To say that boss fights in 1942: Joint Strike are huge would be a major understatement. The first stage boss is a plane that fills the screen. Read more
The original Capcom arcade game, simply titled 1942, was a top down Galaga-style shooter that was built around the Pacific air battles in (duh) World War II that popped up in both Japanese and American arcades in the Read more
One of my favourite arcade games of past is 1942. This shooter used a very a simple control scheme combined with highly addictive vertical scrolling action. Read more
1942: Joint Strike is a sweet, albeit short gaming experience for fans of classic top-down shooters. Those who have friends to play with will obviously have the most fun with the game, but even solo pilots will find plenty to... Read more
Capcom's newest 2D shooter may be a lot of fun, but it's also extremely short. If you're the type of person that loves a good challenge and can't get enough of this old school type of shooter, then you should definitely check... Read more
The original 1942 video game was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released by Capcom for the arcade parlours back in 1984. Read more
LIVE Arcade title will be a winner,and 1942 Joint Strike is no exception. The title’s graphics are impressive,the fun factor is intact,the controls are not at all complicated and the sound of the gun fire and explosions are... Read more
Back when it was difficult to get a circuit board to do anything more interesting than throw 16 colors on a screen, home consoles were a wrecked and abortive attempt by a few dying companies, and arcades roamed the land Read more
When man first looked to the sky and dreamt of taking flight, of soaring amongst the birds and clouds, he probably could not have imagined anything like what we have today. Read more
While River Raid and Blue Max preceded it on home consoles, most gamers' first favorite arcade vertical-scrolling shooter was Capcom's 1942. Read more
In a parallel world reminiscent of our own WW II era, pilots take to the skies with stylized aircraft carriers and devastating weaponry. Inspired by the popular eighties arcade series, 1942: Joint Strike combines classic top-down vertical shooting with updated 3-D HD graphics. Take on massive waves of incoming enemies while dodging explosions and missiles, as you face off with huge enemy bosses in death-defying dogfights. Recruit a wingman locally or online to pull of…
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is this game available for PC? thank you
Answered by kbrozio 2009-01-01:
Not yet that i know