{"id":23941,"date":"2023-11-23T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T00:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=23941"},"modified":"2023-11-16T13:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T13:31:20","slug":"operation-wolf-returns-first-mission-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/23\/operation-wolf-returns-first-mission-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Taito has made a name for themselves with famous arcade titles with worldwide popularity.\u00a0 Notable ones include Space Invaders, Bubble Bubble, and Bust-A-Move.\u00a0 Another super popular arcade game they made was Operation Wolf.\u00a0 It was a light gun game with military themes, and while it certainly wasn\u2019t the first light gun game, it really helped boost that genre\u2019s popularity.\u00a0 It spawned many ports and sequels, like Operation Thunderbolt.\u00a0 Fun fact: In the movie Wonder Woman 84, when she is beating up the bad guys in the mall, you can see an arcade in the background and an Operation Wolf machine!\u00a0 Of course, the movie was supposed to be set in 1984 and Operation Wolf didn\u2019t come out until 1987, but I guess I\u2019m the only one who would notice that.\u00a0 Anyway, now there is a new game in the series with Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission.\u00a0 It\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll play a campaign with stages broken up into acts and then a boss.\u00a0 You\u2019ll shoot down all manner of terrorists as well as their vehicles like Jeeps and helicopters.\u00a0 Just make sure to shoot them before they shoot you.\u00a0 If you lose all your energy, it\u2019s Game Over, but you get unlimited continues and start back right where you left off.\u00a0 On the PS4, you\u2019ll move your aiming reticule with the control stick and fire with the R trigger button.\u00a0 Just be careful because when you run out of bullets, it\u2019ll take a second to reload.\u00a0 You can also throw a limited amount of grenades with the R shoulder button.\u00a0 The face buttons let you use items like health kits to refill your energy.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find those and ammunition by shooting certain targets.\u00a0 The control pad lets you switch between four kinds of guns, so long as you have enough ammo for them.\u00a0 Sometimes you can duck and cover with the L trigger button, too, although that makes this one feel more like Time Crisis.\u00a0 But just like the original arcade game, if you shoot chickens or pigs, you might get health packs.\u00a0 Just don\u2019t shoot the innocent civilians or you\u2019ll lose lots of points!<\/p>\n

I think the main problem I have with this game is the version I got to review.\u00a0 I wanted to review the Switch version, because I figured it would have aiming controls with the JoyCon, but they didn\u2019t have enough review codes for that one.\u00a0 It\u2019s just not the same when you have to move the cursor around with the control stick to aim, and probably makes the game a lot harder, too.\u00a0 At least you get unlimited continues.\u00a0 The cover mechanic makes the game feel more like Time Crisis, and because enemies and vehicles take so many hits to defeat, it really feels like more of a slog and lacks the snappy feel of the arcade original.\u00a0 It\u2019s also hard to see some of the enemies way off in the distance.\u00a0 I hear there\u2019s also a VR version of this game, which sounds interesting but I don\u2019t have a VR system.\u00a0 Maybe the game is better than what I think it is, but I would say to avoid the PS4 version.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission is rated T for Teen with ESRB descriptors of Blood, Violence, Use of Tobacco, and Mild Suggestive Themes.\u00a0 You do shoot people with real type guns but I didn\u2019t notice copious amounts of blood or tobacco usage.\u00a0 Some of the innocents you must avoid shooting include women in bikinis, so I guess that\u2019s where the mild suggestive themes come in.\u00a0 Even though I grew up with arcade games like this and turned out OK, I\u2019d say this one\u2019s best for older kid gamers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taito has made a name for themselves with famous arcade titles with worldwide popularity.\u00a0 Notable ones include Space Invaders, Bubble Bubble, and Bust-A-Move.\u00a0 Another super popular arcade game they made was Operation Wolf.\u00a0 It was a light gun game with military themes, and while it certainly wasn\u2019t the first light gun game, it really helped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23941"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23942,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23941\/revisions\/23942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}