Wolfchild

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Wolfchild
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
JVC
Sega Mega-CD
JVC (US), Sega (EU), Victor Musical Industries (JP)
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
Virgin Games (EU)
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
Krisalis sound driver
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95[1] T-60016
Sega Master System
EU
MK-27060-50
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR
027300
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥8,8008,800 T-60104
Sega Mega-CD
US
$49.9549.95[5] T-6403
Sega Mega-CD
EU
4404
Sega Mega-CD
DE
DM 99,-99,-[7]
Sega Mega-CD
FR
Sega Mega-CD
BR
062040
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-70078-50
Sega Game Gear
PT
GG70078

Wolfchild (ウルフチャイルド) is an Amiga platform game by Core Design ported to the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.

Story

Saul Morrow is the son of a scientist whose biological weapons expertise leads a terrorist organization (called the Chimera in the Mega-CD version) to kidnap him and kill his wife and older son. After discovering this, Saul takes it upon himself to save his father, using his father's latest project, Project Wolfchild, to transform him into a wolf-man that can shoot energy blasts when he gains enough power.

Gameplay

B attacks (punching when powered down, shooting an energy blast when powered up). C jumps. A launches a smart bomb that you collect during levels. There are also various other powerups whose purpose are unknown (TODO).

Stages

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Stage 1 - Wolfship

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Stage 2 - Dense Jungle

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Stage 3 - Outer Jungle

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Stage 4 - Ancient Temple

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Stage 5 - Inner Sanctum

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Stage 6 - Chimera Base

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Stage 7 - Biogenetic Labs

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Stage 8 - Inner Core

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Stage 9 - Draxx's Lair

Versions

The layouts of stage 2 and onward have been heavily modified for the Sega Mega-CD version.

Production credits

Mega-CD version

  • A Core Design Production
  • Programming by: John Kirkland
  • Graphics by: Simon Phipps
  • Intro Graphics: Simon Phipps and Billy Allison
  • Game Design by: Simon Phipps
  • Level Design by: Bob Churchill
  • Core Testing by: Mark and Darren Price
  • Music by: Martin Iveson
  • Produced by: Jeremy Heath Smith, Kaoru Tomiyama
  • Thanks to: Chris Long, Billy Allison, Alex Davis, Satoshi Honda, Toshiyuki Nagai, Crazy Office Boy Takeshi Minagawa, Yoshiaki Iwasawa, Man on the Stairs and All of His Friends, and All at Victor for Their Help and Hospitality
Source:
In-game credits


Mega Drive version

  • A Core Design Production
  • Programming by: John Kirkland
  • Graphics by: Simon Phipps
  • Game Design by: Simon Phipps
  • Level Design by: Bob Churchill
  • Core Testing by: Mark and Darren Price
  • Original Music by: Martin Iveson
  • Audio by: Krisalis Software Ltd
  • Music by: Matt Furniss
  • Music Driver by: S Hollingworth
  • Produced by: Jeremy Heath Smith, Kaoru Tomiyama
  • Thanks to: Chris Long, Billy Allison, Alex Davis, Satoshi Honda, Toshiyuki Nagai, Crazy Office Boy Takeshi Minagawa, Yoshiaki Iwasawa, Man on the Stairs and All of His Friends, and All at Victor for Their Help and Hospitality
Source:
In-game credits


Master System and Game Gear versions

  • Produced by: Ian Mathias
  • Quality Assurance: John Martin, Ken Jordan, James Dillon
  • Manual Organisation by: Gary Penn
  • Marketing: Sean Brennan, Matt Walker
  • Logistics Manager: Catherine Spratt
Source:
In-game credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Wolfchild/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Wolfchild/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 [9]
Sega Mega Drive
90
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[10]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
76
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
53
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[13]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
62
[14]
Sega Mega Drive
64
Based on
5 reviews

Wolfchild

Mega Drive, US
Wolfchild MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Wolfchild MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Wolfchild MD US Manual.pdf
Manual

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 №1993-04, p19[15]
56 №, p85[16]
69 №24, p154/155
79 [17]
53 №223, p39
95 №44, p80[5]
47 №7, p81
50 №1993-04, p45
64 №9, p54-57
32 №9, p61
82 №16, p33
57 [18]
58 [19]
47 №43, p44/45
70 №20, p59
70 №7, p49
63 [20]
65 №1/94, p50[21]
Sega Mega-CD
62
Based on
18 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[22]
Consoles + (FR)
69
[23]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
79
[17]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[24]
Game Power (IT)
79
[25]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[5]
Gamers (DE)
53
[26]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[27]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
64
[28]
Mega (UK) PAL
32
[29]
Mega Force (FR)
76
[30]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
82
[31]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
57
[32]
Player One (FR)
58
[19]
Power Up! (UK)
65
[33]
Sega Magazin (DE)
59
[7]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
47
[34]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
70
[35]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
70
[36]
Sega Force (SE)
78
[37]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
63
[38]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
56
[39]
Super Juegos (ES)
88
[40]
Video Games (DE) PAL
65
[41]
Sega Mega-CD
65
Based on
24 reviews

Wolfchild

Mega-CD, US
Wolfchild MCD US Box Back.jpgWolfchild MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Wolfchild MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Wolfchild mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega-CD, EU
Wolfchild MCD EU Box Back.jpgWolfchild MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Spinecard
Wolfchild MCD EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, JP
Wolfchild MCD JP Box Back.jpgWolfchild MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Wolfchild MCD JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Wolfchild MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Mega-CD, BR

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Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70 [42]
80 [43]
78 №2/64
73 [44]
78 №47, p70/71
72 №24, p54/55
82 [45]
56 №11/93, p135[46]
Sega Master System
74
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Gamer (GR)
83
[47]
Gamers (DE)
40
[48]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
85
[49]
Joypad (FR)
70
[42]
Megablast (DE) PAL
70
[50]
Mega Force (FR)
80
[51]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
78
[52]
Player One (FR)
73
[53]
Sega News (CZ)
90
[54]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[55]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[56]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
68
[57]
Sega Force (SE)
74
[58]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
82
[59]
Video Games (DE) PAL
56
[60]
Sega Master System
73
Based on
15 reviews

Wolfchild

Master System, EU
Wolfchild SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
Wolfchild SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Wolfchild SMS EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU

Master System, BR
Wolfchild SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
Wolfchild SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Wolfchild sms br manual.pdf
Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
76 №143 (Go!), p10/11[8]
73 №52, p190[61]
83 [62]
84 [63]
67 №35, p149[64]
78 №47, p70/71
55 №24, p74
79 [65]
79 [66]
57 №12/93, p123[67]
Sega Game Gear
73
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
76
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[61]
Gamers (DE)
40
[48]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
78
[49]
Joypad (FR) PAL
83
[62]
Mega Force (FR)
84
[63]
Player One (FR)
67
[68]
Power Up! (UK)
76
[69]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[55]
Sega Pro (UK)
55
[70]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
72
[71]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
79
[72]
Todo Sega (ES)
77
[73]
Video Games (DE) PAL
57
[74]
Sega Game Gear
71
Based on
14 reviews

Wolfchild

Game Gear, EU
Wolfchild GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngWolfchild GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
385,031,808 CD (EU) 4404
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
385,031,808 CD (JP) T-60104
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 1f8efa1d
MD5 08eb9bf02f5eb4e238f791f27d65449a
SHA-1 92873f8d7b81a57114b135a2dfffc58d45643703
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 840a8f8e
MD5 eba13e76d02e0a051a36d54a8bb55f33
SHA-1 7889b67ee0e5c884fa267688aad4b6c23849268c
256kB Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 043.pdf, page 49
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sega Master Force, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 16
  3. File:SegaForce UK 19.pdf, page 85
  4. File:GamePro US 042.pdf, page 84
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:GamePro US 044.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 044.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  6. File:SelectRound FR 01.pdf, page 2
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 19
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 File:Go UK 24.pdf, page 10 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Go UK 24.pdf_p10" defined multiple times with different content
  9. GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 46/47 (48)
  10. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 265
  11. Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 73
  12. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 47
  13. GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 48
  14. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 224
  15. File:BeepMD_JP_1993-04.pdf, page 21
  16. File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
  17. 17.0 17.1 Computer & Video Games, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-15), page 106
  18. Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 80-82 (76)
  19. 19.0 19.1 Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 57
  20. Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 82-85 (82)
  21. File:VideoGames DE 1994-01.pdf, page 48
  22. Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 21
  23. Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 154
  24. Famitsu, "1993-03-26" (JP; 1993-03-12), page 1
  25. Game Power, "Maggio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 52
  26. Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 36
  27. Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 45
  28. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
  29. Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 61
  30. Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 16
  31. MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 33
  32. Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 80
  33. Power Up!, "Saturday, May 01, 1993" (UK; 1993-05-01), page 1
  34. Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 44
  35. Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 59
  36. Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 49
  37. Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 20
  38. Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 82
  39. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  40. Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 109
  41. Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 50
  42. 42.0 42.1 Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 70
  43. Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 108/109 (108)
  44. Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 116/117 (110)
  45. Sega Master Force, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 14-16 (14)
  46. File:VideoGames DE 1993-11.pdf, page 133
  47. Gamer, "Dekémvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  48. 48.0 48.1 Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 37
  49. 49.0 49.1 Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  50. Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 38
  51. Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 108
  52. Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 42
  53. Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 116
  54. Sega News, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 33
  55. 55.0 55.1 Sega Power, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-02), page 70
  56. Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 54
  57. Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 52
  58. Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 24
  59. Sega Master Force, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 14
  60. Video Games, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-27), page 135
  61. 61.0 61.1 File:GamePro US 052.pdf, page 194 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 052.pdf_p194" defined multiple times with different content
  62. 62.0 62.1 Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 134
  63. 63.0 63.1 Mega Force, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-10-08), page 126
  64. File:PlayerOne FR 035.pdf, page 133
  65. Sega Force Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 77
  66. Sega Master Force, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 37
  67. File:VideoGames DE 1993-12.pdf, page 119
  68. Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 149
  69. Power Up!, "Saturday, September 04, 1993" (UK; 1993-09-04), page 1
  70. Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 74
  71. Sega Zone, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-xx), page 53
  72. Sega Master Force, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 77
  73. Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 68
  74. Video Games, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-22), page 123


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