1942

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Description

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. You can also make your plane roll to avoid enemy attacks 3 times per life. There are 24 levels, the first being Midway and the last The Final Area.

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Alternate Titles

• "Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1942" -- PSN title
• "1942 MOBILE" -- Android title

Part of the Following Groups

• 194x series
• Aircraft: P-38 Lightning
• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Genre: Scrolling shoot 'em up

User Reviews

Who knew WWII in the Pacific was so much like Xevious?	NES	PCGamer77 (3235)
A great game 1942	NES	akumakun (6)
Classic arcade shoot em up	Game Boy Color	Vagelis Daskalos (1)

Critic Reviews

GameWorld	Arcade	Oct 18, 2007	9.1 out of 10	91
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Nov, 1986	9 out of 10	90
Zzap!	Commodore 64	Aug, 1989	87 out of 100	87
Defunct Games	Wii	Feb 17, 2011	B-	67
HappyPuppy	Game Boy Color	Aug 16, 2000	6.5 out of 10	65
Video Game Den	NES	Sep 18, 2011		60
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	NES	2016		60
Tilt	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1987		50
Electric Playground	Game Boy Color	2000	5 out of 10	50
Game Freaks 365	NES	2005	2 out of 10	20

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Trivia

Capcom's First Console Game

1942 for the NES marks Capcom's first home video game.