19XX: The War Against Destiny

by Capcom

1996

ShooterArcade

Boss Battles · Sci-Fi

Great

ShooterArcade

Boss Battles · Sci-Fi

Great

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19XX: The War Against Destiny is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game made by Capcom in 1995 (copyrighted in 1996). The game is the 4th of a series of World War II vertical shooters made by Capcom. The story takes place before a fictional war (Hence, the 19XX) as a lone pilot tries to defeat an entire army/evil organization from starting another World War, which soon escalates to a nuclear apocalypse.

Publisher: Capcom
Modes: Single player, Co-operative
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric

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