Vertical scrolling shooter games were a great hit back in the day. 1943: The Battle of Midway was a part of these games being based around the World War II Battle of Midway. Your main objective is to take on the Japanese Air Fleet who has bombed your American Aircraft Carrier.
There are a total of sixteen levels that you will be going through. There are eleven levels that will consist of an air to sea like battle utilizing a battleship or aircraft carrier as the end boss of these levels.
Vertical scrolling shooter games were a great hit back in the day. 1943: The Battle of Midway was a part of these games being based around the World War II Battle of Midway. Your main objective is to take on the Japanese Air Fleet who has bombed your American Aircraft Carrier.
There are a total of sixteen levels that you will be going through. There are eleven levels that will consist of an air to sea like battle utilizing a battleship or aircraft carrier as the end boss of these levels. The five other levels that you will be taking part in are all aerial battles that you will be taking on several Japanese Bombers and also a Mother Bomber. These will all
need to be destroyed. Your pilot that you will be utilizing is a P-38 fighter plane.
For this game you will be given one life and only be able to refill your energy meter once. Your energy meter can be reduced in several ways. The ways your energy level will go down can be done by enemy fire, rammed by enemy planes, time, special attacks, and special weapon power ups. The game will end when all your energy level is completely gone.
When you get a power up it will replace the twin guns that your plane has been equipped with. The power up weapons will only last for a certain amount of time before everything reverts back into the twin guns. The weapons will range from a shotgun all the way to a laser. Each will be quite useful in defeating your enemy.
To defeat the end bosses you will have to destroy at least 70% of the boss or you will have to go back a scene to complete this task. When you have completed a level your energy meter will become replenished and then receive points for the number of targets you have destroyed and however many loop moves you have left.
1943: The Battle of Midway can be a great historical combat game even though it’s designed with the usual vertical scrolling. The graphical appeal of the game utilizes great colourings and details to keep the gamer interested in the game play. There is so much included to this game that you will soon be overly addicted to the game play and conquering every single level. The bosses will become a lot more difficult as you progress through the levels, but overall you will still be capable of defeating 1943: The Battle of Midway.
