Taito Rail Shooter 'Opération Loup’ Obtient un tout nouveau jeu 35 Des années plus tard

Put this one on the record as “something we weren’t expecting” — Microids has announced that it will be releasing Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission, which is an officially licensed “new vision” for Tatio’s Operation Wolf série, which started on the NES back in 1987. The original was followed by three sequels, Operation Thunderbolt in 1998, Operation Wolf 3 in 1994, et Operation Tiger in 1998.

Operation Wolf was an on-rails light gun shooter which was one of the most popular arcade titles back in the ’80s, and Microids is continuing the series’ legacy. You’ll be able to play Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission either solo or co-op, but one thing we’re hoping for is the use of motion controls so we can use our Joy-Cons to aim and take down enemies.

Here are all of the details from Microids’ communiqué de presse:

Microids is delighted to announce Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission with a handful of screenshots. Discover or rediscover Operation Wolf, the cult classic arcade game developed and published by TAITO in 1987, one of the very first games to offer side-scrolling rail shooting action.

Developed by the French studio Virtuallyz Gaming, Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission remains faithful to the original game whilst offering a brand new art style. Players are invited to experience the mood of an 80’s action movie thanks to non-stop frenetic gameplay!

In the game campaign, play solo or co-op locally as special agents tasked to fight a criminal organization. In addition to drug and weapon trafficking, l'organisation dirigée par le mystérieux général Viper semble avoir développé une arme de destruction massive! Suite à la découverte de plusieurs bases du groupe, les agents sont envoyés sur place pour démanteler le consortium, éliminer les armes et libérer les otages de divers camps de prisonniers.

Operation Wolf Returns: La première mission sortira à l'automne 2022 à la fois numériquement et au détail avec une édition Day One pour PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 & Nintendo Switch et numériquement uniquement sur Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S et PC

La version VR du jeu pour Meta Quest 2 se lancera dans 2023.

Faits du jeu:
– Le retour du 1987 jeu d'arcade culte!
– Nouveau style artistique
– Action non-stop
– Une campagne pour un ou deux joueurs
– Un mode survie (vagues infinies d'ennemis)
– Un arsenal complet (smg, shotgun, lance-grenades…)
– Un classement

Ce nouveau jeu devrait être lancé à l'automne de cette année sur Switch, so we’ll likely hear about a release date pretty soon. But for now, can we start praying that this will bring back the rail shooter genre?

Are you ready to return to Operation Wolf? Grab your NES Zapper and let us know in the comments!