1941: Counter Attack

1990 video game September 2026 1941: Counter Attack 1941 - Counter Attack arcade flyer.jpg Japanese arcade flyer CapcomPorted to SuperGrafx by Hudson Soft ArcadeJP/NA Capcom EU Electrocoin SuperGrafxJP Hudson Soft Yoshiki Okamoto Akira Nishitani Noritaka Funamizublackoak http://shmuplations.com/capcom1991/ Capcom 1991 Retrospective with Yoshiki Okamoto, Noritaka Funamizu, and Akira Nishitani shmuplations.com 2020-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20191121031533/http://shmuplations.com/capcom1991/ 2019-11-21 live Toshihiko Uda Yoshihiro Shindome Akemi Kurihara Akira Yasuda Sadaki Matsumoto Hiromitsu Takaoka 194X Arcade, SuperGrafx ArcadeJP February 1990 NA May 1990 EU 1990 SuperGrafxJP 23 August 1991 Vertically scrolling shooter Single-player, multiplayer CP 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 thumb|left|Arcade version screenshot. May 2020 The goal is to shoot down enemy airplanes and collect weapon power-ups (POW).Zverloff Nick http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/1941-counter-attack/ 1941: Counter Attack Hardcore Gaming 101 August 17, 2011 2020-05-29 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. Release 1941: Counter Attack was first released in arcades by Capcom and Electrocoin in 1990, running on the CP System board.Akagi Masumi https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n25/mode/1up カプコン Capcom; Capcom USA (Capcom Coin-Op); Number アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) 1st Amusement News Agency 13 October 2006 24, 113, 145 978-4990251215 ja In February 2021, it was re-released in pack 2 of the Capcom Arcade Stadium compilation for Nintendo Switch.Russell Graham https://www.siliconera.com/capcom-arcade-stadium-brings-retro-hits-to-switch-in-february-2021/ Capcom Arcade Stadium Brings Retro Hits to Switch in February 2021 Siliconera Enthusiast Gaming December 10, 2020 2021-02-19 2020-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20201211154712/https://www.siliconera.com/capcom-arcade-stadium-brings-retro-hits-to-switch-in-february-2021/ livePineda Rafael Antonio https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-10/capcom-reveals-capcom-arcade-stadium-switch-collection-of-arcade-titles/.167312 News: Capcom Reveals Capcom Arcade Stadium Switch Collection of Arcade Titles - 32 games available separately or in packs in February 2021 Anime News Network December 10, 2020 2021-02-19 2020-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20201211030003/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-10/capcom-reveals-capcom-arcade-stadium-switch-collection-of-arcade-titles/.167312 liveRomano Sal https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/capcom-arcade-stadium-announced-for-switch Capcom Arcade Stadium announced for Switch - 32 Capcom arcade classics Gematsu December 10, 2020 2021-02-19 2020-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20201211154659/https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/capcom-arcade-stadium-announced-for-switch live Reception (AC) 3/5Baize Anthony http://allgame.com/game.php?id=9381&tab=review 1941: Counter Attack [European] (Arcade) - Review AllGame All Media Network 1998 2020-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20141114220214/http://allgame.com/game.php?id=9381&tab=review 2014-11-14 live (SG) 83%Loulou Wilkie https://archive.org/stream/Console_Plus_Numero_002#page/36/mode/2up Supergrafx Review - 1941: Counter Attack Consoles + 2 M.E.R.7 October 1991 36–38 fr (SG) 7/10, 7/10, 8/10, 6/10https://archive.org/details/famitsu0142/page/37/mode/1up NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: 1941 Famitsu 141 ASCII Corporation September 6, 1991 37 ja (SG) 85/100, 85/100, 70/100,85/100, 85/100https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-36-september-1991/Gekkan%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Issue%2036%20-%20September%201991/page/147/mode/1up 発売直前 REVIEW: 1941 (SG) Gekkan PC Engine Gekkan PC Engine ja 月刊PCエンジン 3 9 Shogakukan September 1991 147 ja (SG) 83%Huyghues-Lacour Alain Demoly Jean-Marc https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=84&num=1770&album=oui NEC | Tests: 1941 Joypad 1 Yellow Media October 1991 88–89 fr (SG) 88%Demoly Jean-François http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero020/page%20155.jpg Consoles News: Supergrafx - 1941 Joystick 20 Sipress October 1991 155 fr (SG) 7/10, 8/10, 8/10, 7/10https://archive.org/details/marukatsu-pc-engine-volume-33-september-1991/Marukatsu%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Volume%2033%20-%20September%201991/page/119/mode/1up 新作ソフトお毒味チャート: 1941 (SG) Marukatsu PC Engine Marukatsu PC Engine ja マル勝PCエンジン 3 9 Kadokawa Shoten September 1991 119 ja (SG) 85%Scamps Olivier http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Player%20One/playerone_numero013/Player%20One%20013%20-%20Page%20075%20%281991-10%29.jpg Tests De Jeux – Super G. — 1941: Counter Attack Player One 13 Média Système Édition October 1991 75 fr Génération 4 (SG) 86%Ladoire Frank http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Generation%204/generation4_numero037/generation%204%20-%20N037%20-%20octobre%201991%20-%20page154%20et%20page155.jpg Console Test: 1941 – Supergrafx Génération 4 37 Computec Media France October 1991 154 fr Hippon Super! (SG) 6/10Kitamakura Take https://archive.org/details/hippon-super-september-1991-09-600dpi-ozidual/Hippon%20Super%201991%2009%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n85/mode/1up TV Game Broad-Way PC: 1941 (SG専用) Hippon Super! Hippon Super! ja ファミコン必勝本#HiPPON SUPER!、必本スーパー!（1991〜1995） 6 9 JICC Publishing Bureau September 4, 1991 84 ja Gamest Mook (1998) (AC) Best Shooting Award 5th, Annual Hit Game 20thhttps://archive.org/stream/vol.-112-2#page/n19/mode/2up 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 Gamest Mook 5 4th Shinseisha 17 January 1998 18–19 ja 9784881994290 In Japan, Game Machine listed 1941: Counter Attack in its March 15, 1990 issue as the third most popular arcade game of the month.Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos) Game Machine 376 Amusement Press 15 March 1990 25 ja The game garnered positive reception from reviewers and awards from Gamest magazine.https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:BeepMD_JP_1990-03.pdf&page=99 極楽VGブラザーズ: 1941 (カプコン) Beep! Mega Drive 6 SoftBank Creative March 1990 97 ja However, the original arcade version had mixed reception from western publications.Hogg Robin https://archive.org/stream/zzap64-magazine-059#page/n39/mode/1up Arcades - Electrocoin Zzap!64 59 Newsfield Publications March 1990 40Locker Anatol Gaksch Martin https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=13428&s=2 Power Tests Automatenspiele — Fang' den Hut Power Play 28 Future Verlag July 1990 133 de In contrast, the SuperGrafx conversion had very positive reception from Japanese critics. 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.PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録 - 1941: Counter Attack PC Engine Fan 6 10 Tokuma Shoten October 1, 1993 70 ja Notes References External links 1941: Counter Attack at GameFAQs 1941: Counter Attack at Giant Bomb 1941: Counter Attack at Killer List of Videogames 1941: Counter Attack at MobyGames 1990s Japan Video games Category:1990 video games Category:Arcade video games Category:Capcom games Category:CP System games Category:Hudson Soft games Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games Category:Prequel video games Category:SuperGrafx games Category:Vertically scrolling shooters Category:Video games developed in Japan Category:Video games set in 1941