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Bloody Wolf

Snake and Eagle, two commandos of the Bloody Wolf special forces, receive instructions from their commander to destroy the enemy's heavily armed base to rescue the President and any allies who have been…

31 December 1988

Bloody Wolf is an arcade developed by Data East, released 31 December 1988 on Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Arcade.

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What Bloody Wolf is

Bloody Wolf is an arcade game developed by Data East and released in 1988. It is available on Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Snake and Eagle, two commandos of the Bloody Wolf special forces, receive instructions from their commander to destroy the enemy's heavily armed base to rescue the President and any allies who have been reported as MIA. Based off the 1988 arcade game, this single-player, top-down, run and gun shooter takes a nod to Contra-style gameplay, allowing one of the two mercenaries to blast their way through eight levels of enemy opposition armed with only a knife and a machine gun. Along the way, new weapons such as shotguns, bazookas, flash bombs and grenades grenades can be added to the arsenal, as well as health and defensive power-ups. Players can even find a motorcycle to ride in some areas…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bloody Wolf launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Bloody Wolf come out?
Bloody Wolf was released on 31 December 1988 for Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Arcade.

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