NES

1942

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.

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.

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.