1942 is an arcade developed by Capcom, released 1 December 1984 on PlayStation 3, Wii, Amstrad CPC and Arcade. The main story takes about 2 hrs to finish.
What 1942 is
1942 is an arcade game developed by Capcom and released in 1984. It was published by ASCII Corporation. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7, MSX, MSX2, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1 and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You and daring fighter pilot "Super Ace" are engaged in realistic, thrilling and challenging high-flying battles with the enemy. Over land, on the sea and in the air, your own skill and dexterity combined with Super Ace's flying mastery, duel enemy pilots in fighter and bomber aircraft. 1942... It's airplanes taking off and landing on ocean-going aircraft carriers, disrupting enemy formations ready to attack, intercepting enemy air warriors you must defeat by blasting 'em out of the sky. Will it be victory? Or defeat? It's in your skillful hands!!!
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
How it was received
1942 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1984 averaged 73, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Players rate it 74, 6 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 2 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 5 hrs, roughly 2.5 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
1942 launched on 1 December 1984, within three weeks of Knight Lore, Vs. Excitebike and Skool Daze. It reviewed better than 1 of the 3.
Released around the same time: Knight Lore, Vs. Excitebike, Skool Daze.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for 1942 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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