C lets it go. If you don't have a weapon in your hand, C performs a spinning kick, Up+C performs a spinning jump kick, and Left+C and Right+C performs a leaping kick in the appropriate direction.

Promotional Material

  • Growl MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 №32
62
70 №23, p114
50 №2, p50/51[1]
70 №3, p60/61[2]
58 №18, p67
Sega Mega Drive
 63
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[3]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) NTSC-J
30
[4]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
55
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[5]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
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[6]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
78
[7]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
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[9]
Games-X (UK)
70
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[10]
Génération 4 (FR)
70
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[11]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
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[12]
Joypad (FR)
62
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[13]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
70
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[14]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
59
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[15]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC
50
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[16]
Power Play (DE)
45
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[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
70
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[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
58
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[20]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-J
84
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[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU) NTSC-U
59
[22]
User (GR) NTSC-U
52
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[23]
Sega Mega Drive
 57
Based on
21 reviews

Growl

Mega Drive, US
Growl MD US cover.jpg
Cover
Growl MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Growl MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
RUNARK MD JP CartTop.jpg
Runark MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, KR
Runark MD KR cover.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

  1. ↑ File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 50
  2. ↑ File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 60
  3. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 132
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 197
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 116
  6. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 38
  7. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
  8. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 179
  9. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 39
  10. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 30
  11. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 138
  12. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 89
  13. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 90
  14. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 114
  15. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 89
  16. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 50
  17. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 136
  18. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 60
  19. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  21. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 17
  22. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 83
  23. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 88
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