Wolfchild

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1992 video game

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Field	Value
title	Wolfchild
state	expanded
image	[[File:Wolfchild cover art.jpg
caption	Cover art
developer	Core Design
publisher	Core Design
Virgin Games (GG, MS, SNES)
JVC Musical Industries (MCD, Gen)
director	Jeremy Heath-Smith
producer	Ian Mathias
designer	Simon Phipps
programmer	John Kirkland
artist	Simon Phipps
composer	Martin Iveson
released	1992
genre	Platform game
modes	Single-player
platforms	Amiga, Atari ST, Sega CD, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Master System, SNES
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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.

Wolfchild was designed by Simon Phipps, also responsible for the earlier Switchblade 2, a rather similar game. The action is viewed from the side and scrolls in eight directions. The player must guide Saul through five levels, negotiating platforms and shooting various monsters, the result of Chimera experiments. Initially, the player character is Saul in his normal, human form. Only when enough energy has been collected does he turn into a wolf-human, giving him much better attack techniques.

Reception

| EGM = SNES: 5/10 GEN: 5.25/10 | rev1 = Mega | rev1Score = 32% | rev2 = ACE | rev2Score = 905/1000 | Allgame = SNES: 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.

References

(October 1993). "Review Crew: Wolfchild". EGM Media, LLC.
(December 1993). "Review Crew: Wolfchild". EGM Media, LLC.
(June 1993). "Wolfchild review". [[Future Publishing]].
Whitta, Gary. (January 1992). "Wolfchild". [[Emap International Limited]].
Brett Alan Weiss. "Wolfchild Review".

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