Microids (@Microids_off) and Virtuallyz Gaming (@Virtuallyz_G) announced that Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission, the new vision for TAITO’s (@TaitoCorp) legendary rail shooter will launch July 13rd on Steam VR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR 2 and Pico 4! Non-VR version to follow on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC later in 2023!

Discover or rediscover Operation Wolf, TAITO’s cult classic arcade game from 1987, one of the very first games to offer side scrolling rail shooting action. Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission VR will remain faithful to the spirit of the original game, while premiering a new artistic direction.

In its solo VR campaign, play as a special agent fighting a new criminal organization. In addition to arms and drug trafficking, the organization, led by the mysterious General Viper, has developed a powerful new weapon. After discovering several of its bases, you will be sent to dismantle the organization, destroy the weapon and free the hostages held captive in surrounding camps.

Operation Wolf Returns features:

• Comeback of the 1987 cult arcade game!
• New art style
• Non-stop action
• A Solo campaign with six levels
• A survival mode (endless waves of enemies)
• A full blown arsenal (smg, shotgun, grenade launcher…)
  
  

Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission VR will be available first for Steam VR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR 2, and Pico 4 on Thursday, July 13rd, 2023. A non-VR version will be available exclusively in digital form on Xbox One, Xbox Series XS and PC in Fall 2023, with a digital version as well as a Day One Edition on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.

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