1942 was the predecessor of most of the overhead shooters during the NES era. The graphics and gameplay were excellent for it's time, and the challenge was decent enough to keep you coming back for more. The boss battles, in particular, were creative and challenging. I wasn't terribly impressed with the sound, but it was fairly realistic for it's time. I would say that this was one of the best early NES games around, although I would say 1943 was a big improvement on the franchise. If I were looking at going back to play the classics, I would only spend a few hours on 1942 and go find 1943.
1942 on the NES is a cool game. Well, cool for the NES back when it came out. Most people would probably hate it now. I mean, if you paid 50 bucks for this you would be called the stupidest hillbilly in town and you woul... Read Full Review
1942, duhn da duhn! Just seeing the box art makes me all teary eyed. This game built on or either built the overhead shooter genre. Basically you scroll up and blast everything in your path with your old style plane. ... Read Full Review
