as melee weapons. The revolver, on the other hand, is thrown by the player after all of its bullets are used. The player can drop their current weapon by pressing down and attack while wielding it. If a weapon lies on the ground after a certain period, it will vanish completely. There are seven regular stages (called rounds) and a bonus game, for a total of eight stages. The locations include a city, a moving train, a boat, a jungle, a cavern, and the hideout of the poachers. There are six types of enemy characters throughout the game, excluding the final boss (who has two forms). There are also animal helpers that will help out the player after they are rescued from a poacher, such as an eagle, a herd of deer, and an elephant. Ports Genesis The Genesis port of Growl can only be played by a single player, although all four characters are present and are given individual names (Gen, Burn, Khan, and Jack). The controls are identical to the arcade version. The player's special attacks can now be performed at any time, but now they drain a bit of the player's health. Instead of recovering health between stages, the player recovers his health by picking up apples hidden inside certain crates. The cavern stage was also redesigned completely. Finally the M-16 assault rifle has been replaced with an AK-47. Taito Legends 2 Although the version in Taito Legends 2 is an emulation of the arcade game, the game was altered to remove the body parts that fly into the air whenever an enemy is killed during an explosion caused by exploding barrels, hand grenades, or rocket launcher blasts. Reception In Japan, Game Machine listed Growl on their March 15, 1991 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month. References External links Growl at Arcade History 1990 video games Arcade video games Side-scrolling beat 'em ups Cooperative video games Sega Genesis games Taito beat 'em ups Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Yasuhisa Watanabe Video games set in the 20th century Video games set in forests