Bloody Wolf
Rambo meets Escape from NY meets Zero WingGenre: action - gun
Publisher: NEC
Year: 1990
System: TurboGrafx-16
Gameplay Score: 2
Gameplay Notes:
Wonky hit detection. Bullets sometimes go through you but other times deal damage. Probably due to the weird not-3D, not-2D perspective. Feels a lot like the NES Metal Gear game. Basically a twin stick shooter with bad controls. Your bullets have a short travel distance before they disappear. Super annoying, especially on bosses. Slow, awkward movement. No rapid fire. Only one life!
Level Design Score: 2
Level Design Notes:
There's variety but the limitations of the controls counteract the best level elements. For example, jumping is weird so platforming is a chore. Getting onto ladders and other climbable surfaces is horrible inconsistent so vertical sections are an unwelcome sight. Enemies can spawn in interesting formations and locations but the wonky controls make them hard to take out.
Theme Score: 3
Theme Notes:
Hilariously bad translation. Engrish at its finest. The most generic Rambo wannabe you'll ever find. Find and rescue the President.
Art Style Score: 3
Art Style Notes:
Very simple. Somewhere between Rambo 3 and Mercs in terms of graphic quality. The death animation of enemies is hilarious.
Audio Score: 3
Audio Notes:
Fine
Overall Score: 45
Review ID: 1433
I rate this game significantly higher but not as high as Blazing Lazers. The Engrish is funny (the funniest line starting a level is “I’m at the enemy camp. It’s crawling with enemies!). There’s an alternate ending depending on which marine you choose first.
ReplyDeleteThe secondary weapons make this game fun. My personal favorite is the flame thrower which strangely has a longer range than the starting rifle. The bosses are also nefarious GI Joe villain fare with their own taunts before the battle starts. The plot of it follows a generic 80s action flick, including the trope where a good guy has to fight the other good guy because he was brainwashed by the big bad.
You will have a bad experience with this game if you don’t have the shoot button set to turbo though. Way too many button presses.
The music on level 5 is amazing by the way.
DeleteI had heard good things about this game, so perhaps I came in with too high expectations. I recommend you play Last Alert. It's everything that Bloody Wolf wanted to be.
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