1942

A simple idea, simply programmed. But the gameplay is gripping. A taught aerial dog-fight drama for all Red Barons.

Αν το Galaxian χάραξε το δρόμο, τότε το 1942 έδειξε ξεκάθαρα το τι θα πει εθισμός. Μπορεί ο συγκεκριμένος τίτλος (ίσως λόγω ονόματος ή και θεματολογίας την οποία απεχθάνονταν οι Ιάπωνες) να μην διαδόθηκε τόσο όσο άλλοι στην εποχή του. Παραμένει όμως ένα από τα κλασικότερα shooters πάνω στο οποίο στηρίχθηκαν εκατοντάδες παιχνίδια τουλάχιστον για την επόμενη δεκαετία.

Maybe Elite has produced better conversions, and this suffers from some dodgy collision detection. But even though there are quite a few good shoot 'em ups around nowadays, this rates up there in the air. It's a classic case of the just-one-more-go game.

1942 hat durchaus einen gewissen Spielreiz. Obwohl das Programm auf den ersten Blick recht schlimm aussieht, kann es eine Weile am Joystick fesseln. Auf der anderen Seite gibt es wesentlich bessere Schießspiele wie zum Beispiel "Uridium". Als Billigspiel wäre 1942 ein Volltreffer, aber für 40 Mark darf man doch etwas mehr Originalität erwarten.

After the brigade of great arcade conversions, I expected a little more from the father company of classics like Bombjack, but it seems that they have let their standards slip a little. Paperboy maybe wasn't quite as good as it could have been, but 1942 is definitely lacking. The graphics aren't amazingly good, but the game is averagely playable and addictive. I probably wouldn't go out and buy 1942, because all it is is a fancified shoot'em up. If you're really amazingly into 'blast the enemy until they are nothing but a clutter of misplaced pixels games', then there's a fair chance that this game will appeal to you, though it doesn't exactly grab me. But then there wasn't that much to the arcade original in the first place...

1942 is an alright shooter - unless you're a die hard shooter fan (which I am) or just want to collect everything Capcom's made, then pass this one up. 1942 could have been much more than it was - the arcade game deserved better treatment then this conversion.

This is simply an age-old vertical scroller in your pocket. Action-packed, to be sure. Faithful, yes. Good-looking, you bet. Deep, hell no. This is the kind of game meant to be played with two thumbs, if you have them, and a small section of brain-stem.

1942 was a great game, and I have very fond memories of it. Unfortunately, this mobile port doesn’t really do it any justice.

1942 is just not worth the download -- especially if you are a fan of the original. The game just doesn't feel right, and I even popped in the Capcom Classic disc for the Xbox just to check the original out. Now, I know that mobile cannot 100% recreate an arcade game, but this is one of those ports that just loses a lot in the translation. Pass.

Even though the gameplay is solid, the bland visuals and lackluster sound make 1942 a tough pill to swallow.

1942 simula uma batalha aérea da Segunda Guerra Mundial. no comando de um avião aliado, você deve destruir os inimigos, fazendo assim maior número de pontos.

The year is 1942, and the world is at war. You play as an American fighter ace who embarks on a solo mission to defeat the entire Japanese air force. Hmm... a Japanese company making a game about a lone American single-handedly destroying all of Japan's national defense? Well, I suppose it's like Takagi said in Die Hard, "We're flexible. Pearl Harbor didn't work out, so we got you with tape decks."

I was expecting a little more from 1942 than an easy, generic airplane shooter. As the screen scrolls vertically, enemy aircraft emerge from both the top and bottom. Your plane maneuvers around freely, and there's no shortage of firepower. An "evasive maneuver" is also available, but you probably won't need it, because 1942 is an easy as they come. It doesn't even become remotely challenging until you reach the land stages, which arrive about 5 levels and 15 minutes into the game. And what in the heck is up with that annoying non-stop beeping sound?? It's so irritating that I had to turn the volume all the way down! There's a two-player mode, but it only allows for alternating turns, so what's the point? The 1942 arcade game was pretty good, but this mediocre translation fails to impress.

In conclusion, let it be known to anyone thinking of purchasing, borrowing or playing this game that it's nothing to bother with. It fails in every category. It may be worth a five minute go if you're trying to play every single shooter in history to break a record or something to that effect, but simply for entertainment or a nice, relaxing release after a stressful day, forget it. This game breeds stress and all foolish gamers whom approach it are overcome by hallucinations of thirty-two battleships and boss planes attached to backgrounds. What in the world did that mean? Nothing, nothing at all, do you see what 1942 did to my reasoning abilities? Who knows how long until it's back to normal. Probably thirty-two levels or so.