Originating in the arcades, 1942 is a vertically scrolling shooter for one or two players. The year is 1942, and you are a daring fighter pilot "Super Ace". You begin and end each of the numerous levels on an aircraft carrier and then fly your plane into battle against the enemy over both sea and land. After destroying certain plane formations you can collect several different power ups to increase your fire power and chances of survival.

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	1942	Game Boy Color	$13.85
	Mayhem in Monsterland (15th Anniversary Edition)	NES
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Who knew WWII in the Pacific was so much like Xevious?	NES	PCGamer77 (3027)
A great game 1942	NES	akumakun (6)
Classic arcade shoot em up	Game Boy Color	Vagelis Daskalos (1)

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The Press Says

Tilt	NES	Dec, 1987	16 out of 20	80
Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Oct, 1986	63 out of 100	63
Video Game Den	NES	Sep 18, 2011		60
Game Informer Magazine	Game Boy Color	Jul, 2000	5.5 out of 10	55
Nintendo Life	Wii	Jan 28, 2011		50
Electric Playground	Game Boy Color	2000	5 out of 10	50
Tilt	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1987		50
IGN	Game Boy Color	May 25, 2000	5 out of 10	50
GameSpot	Game Boy Color	Jun 15, 2000	4.5 out of 10	45
The Video Game Critic	NES	Aug 06, 2000	D	25