release year |
1984 |
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developer |
Capcom Co., Ltd. |
publisher |
Capcom Co., Ltd. |
category |
Action |
genre / theme |
Arcade, Shooter, Top-down, World War II |
platform |
Arcade (1984), Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, NES, MSX, ZX Spectrum (1986), PC-88 (1987), GBC (2000), PC Windows, Mobile (2001), PS2, Xbox (2005), Wii (2011), PS3, X360 (2013), Android, iOS (2017) |
1942 is a vertically scrolling shooter made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. It was the first game in the 19XX series. 1942 is set in the Pacific theater of World War II. Despite the game being created by Japanese developers, the goal is to reach Tokyo and destroy the entire Japanese air fleet. The player pilots a Lockheed P-38 Lightning dubbed the "Super Ace". The player has to shoot down enemy planes; to avoid enemy fire, the player can perform a roll or vertical loop. During the game, the player may collect a series of power-ups, one of them allowing the plane to be escorted by two other smaller fighters in a Tip Tow formation. Enemies included: Kawasaki Ki-61s, Mitsubishi A6M Zeros and Kawasaki Ki-48s. The boss plane is a Nakajima G10N...
rating (OldGames): 75%
game added: 24.10.2020, 15:17 (dj)
last update: 24.10.2020, 19:18 (dj)
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