1941: Counter Attack
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1941: Counter Attack
Title screen
| Developer: | Capcom |
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| Director: | Yoshiki Okamoto |
| Music: | Hiromitsu Takaoka |
| Program: | Yoshihiro Shindome |
| Art: | Shinji Sakashita Yokota Yokozo Akemi Kurihara Akira Yasuda |
| Release date: | Arcade: February 1990 SuperGrafx: August 23, 1991 |
| Previous game: | Area 88 |
| Next game: | U.S. Navy |
1941: Counter Attack (JP: 1941: カウンターアタック) is a vertically scrolling shoot em' up released by Capcom in 1990. It is the prequel to 1942.
The game recieved a faithful port on the SuperGrafx in 1991.
Gameplay Overview
Controls
1941 is a 2-button shooter. The game ends after all 6 stages are completed.
- A button: Press: fires the player's main shot/side fighters; Hold: releases the player's charge shot.
- B button (Press): Activates the Mega Crash.
Items
All weapons have a time limit (maximum 99 seconds).
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POW Recovers 1 bar of vitality, gives a 50,000 point bonus if the vitality meter is maxed out. |
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Machine Gun Low range shot with strong rapid-fire. |
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Missile 3-way missiles that travel across terrain. |
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Super Shell Poor range/fire rate, but has strong piercing properties. |
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Side Fighter Options added to each side of the player's ship; cannot be used with After Image. |
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After Image Adds 2 options that follow behind the player's ship; cannot be used with Side Fighter. |
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Yashichi Refills the player's vitality meter, gives a 100,000 point bonus if the meter is full. |
Vitality Meter
1941's health system is based on bars of Vitality (starts at 3 bars, maximum of 6); using a Mega Crash or getting hit by a enemy removes 1 bar. The game ends when you get hit with no vitality.
Strategy
WIP
