1941: Counter Attack

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1941: Counter Attack

Title screen

Developer:	Capcom
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.

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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

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All weapons have a time limit (maximum 99 seconds).

	POW Recovers 1 bar of vitality, gives a 50,000 point bonus if the vitality meter is maxed out.
	Machine Gun Low range shot with strong rapid-fire.
	Missile 3-way missiles that travel across terrain.
	Super Shell Poor range/fire rate, but has strong piercing properties.
	Side Fighter Options added to each side of the player's ship; cannot be used with After Image.
	After Image Adds 2 options that follow behind the player's ship; cannot be used with Side Fighter.
	Yashichi Refills the player's vitality meter, gives a 100,000 point bonus if the meter is full.

Vitality Meter

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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