Since we're talking about rules.
Here's some cold hard rules facts when comparing VTM to WTA... a seasoned werewolf can easily kill a vampire elder... something the PC is not.
While the way they did the scene was cheesy (and probably done to prevent the player from blowing all their ammo before the end boss fights).. it does show the relative strength between Werewolf and vampire newbie.
Werewolves ARE one of the most dangerous creatures in the Old WOD.
A single pissed off werewolf can easily take out an entire group of vampires, by itself.... so this seems like hairsplitting to me. <_<