The player takes the role of Special Forces Operative Roy Adams. The Mission of the game is to rescue the five hostages in the concentration camp. Operation Wolf is a light gun shooter arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1987. The game was critically and commercially successful, becoming one of the highest grossing arcade games of 1988 and winning the Golden Joystick Award for Game of the Year. The game was commercially successful. In Japan, Game Machine listed Operation Wolf in its December 1.