Growl (video game)

Growl
U.S. arcade flyer
Developer(s)Taito
I.T.L Co., Ltd. (Genesis)
Publisher(s)Taito
Director(s)Hidehiro Fujiwara
Producer(s)Hidehiro Fujiwara
Programmer(s)Yasuhiko Kikuchi
Kozo Igarashi
Hidehiro Fujiwara
Takatsuna Senba
Hisakazu Kato
Hisaya Yabusaki
Artist(s)Toru Sugawara
Masaki Yagi
Daisuke Yasukouchi
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Yuichi Kohyama
Composer(s)Yasuhisa Watanabe
Platform(s)Arcade, Genesis/Mega Drive
ReleaseArcade
Mega Drive/Genesis
  • JP: November 15, 1991
  • NA: 1991
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)1-4 players simultaneously
Arcade systemTaito F2 System Hardware

Growl, known in Japan as Runark (ルナーク, Runāku), is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up originally released for arcades by Taito in 1990. Set in the early 20th century, the player controls a forest ranger who must protect the local wildlife from a group of evil poachers who are driving the animals to extinction. A home version was released for the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) in November 1991. It was also included in the arcade game compilation Taito Legends 2 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows.