Bloody Wolf is a "run and gun" shoot-'em-up that was originally released for the TurboGrafx-16 and shares a great deal in common with games like Commando, MERCS, and Ikari Warriors. You play the part of a lone mercenary sent to rescue the president and a bunch of POWs from a fortified island occupied by a terrorist army. Each of the game's eight stages consists of multiple areas that scroll horizontally or vertically as you move through them. Using a machine gun, a knife, and some grenades, the general idea is to slaughter the multitudes of enemy soldiers that appear, without running into too many of their bullets and bombs. The screen is usually hectic with all the bullets and explosions, and the heavily armed bosses waiting at the end of each stage further increase the intensity level.