Review by Jason Nimer:
"The original Capcom arcade game, simply titled 1942, was a top down Galaga-style shooter that was built around the Pacific air battles in (duh) World War II that popped up in both Japanese and American arcades in the early-to-mid '80s. The game was a fairly basic one-plane-vs-everyone-else shooter, one that hasn't inspired much nostalgia even after a few appearances in Capcom's Classic Collection games. But, in the tradition of, well… everything these days, old is new again and the forgettable 1942 has been remade into 1942: Joint Strike, a roughly $10 downloadable game available on both Xbox Live and the PSN Network. This new version isn't painful to play, but it is seriously short, very, VERY easy and absolutely not worth the astronomically high $10 price point."
PSU takes another look back at some of the digital delights found Inside PlayStation Network.
Capcom Europe has today announced a brand new price promotion for five of its most popular downloadable titles. European PlayStation Network members will be able to get hold of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Super Puzzle Fighter, Age of Booty and 1942 for a reduced price over a set period in the coming months.
VGC writes: "Classic top-down shooters have always been a blast to play. Having to face off against wave after wave of multiple types of enemies at once has been the pinnacle of this genre. There have been many games, like Ikaruga, that have tried to change up gameplay mechanics, but most of the time the games always fall back onto the genre's core style. This isn't a bad thing though. It allows the player to reminisce about all the games of this genre that have came before it."
