Jeremy Parish checks out Operation Wolf & Airwolf in NES Works 123

Jeremy says that he kept typing “Worf” instead of “wolf” with these games, and he can’t tell you how much more interesting those games would have been than these cartridges.

Both of these titles fall short of their potential in very different ways. Airwolf, for example, is a first-person helicopter-based game that attempts to give players an interesting, immersive take on the experience of flying a combat and rescue chopper—think Choplifter in 3D—but totally fumbles it. Operation Wolf, on the other hand, suffers from the NES’s technical limitations and fails to deliver the intense, high-energy experience of the original arcade game. As the Klingons say, perhaps it is a good day to skip these.

This video contains a fair amount of strobing lights due to the emphasis on light gun games, so sensitive viewers should approach with caution.