1942

by Capcom

1984

ShooterArcade

Boss Battles · Military

Excellent

ShooterArcade

Boss Battles · Military

Excellent

About

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!!!

Publisher: Elite Systems, Capcom, ASCII Corporation, Williams Electronics, Zemina, Zafiro
Modes: Single player, Co-operative
Themes: Action, Warfare
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age Rating: E — Everyone

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