The official Wolf Fang love-in thread!!....

[BIL]

Cheers GP, gave Macaw a PM at Gamengai.

I'm a sucker for run-and-guns with strafing, liking this one a lot. Fisting tanks and APCs up their tailpipes is good fun too! Would prefer to have the option of "Expert Mode" before picking up the port, though.

edit: woot woot. Found out how to enable Expert Mode. Press shoot + subweapon when starting a new game. Now this port is "AWWWRIGHT!"

[GaijinPunch]

Yeah -- great game.
I miss DECO.

[Skyknight]

One thing I've noticed is that the Japanese version actually gives each of the 64 possible mech configurations its own name. I can understand how some of them wouldn't fit in the English version, though (never mind that the translators were obviously having troubles, and not just the Ragnarok/Lagnalok bit. q.v. the 5-D boss. In the English, it's just called "Gargantua". In the Japanese? "Hrimthurs", a type of Jotun, so fitting with Ragnarok's Norse theme. It starts with "fu", though, rather than one of the kana pronounced "h" and a following modifier to suggest "hu", so I can see the translators REALLY getting scrambled with that one.).

My personal bomber/mobility pick is B-*-A. Bullet-negating Electrigger, and a good mix of speed and jumping. The four types' names:

BAA (Type-50): Senden/Lightning Flash
BBA (Type-51): Shiden/Violet Lightning
BCA (Type-52): Shinden/Magnificent Lightning (although the "shin" literally means "tremble" or "quake"...); this is my preferred one thus far.
BDA (Type-53): Raika/Lightning Fire

EDIT: I'm going to start listing the names for each mech formation. If you see a blank spot, it means I'm having problems finding one of the kanji (I use Skip-Halpern).

01/AAA: Souryu/Blue Dragon (maybe it could be pronounced Seiryu this way?)
02/BBB: Tenrai/Thunder
03/CCC: Hiryu/Firedrake
04/DDD: Shinryu/Holy Dragon
05/ABA:
06/ACA: Byakko/White Tiger
07/ADA: Jinou/Noble King
08/AAB: Jinkaze/Gust (the "jin" signifies "battle array")
09/ABB: Yukikaze/Snow Wind
10/ACB: Shitsukaze/Fierce Wind ("shitsu"="rapidly")
11/ADB: Retsukaze/Gale ("retsu"="violent")
12/AAC: Kokuryu/Black Dragon
13/ABC: Garyu/Fang Dragon (oddly, the "ryu" isn't the same kanji as the previous ones, but according to Jeffrey's, they mean exactly the same things, "dragon" and "imperial". Go figure.)
14/ACC:
15/ADC: Hakuryu/White Dragon
16/AAD: Mizuchi/Dragon (just one kanji, even if hearing it would make you think "water serpent")
17/ABD: Senga/Flashing Fangs (...I'm sure there's an idiom I'm missing here)
18/ACD:
19/ADD: Kouryu/Light Dragon (the same as the Yellow Dragon associated with the Four Heavenly Kings?)
20/DAA:
21/DBA: Tsurugi/Sword (not a katana or other ittou, but more like a Chinese sword)
22/DCA: Ouga/King Fang

[Skyknight]

My apologies for awakening this ancient thread, but I found a Japanese fansite:

http://www.wolffang.in/info.htm

Important part is, I was able to ferret out all the names for the 64 different mechs and get them translated. Just go here--http://www.wolffang.in/fang/bunseki/d_2p.htm--look up the parts set you want, and check down here for the number you gain.

1: Souryuu (Blue Dragon) Homing Missile, Knuckle Shot, 2-Walker
2: Tenrai (Thunder) Electrigger, Beamsaber, 2-Hover
3: Karyuu (Fire Dragon) Flame, Iron Claw, 4-Walker
4: Shinryuu (Heavenly Dragon) Grenade Launcher, Pilebunker, 6-Wheel
5: Kotetsu; Homing Missiles, Beamsaber, 2-Walker
6: Byakko (Baihu/White Tiger) Homing Missiles, Iron Claw, 2-Walker
7: Niou (Vajrapani) Homing Missiles, Pilebunker, 2-Walker
8: Jinpuu (Gust) Homing Missiles, Knuckle Shot, 2-Hover
9: Yukikaze (Snowy Wind) Homing Missiles, Beamsaber, 2-Hover
10: Shippuu (Hurricane) Homing Missiles, Iron Claw, 2-Hover
11: Reppuu (Gale) Homing Missiles, Pilebunker, 2-Hover
12: Kokuryuu (Black Dragon) Homing Missiles, Knuckle Shot, 4-Walker
13: Garyuu (Dragon Fang) Homing Missiles, Beamsaber, 4-Walker
14: Nue; Homing Missiles, Iron Claw, 4-Walker
15: Byakuryuu (White Dragon) Homing Missiles, Pilebunker, 4-Walker
16: Mizuchi; Homing Missiles, Knuckle Shot, 6-Wheel
17: Senkou (Glint) Homing Missiles, Beamsaber, 6-Wheel
18: Toryuu (Slaughtering Dragon) Homing Missiles, Iron Claw, 6-Wheel
19: Jiryuu (Earth Dragon) Homing Missiles, Pilebunker, 6-Wheel
20: Hayabusa (Falcon*) Grenade Launcher, Knuckle Shot, 2-Walker
21: Tsurugi (Sword) Grenade Launcher, Beamsaber, 2-Walker
22: Ouga (Royal Fang) Grenade Launcher, Iron Claw, 2-Walker
23: Junyou (Gyrfalcon*) Grenade Launcher, Pilebunker, 2-Walker
24: Karora (Garuda) Grenade Launcher, Knuckle Shot, 2-Hover
25: Fubuki (Blizzard) Grenade Launcher, Iron Claw, 2-Hover
26: Houou (Fenghuang) Grenade Launcher, Pilebunker, 2-Hover
27: Fudou (Steadfastness) Grenade Launcher, Knuckle Shot, 4-Walker
28: Genbu (Xuanwu/Black Tortoise) Grenade Launcher, Beamsaber, 4-Walker
29: Zaou*; Grenade Launcher, Iron Claw, 4-Walker
30: Yasha (Yaksa) Grenade Launcher, Pilebunker, 4-Walker
31: Gohou (Precepts Defense) Grenade Launcher, Knuckle Shot, 6-Wheel
32: Enkou (Gibbon/Kappa) Grenade Launcher, Beamsaber, 6-Wheel
33: Rasetsu (Rakshasa) Grenade Launcher, Iron Claw, 6-Wheel
34: Denkou (Lightning) Electrigger, Pilebunker, 6-Wheel
35: Ashura (Asura) Flame, Knuckle Shot, 2-Walker
36: Enma (Yama) Flame, Beamsaber, 2-Walker
37: Kongou (Vajra) Flame, Iron Claw, 2-Walker
38: Kouryuu (Armored Dragon) Flame, Pilebunker, 2-Walker
39: Suzaku (Zhuque/Red Peacock) Flame, Knuckle Shot, 2-Hover
40: Koujin (Land God) Flame, Beamsaber, 2-Hover
41: Hiryuu (Flying Dragon) Flame, Iron Claw, 2-Hover
42: Hien (Flying Swallow) Flame, Pilebunker, 2-Hover
43: Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider/Barbarian) Flame, Knuckle Shot, 4-Walker
44: Sekiryuu (Red Dragon) Flame, Beamsaber, 4-Walker
45: Ryuuou (Dragon King) Flame, Pilebunker, 4-Walker
46: Kouen (Brilliant Flame) Flame, Knuckle Shot, 6-Wheel
47: Shiranui (Seafire) Flame, Beamsaber, 6-Wheel
48: Murakumo (Cloud Mass) Flame, Iron Claw, 6-Wheel
49: Daija (Serpent) Flame, Pilebunker, 6-Wheel
50: Senden (Lightning Flash) Electrigger, Knuckle Shot, 2-Walker
51: Shiden (Violet Lightning/Swordflash) Electrigger, Beamsaber, 2-Walker
52: Shinden (Magnificent Lightning) Electrigger, Iron Claw, 2-Walker
53: Raika (Lightning Blaze) Electrigger, Pilebunker, 2-Walker
54: Suisei (Comet) Electrigger, Knuckle Shot, 2-Hover
55: Ouryuu (Yinglong) Grenade Launcher, Beamsaber, 2-Hover
56: Kuuden (Sky Lightning*) Electrigger, Iron Claw, 2-Hover
57: Ryuusei (Meteor) Electrigger, Pilebunker, 2-Hover
58: Denryuu (Lightning Dragon) Electrigger, Knuckle Shot, 4-Walker
59: Kirin (Qilin) Electrigger, Beamsaber, 4-Walker
60: Raijuu; Electrigger, Iron Claw, 4-Walker
61: Raijin (Thunder God) Electrigger, Pilebunker, 4-Walker
62: Seiryuu (Qinglong/Azure Dragon) Electrigger, Knuckle Shot, 6-Wheel
63: Gekkou (Moonbeam) Electrigger, Beamsaber, 6-Wheel
64: Bukou (Triumph*) Electrigger, Iron Claw, 6-Wheel

Notes on 20 and 23: Exasperatingly, it looks like they BOTH refer to the peregrine falcon. Junyou, though, has an extra kanji in there for some reason, as though referring to some sort of falcon among falcons. Hence, my attempt at distinguishing it from 20 by calling it "Gyrfalcon".

29: Probably as in Zaou Gongen, a bodhisattva unique to Shugendou.

56: "Sky Lightning" is actually the literal translation. I'm not sure whether the better idiomatic term would be "Sprite", "Anvil Crawler", or something else. (空電 is what's used.)

64: Jeffrey's got me a definition of "military exploits"; hopefully, "Triumph" gets the point across.

[brentsg]

I only clicked b/c I got my Fangs mixed up.

I bet I'm the only person on the forum with Skull Fang in their cab.

Anyways, carry on..

[greg]

Wow, way to resurrect an old topic!

Actually, I just recently bought this game for the Saturn. I understand that it usually goes for a fairly high price, but I bought it for about 3,000 yen (minus the obi). I've only played it a bit, but I can definitely see its influence on the Gunhound EX game for the PSP (at least on the sliding level). It doesn't feel the same as a Leynos/Valken game, and that is actually what I was expecting. This feels a bit more arcade-y, but I just expected to be able to shoot in more directions.

[Jonathan Ingram]

is this game of equal quality on the saturn and ps1?

If you still care to know...

The Saturn version is inferior and has a considerable amount of slowdown in places. The PSX version never slows down, as far as I remember.

[greg]

Really? It's hard to believe that this is another of the rare occasions when the Saturn port of a 2D game is actually inferior to the PS1 version. I imagine it's the fault of programming rather than a lacking in hardware.

[trap15]

Yes definitely. Saturn is more equipped to 2D games than PSX, so the only reason for a worse port is bad programming.

[Skyknight]

I noticed that this was released a few years ago:

http://www.yujin-figure.com/blog/diary.cgi?no=59

I'm actually curious as to whether there was any particular reason why the Suisei/Comet (Electrigger, Knuckle Shot, 2-Hover) was used for the Wolf Fang representative, instead of one of the four default fighters, especially since the only difference between the default Tenrai/Thunder and the non-default Comet is that the Thunder has a Beam Sword, while the Comet uses the Knuckle Shot. That is, their only visual difference is in the left arm. Granted that going by the Construction Mode gauges, the Comet is the most mobility-geared fighter available. For the record, the most offense-oriented is the Yaksa (Grenade Launcher, Pile Bunker, 4-Wheel).