Game

1941: Counter Attack 1990

Developed by Capcom

  • Shooter, Arcade, Action, Fantasy

The year: 1941. The place: 20,000 feet in the air over the North Atlantic. Lightning flashes across the skies of war-torn Europe. Your mission: beat back the imperial forces before they can use their new weapon! In 1941: Counter Attack, the goal is to shoot down enemy airplanes and collect weapon power-ups. It is the prequel to 1942, and the third game in the 19XX series.

ShooterArcadeActionFantasyScience fictionHistoricalWarfareworld war ii - ww2shoot 'em upbullet hellhigh scoreboss fightexplosionvertical scrollingauto-scrolling levelsfascismpreviously on - gametapArcade, PC Engine SuperGrafx

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Plot-driven, grave, classical in form and relentless.

  • character-ledplot-driven
  • gravecomic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • contemplativerelentless
  • unpretentiousprestige

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