Wolfchild
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: JVC Musical Industries (US) Sega (EU) Victor Musical Industries (JP) Victor Entertainment (JP) Virgin Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Core Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supporting companies: Krisalis Software (audio) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Halifax (Italy) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: Krisalis sound driver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2][3], Arcade[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wolfchild (ウルフチャイルド) is a platform game by Core Design. It was originally released for the Amiga, but it was ported to the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Master System, and Sega Game Gear.
Contents
Story
Saul Morrow is the son of a scientist whose biological weapons expertise leads a terrorist organization called the Chimera 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-human hybrid (similar to a werewolf) that can shoot energy blasts when he gains enough power.
Gameplay
Mega Drive and Mega-CD versions
The game is a side-scrolling platformer. The player guides Saul through multiple levels, negotiating platforms and shooting various monsters, the result of Chimera experiments. Initially, Saul is controlled in his normal, human form; when enough energy is collected, he turns into a wolf-human hybrid and gains a projectile attack.
Saul moves with or and crouches with . He jumps with . He attacks with . In his human form, he can only punch enemies. In his wolfman form, he throws fireballs and can acquire power-ups that replace his standard projectile (which is unlimited) with improved projectiles (which are limited). If Saul acquires multiple special weapons, the player can switch between them by pausing the game with START and pressing or . They share the same ammunition (up to a maximum of 99 units). Saul also has a supply of smart bombs, detonated with , that attack every enemy on the screen at once. Smart bombs are limited in supply, but more can be found in the levels.
Saul has a vitality bar that initially consists of 8 segments but can hold as many as 12. Touching enemies does not damage Saul, but getting hit by their weapons or by environmental hazards (such as spikes or flames) does. Picking up health power-ups and gaining more than 8 segments of vitality transforms Saul into his wolfman form; taking damage and falling to 8 or fewer vitality segments again reverts Saul to his human form. He loses any acquired special weapon ammunition when he reverts to his human form. There are also items that extend the length of the vitality bar (up to a maximum of 20). Saul loses a life when he loses all of his vitality, and the game ends if the player has no more extra lives.
The player can choose the difficulty level (Easy, Medium, and Hard) and number of starting lives (between 3 and 6) before starting the game.
Items
Items are usually found in destructible boxes. While in wolfman form, Saul can destroy boxes by jumping on them.
Points Bonuses | |
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Collect for bonus points. Awards 100, 200, 400, and 1,000 for the chrome orbs and 2,000 and 4,000 for the gold orbs. | |
Vitality Bonus | |
Restores 1 or 2 segments to Saul's vitality bar. | |
Full Vitality Bonus | |
Restores Saul's entire vitality bar. | |
Extend Bonus | |
Permanently extends the length of Saul's vitality bar by a segment, up to a maximum of 20. | |
Shield Bonus | |
Temporarily ensconces Saul in a protective barrier that renders him invulnerable to damage. | |
Restart Bonus | |
Checkpoint where Saul is revived after losing a life. | |
Special Weapons | |
Gives Saul access to a special weapon and 30 units of ammunition (which is shared between all special weapons). Special weapons are only found when Saul is in his wolfman form. | |
BONUS Letters | |
Collect all 5 letters in "BONUS" to gain 20,000 bonus points. | |
EXTRA Letters | |
Collect all 5 letters in "EXTRA" to earn an extra life. |
Weapons
Special weapons are obtained from items and have limited ammunition.
Punch | |
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When in his human form, Saul can only punch enemies in front of him. | |
Single Fireblast | |
When in his wolfman form, Saul's standard weapon is a fireblast projectile. It travels the full length of the screen and has unlimited ammunition. | |
Double Fireblast | |
An improved version of Saul's standard fireblast that can be fired more rapidly. | |
Arc Blast | |
A projectile that arcs downward when fired, ideal for hitting enemies on lower ground. | |
Flamer | |
A large fireblast that pierces through multiple targets (but cannot penetrate walls). | |
Plasma Ball | |
A high-damage plasma blast that does quadruple damage and moves in a zigzag pattern. | |
Homer | |
A homing shot that seeks enemies. | |
Three-Way | |
A three-way spreadshot. | |
Boomer | |
A boomerang that travels a short distance, then returns to Saul. |
Levels
Wolfship | |
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Dense Jungle | |
Outer Jungle | |
Ancient Temple | |
Inner Sanctum | |
Chimera Base | |
Biogenetic Labs | |
Inner Core | |
Draxx's Lair | |
Versions
The layouts of level 2 and onward were 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
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
Master System and Game Gear versions
- Designed and Drawn by: Simon Phipps
- Coded by: Gilbert the Goat
- Music by: Matt (Krisalis Software)
- Sound Effects by: Martin Iveson
- Technical Support: Shaun Hollingworth
- Directed by: Jeremy Heath Smith
- Moral Support: Mark Avory
- 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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Wolfchild/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Wolfchild/Promotional material.
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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64 | |
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Based on 5 reviews |
Mega-CD version
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65 | |
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Based on 24 reviews |
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Master System version
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73 | |
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Based on 15 reviews |
Game Gear version
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71 | |
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Based on 14 reviews |
Technical information
- Main article: Wolfchild/Technical information.
References
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- ↑ File:Wolfchild MCD JP Box Back.jpg
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