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1941: Counter Attack is the third game on the 1940 Series. It was released in 1990 for the CPS-1 Arcade board and later ported to the PC Engine SuperGrafx. It was also released as part of the Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed for the PlayStation Portable in 2006.

Story[]

The war situation was hard to discern, and the rise of the new empire only shook the world. In the sky, the flashes of blue and crimson ran through, with the passion of loved ones...

Setting[]

1941 moves the setting from the Pacific Theater to the Western front in the North Atlantic Ocean. Player 1 controls the traditional Lockheed P-38 Lightning, while the de Havilland Mosquito debuts in this game as the Player 2 ship.

Gameplay[]

In 1941 the gameplay became more fast paced compared to it's predecessors. The first button is used for shooting, while the second button uses a screen-clearing bomb. The fuel system has been reworked, as now the player has a limited number of hits it can take (three on the machine's default settings). This game also sees the return of the charged shots from the NES version of 1943: The Battle of Midway, which here will vary depending on the weapon equipped.

Items[]

  • Red POW: Restores one point of health.
  • Blue POW: Restores two points of health.
  • Machine Gun: A fast-firing gun. Fires homing missiles when charged.
  • Missile: Adds frontal missiles to the main gun. Fires missiles which travel on the walls when charged.
  • Super Shell: Fires piercing lasers. When charged fires a powerful frontal blast.
  • Side Fighter: Behaves much like in the previous games, adding two smaller ships to the player's sides.
  • After Image: Adds shadows which mimic the player's movements, firing along with the ship.
  • Bamboo Sprout: 20000 points
  • Holstein: 50000 points
  • Strawberry: 80000 points
  • Dragonfly: 100000 points
  • Yashichi: Completely refill the player's health.

Missions and Bosses[]

Mission Name Boss
1 Sea Base Bismarck
2 Fortified Zone V3 Rocket
3 The Atlantic Leviathan
4 The City Krote
5 Air Battle Leviathan
6 The Final Battle Gotha

NOTE: The order of the missions is different between the Japanese and International releases of the game, with mission 3 being the first in the japanese versions.

Enemies[]

  • Messerschmitt (Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6)
  • Messerschberbe (Nesserschmitt Me 410?)
  • Komet (Messerschmitt Me 163)
  • Drache (Focke-Achgelis Fa 223)
  • ? (Messerschmitt Me 262)
  • Medium Bomber (Dornier Do 17?)
  • ? (Messerschmitt Me 323)
  • ? (SdKfz. 251)

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