Ludography
Wolf Fang cover

1996 · Port · Data East · Shooter

Wolf Fang

Timed PlayStation exclusivePort

Wolf Fang: Kuuga 2001 was released in Japanese arcades in 1991.The game was released for the Sony PlayStation on May 10, 1996, and to the Sega Saturn on March 28, 1997. Both conversions were developed by Xing Entertainment (famous for the arcade port collection known as Arcade Gears). The console versions have added features such as a new title screen, new introduction, an original redbook audio soundtrack and a staff roll after the endings.

Released
10 May 1996
Platforms
PlayStation 3Sega SaturnPlayStationPlayStation Portable
Genres
Shooter
Developers
Data East
Publishers
Xing EntertainmentHamster CorporationMonkeyPaw Games
Modes
Co-opLocal multiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Science fiction
Age ratings
CERO A
Languages
Japanese

About

Rohga: Armor Force, released in Japan as Wolf Fang, is a 1992 run and gun video game developed and published by Data East for arcades. It is branded as a sequel to Vapor Trail and was itself followed by Skull Fang.

›Story

Wolf Fang SS Kuuga 2001 is the sequel to Vapor Trail. In 2001, two years after the events from Vapor Trail, the technology allows for the building of mechs rather than jets. The DAGGER organization returns and targets the mech factories in Australia and New Zealand.

Keywords

  • shoot 'em up
  • run and gun
  • shmup
  • playstation network
  • shared screen
  • digital distribution
  • psone classics
  • playstation tv support
  • backwards compatibility

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Rohga: Armor Force is an unusual scrolling horizontal shooter. Because the players control a mech, the players can hover against slanted walls in the background and occasionally land on higher platforms. Players are set with controls similar to a platformer as they face whichever horizontal direction they choose, can duck, aim their gun upwards at a 45 degree angle, and jump. Players can also move and aim their gun in different directions by holding the firing button down.

Players start along the shores of Australia and proceed to Sydney before being allowed to choose where to go from there. If players continue to explore Australia, then they will have a variety of places to choose from while if they pick New Zealand then they will have even more, different levels to choose from with different settings.

Story

Two years have passed since the military occupation of New York City in 1999, after which Ragnarok (also known as DAGGER), the organization responsible for the events, disappeared following their airborne destruction. During that time, mech technology became central to military projects worldwide, with major factories located in Oceania. Ragnarok later resurfaced, taking control of military factories and cities in Australia and New Zealand to utilize incomplete mechs.

The USAF and RAAF organize a strike force to reclaim major attacked points in the two countries with the assistance of the best mech operators they can find. Players then assume the role of mech-fighters who aim to liberate Australia or, depending on the player's actions, New Zealand.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Rohga: Armor Force on their March 15, 1992 issue as being the most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave the PlayStation version of the game a score of 22 out of 40.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation10 May 1996Japan
Sega Saturn28 March 1997Japan
PlayStation 3Digital Compatibility Release14 April 2010Japan · North America 11 February 2014
PlayStation PortableDigital Compatibility Release14 April 2010Japan · North America 11 February 2014

Editions and related releases

Included in
WolfFang Skull Fang: Saturn Tribute Boosted
Part of
Wolf Fang: Kuhga 2001
Ported as
Console Archives: Rohga - Armor Force
Port of
Wolf Fang: Kuhga 2001

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