Wolf fang

[retrolove]

I'm getting tempted to get a copy of Wolf fang but would like to know if it's worth the prices it goes for.Any recommendations or will it sit like skull fang mocking me from the shelf for months?

[mick_aka]

It's decent, maybe not quite as decent as it should be for the money it goes for, but you'll have fun with it.

[retrolove]

Cheers Mick I've had my eye on it for a while but after being burned by Skull Fang I was in two minds.Good to know there is enjoyment to be had from it.

[barryburton]

Why not play a burned copy or emulation to try it before splashing out?

No game is really worth £80+ purely for gameplay reasons, the money's for its collectible value.

[mick_aka]

Jul 9, 2018 13:06:34 GMT barryburton said:

Why not play a burned copy or emulation to try it before splashing out?

No game is really worth £80+ purely for gameplay reasons, the money's for its collectible value.

I suppose that depends on your point of view, there are plenty of retro games that sell around the £60 mark that I dare say I'd get a lot more enjoyment and replay value out of vs. a new £59.99 title for my PS4 or XBOne.
Not that I'm saying this game is one of those because as I said before its not really great enough for its price tag but there are old games that based purely on their play value I'd have no issues dropping £100 on.

[barryburton]

Jul 9, 2018 13:28:41 GMT mick_aka said:

Jul 9, 2018 13:06:34 GMT barryburton said:

Why not play a burned copy or emulation to try it before splashing out?

No game is really worth £80+ purely for gameplay reasons, the money's for its collectible value.

I suppose that depends on your point of view, there are plenty of retro games that sell around the £60 mark that I dare say I'd get a lot more enjoyment and replay value out of vs. a new £59.99 title for my PS4 or XBOne.
Not that I'm saying this game is one of those because as I said before its not really great enough for its price tag but there are old games that based purely on their play value I'd have no issues dropping £100 on.

Hi Mick, I do agree that there are plenty of video games, of all ages, worth paying a great deal for e.g. I'd happily pay £50+ to simply play Panzer Dragoon Saga if I had to.
It's just that it's fairly hard to justify paying anything for retro games to just experience them, where there is no way to legally buy a new or digital copy, when they are available for free online. Obviously the physical media and packaging is a different issue entirely and holds all the monetary value.

[retrolove]

Good to hear different points of view but I'm with Mick here and as Marc said a while back I want to physically own the whole package and a stack of cdr's just doesn't do it for me.I've looked at pseudo and rhea and I like the idea but an sd card or stack of ripped cdrs isn't for me.

[barryburton]

Jul 9, 2018 16:21:53 GMT retrolove said:

Good to hear different points of view but I'm with Mick here and as Marc said a while back I want to physically own the whole package and a stack of cdr's just doesn't do it for me.I've looked at pseudo and rhea and I like the idea but an sd card or stack of ripped cdrs isn't for me.

I agree with you btw, was just responding to the question of whether Wolf Fang is worth its money as a game.

I have a medium sized PAL and JPN Saturn collection and also plenty of PAL PS1 titles. It's all about their tactile quality, the artwork and the nostalgia. I completely agree a stack of CDRs has no charm.

[retrolove]

I wish I had paid more attention to the pal library a lot earlier than I did.I focused mainly on 2d jp titles and before I knew it most of the previous cheap-ish games were ridiculous.

[sych]

Wolf Fang and Skull Fang I always wondered about. Is there any relation?

[marc]

It's a title that's interests me purely from a collecting point of view, I want a complete set of Saturn shooters, and being a run and gun with shooter elements, it almost fits the criteria. However, from a gaming point of view, it's not essential for me, which is why I don't own it yet. I have passed on it at £70/75 a few times. I feel I will get a copy at some point though. Mech games don't really do it for me sadly, many are slow.

I have played Rhoga Armour Force, which is the US/EUR arcade version of Wolf Fang Kuuga and it isn't a bad game, just don't like that tied to the ground feeling, not the type of game mechanics I like. I hated Cybernator for example.

I own several titles in the shooter genre that I don't rate or play ( i.e. Planet Joker ), but the genre is my favourite.

I recently started what will be a small NES shooter collection, many are cheap still, under £10, Xevious, Gradiius etc. I have a NES everdrive so they may only get occasional use, but I don't have to justify it, it's my hobby after all.

[marc]

Jul 9, 2018 23:29:28 GMT sych said:

Woolf Fang and Skull Fang I always wondered about. Is there any relation?

Yes sych there is.... it's a three part series....

1 Vapor Trail AKA Kuuga- code name vapor trail, was released in arcades and on the mega drive.

2 Wolf Fang Kuuga AKA Rhoga-Armour force, was released in arcades, PSX and Saturn.

3 Skull Fang AKA Skull Fang kuuga gaiden, was released in arcades and on Saturn.

tbh, not the best series of games...
Vapor Trail is my favourite of the three, it's a very simple shooter. I don't understand why they switched to run and gun on the second game, it kinda reminds me of Assault Suit Lynos ll. Skull Fang, while not a bad game is a bit generic, another game on my list I'll get round to buying at some point.