Wolfchild

Timed Sega exclusive

The world's most renowned biogenetic scientist has been kidnapped and brainwashed into creating an army of bloodthirsty mutant warriors.

Released: 1992
Platforms: Amiga Atari ST Atari ST/STE Game Gear Master System SNES Sega CD Sega Genesis Sega Master System/Mark III
Genres: Arcade Platformer
Developers: Core Design
Publishers: Core Design
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

About

Wolfchild is a platform game originally released for the Amiga and the Atari ST by Core Design in 1992. It was later released for the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Master System, and Game Gear.

The plot revolves around biotechnology researcher Kal Morrow and his son Saul. When Kal is kidnapped by the evil Chimera organization, Saul uses one of his father's inventions to turn himself into a wolf-human hybrid (similar to a werewolf) that may be capable of defeating Chimera.

Keywords

side-scrolling
evil organization

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

Gary Whitta of ACE magazine gave the Amiga version a score of 905 (out of a possible 1000), praising its animation, speed and responsiveness, and generally deeming it executed better than Switchblade 2. Mega said that the Sega CD version was overpriced and did not make use of the hardware. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the SNES version a 5 out of 10, complimenting the graphics and sound effects, but found gameplay as dull and unappealing. They gave the Genesis version a 5.25 out of 10, saying it was identical to the earlier Sega CD version aside from the CD music, and that the game was overlong with repetitive gameplay which quickly becomes dull.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Sega Genesis	12 February 1993	Brazil · Worldwide 31 December 1993
Sega CD	31 December 1993	Worldwide
Sega Master System/Mark III	31 December 1993	Worldwide · Brazil 31 December 1994
Game Gear	31 December 1993	Worldwide
Amiga	31 December 1993	Worldwide
SNES	31 December 1993	Worldwide
Atari ST/STE	31 December 1993	Worldwide