Edge Rewrite
everything Source code View original
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a40ecd694c977fd8

Jump to content

// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did 1941: Counter Attack say to 1942? You're a year behind.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1941: Counter Attack
Japanese arcade flyer
DeveloperCapcom[a]
PublishersArcade
SuperGrafx
  • JP: Hudson Soft
DirectorYoshiki Okamoto
Designers
ProgrammerYoshihiro Shindome
Artists
ComposerHiromitsu Takaoka
Series194X
PlatformsArcade, SuperGrafx
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: February 1990
  • NA: May 1990
  • EU: 1990
SuperGrafx
  • JP: 23 August 1991
GenreVertically scrolling shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemCP System

1941: Counter Attack is a 1990 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is the prequel to 1942, and the third game in the 194X series. A conversion for the SuperGrafx was published in 1991.

1941: Counter Attack is included in Capcom Classics Collection Remixed for the PlayStation Portable and Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was followed by 19XX: The War Against Destiny in 1996.

Gameplay

[edit]
Arcade version screenshot.

The goal is to shoot down enemy airplanes and collect weapon power-ups (POW).[2] The game uses a vitality system instead of life system in which if the player is hit, it loses one point of vitality and the player is destroyed if hit with 0 vitality then the player is given the option to continue. Lightning attacks can be used by pressing the B button which sacrifices a portion of life energy. Three loops can be performed per level and a bonus is awarded at the end of the level for unused loops. Player 1 uses a P-38 Lightning and Player 2 uses a new plane: DH.98 Mosquito. The game shifts from the original Pacific Front setting with that of the Western Front, in the north Atlantic Ocean.

It is the first shoot 'em up to add +1 to the score when a continue is used.[2]

Release

[edit]

1941: Counter Attack was first released in arcades by Capcom and Electrocoin in 1990, running on the CP System board.[3][4] In February 2021, it was re-released in pack 2 of the Capcom Arcade Stadium compilation for Nintendo Switch.[5][6][7]

Reception

[edit]

In Japan, Game Machine listed 1941: Counter Attack in its March 15, 1990 issue as the third most popular arcade game of the month.[19] The game garnered positive reception from reviewers and awards from Gamest magazine.[18][20] However, the original arcade version had mixed reception from western publications.[3][21] In contrast, the SuperGrafx conversion had very positive reception from Japanese critics.[11][14] Readers of PC Engine Fan voted to give the SuperGrafx version a 19.44 out of 30 score, ranking at the number 368 spot in a poll.[22]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ↑ Ported to SuperGrafx by Hudson Soft

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ blackoak. "Capcom 1991 Retrospective with Yoshiki Okamoto, Noritaka Funamizu, and Akira Nishitani". shmuplations.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Zverloff, Nick (August 17, 2011). "1941: Counter Attack". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Hogg, Robin (March 1990). "Arcades - Electrocoin". Zzap!64. No. 59. Newsfield Publications. p. 40.
  4. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). カプコン Capcom; Capcom USA (Capcom Coin-Op); Number (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 24, 113, 145. ISBN 978-4990251215. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Russell, Graham (December 10, 2020). "Capcom Arcade Stadium Brings Retro Hits to Switch in February 2021". Siliconera. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 10, 2020). "News: Capcom Reveals Capcom Arcade Stadium Switch Collection of Arcade Titles - 32 games available separately or in packs in February 2021". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (December 10, 2020). "Capcom Arcade Stadium announced for Switch - 32 Capcom arcade classics". Gematsu. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ Baize, Anthony (1998). "1941: Counter Attack [European] (Arcade) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ Loulou; Wilkie (October 1991). "Supergrafx Review - 1941: Counter Attack". Consoles + (in French). No. 2. M.E.R.7. pp. 36–38.
  10. ↑ "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: 1941". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 141. ASCII Corporation. September 6, 1991. p. 37.
  11. 1 2 "発売直前 REVIEW: 1941 (SG)". Gekkan PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 9. Shogakukan. September 1991. p. 147.
  12. ↑ Huyghues-Lacour, Alain; Demoly, Jean-Marc (October 1991). "NEC | Tests: 1941". Joypad (in French). No. 1. Yellow Media. pp. 88–89.
  13. ↑ Demoly, Jean-François (October 1991). "Consoles News: Supergrafx - 1941". Joystick (in French). No. 20. Sipress. p. 155.
  14. 1 2 "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: 1941 (SG)". Marukatsu PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 9. Kadokawa Shoten. September 1991. p. 119.
  15. ↑ Scamps, Olivier (October 1991). "Tests De Jeux – Super G. — 1941: Counter Attack". Player One (in French). No. 13. Média Système Édition. p. 75.
  16. ↑ Ladoire, Frank (October 1991). "Console Test: 1941 – Supergrafx". Génération 4 (in French). No. 37. Computec Media France. p. 154.
  17. ↑ Kitamakura, Take (September 4, 1991). "TV Game Broad-Way PC: 1941 (SG専用)". Hippon Super! [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 6, no. 9. JICC Publishing Bureau. p. 84.
  18. 1 2 ザ・ベストゲーム2 - アーケードビデオゲーム26年の歴史: ゲーメスト大賞11年史 (in Japanese). Vol. 5 (4th ed.). Shinseisha. January 17, 1998. pp. 18–19. ISBN 9784881994290. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 376. Amusement Press. March 15, 1990. p. 25.
  20. ↑ "極楽VGブラザーズ: 1941 (カプコン)". Beep! Mega Drive (in Japanese). No. 6. SoftBank Creative. March 1990. p. 97.
  21. ↑ Locker, Anatol; Gaksch, Martin (July 1990). "Power Tests Automatenspiele — Fang' den Hut". Power Play (in German). No. 28. Future Verlag. p. 133.
  22. ↑ "PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録 - 1941: Counter Attack". PC Engine Fan (in Japanese). Vol. 6, no. 10. Tokuma Shoten. October 1, 1993. p. 70.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1941:_Counter_Attack&oldid=1374024332"