1942: Joint Strike Gets a Release Date

1942: Joint Strike

Written Wednesday, July 09, 2008 By Dan Webb

Capcom have just announced that their WWII inspired arcade title, 1942: Joint Strike will be released on Xbox Live on Wednesday 23rd of July.

1942: Joint Strike takes inspiration and influence from the ‘80s 194X series of World War II-themed vertical arcade shooters. The art, sound and gameplay of the new game take cues from the original 194X games, but will stand out as its own unique entry. Gameplay will resemble the classic 2D style that gamers expect, but the game utilizes a fully 3D engine. Set in a World War II-themed locale, stages, vehicles and weapons have the look and feel of WWII with some stylistic differences.

The new 1942: Joint Strike features 2-player online cooperative play. Graphics and music have been similarly updated by Backbone Entertainment, the developers of this latest entry into the 194X series. There’s also a brand new score for the game created by Norihiko Hibino, an international composer well-known for his work creating music for the Metal Gear series.

User Comments

Forum Posts: 52	Comment #1 by Deus.EXE Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 06:20:03 PM	(0)
	:3

Forum Posts: 6	Comment #2 by Senior Guero Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 06:20:05 PM	(0)
	SPOILER ALERT: another gay overhead shooter

Forum Posts: 46	Comment #3 by SpookSh0w Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 06:29:08 PM	(0)
	Omg finally they made a world war 2 game!

Forum Posts: 550	Comment #4 by RPDfire Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 06:33:59 PM	(0)
	Im passin

Forum Posts: 31	Comment #5 by Exx M4rine Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 07:08:16 PM	(0)
	1942 is a classic, u can only appreciate it if uve played the older ones, but this is probly the only good arcade flying game their is, all others suck, except maybe raptor :)

Forum Posts: 31	Comment #6 by Exx M4rine Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 07:10:11 PM	(0)
	if u were to get any arcade ggame this shuld be it

Forum Posts: 1	Comment #7 by TWD_Zombie Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 08:36:57 PM	(0)
	This game is gonna rock, I love all the old 194? games, I just hope it doesn't cost a cock and a leg.

Forum Posts: 97	Comment #8 by Damnation Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 10:19:51 PM	(0)
	Me looking forward to this god dam Raiden Fighters did not come out where I live and I love games like this.1942, 1943, 1945 are old school classics

Forum Posts: 85	Comment #9 by technique420 Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 10:43:44 PM	(0)
	another XBLA game i will never want. way to go and tap the worst games from the past and leave the best untouched.......have you even tried to get mario or supermario license. come on microsoft

Forum Posts: 123	Comment #10 by sgt Bill Doe Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 11:25:42 PM	(0)
	hhhhmmm 800 points i presume! oh well i love arcade games so i will be getting this one.

Forum Posts: 36	Comment #11 by StinkyOldBeggar Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 11:27:45 PM	(0)
	I personally pumped so many quarters into those old 194X games I'm getting this. To #9 go get a wii if you want mario.

Forum Posts: 17	Comment #12 by PHIN1SH Wednesday, July 09, 2008 @ 11:53:52 PM	(0)
	How is this game bad? Its one of the best arcades I've ever played

Forum Posts: 595	Comment #13 by workbench Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 12:16:05 AM	(0)
	194x franchise has always been decent. 400 points please. maybe even 5-600. but not 800. too expensive

Forum Posts: 110	Comment #14 by slatanica Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 02:21:04 AM	(0)
	Are you serious #9? I really have nothing to say to that, but this is another great capcom game for XBLA.

Forum Posts: 185	Comment #15 by Motrahtox Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 03:58:52 AM	(0)
	Some people must not realize that Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony all have their prized "never gonna give away" properties. Nintendo above all of these companies has some of the greatest and most loved characters in the videogame industry, so to put it simple Mario, Link, and Samus are not going anywhere, but on Nintendo consoles. Before anyway says fanboy this or that I just love games in general and can not deny a good game or franchise. A good game is a good game no matter what console its on. Oh sorry I'm totally off topic, but anyways I'll surely be getting this because I'm a serious shooter fan and for the most part most anything from Capcom is ok in my book.

Forum Posts: 4	Comment #16 by Galaxy Silver Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 04:03:45 AM	(0)
	LMFAO @ #9. Priceless.

Forum Posts: 517	Comment #17 by Ry Fryy Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 05:06:03 AM	(0)
	This game is a classic. I'm sad to see so many people bitching about a game they've even played.

Forum Posts: 97	Comment #18 by Damnation Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 06:43:36 AM	(0)
	Oh my good god #9 just shoot yourself now do us all a huge favour. 1942 will be great, will not be the best but no doubt be great. And worth a little of our time and money

Forum Posts: 57	Comment #19 by samboro1234 Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 07:00:46 AM	(0)
	finally this game has a release date.........ive been waiting ages to play this

Forum Posts: 0	Comment #20 by FlimFlam Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 07:14:31 AM	(0)
	#9 Wow. I'm trying to find words to summarise the stupidity of that comment, but they escape me, and it isn't often I'm left speechless. Hey, why not see if the big N want to release Zelda, Mario Kart and Pokemon on their rivals machine? Good Lord. And to cap it all 'worst games from the past'... I can only imagine you weren't actually around when these games first came out. The 194X series are classics, and it's great to see it get a new lease of life on XBLA. Pick this one up for sure.

Forum Posts: 4	Comment #21 by adb2320 Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 08:50:31 AM	(0)
	thank you FlimFlam... the ignorance of people that just want to bash something they don't understand is just simply amazing sometimes. i agree, this is going to be badass!!!! as well as bionic commando and ssfthdr.

Forum Posts: 84	Comment #22 by Sinsko Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 01:14:58 PM	(0)
	Super Mario? idiot. What we got to appreciate is that there are ALWAYS new games coming to XBLA... some are redundant others are not. The need for Pac-Man and Mrs. Pac-Man... I don't understand. However I'm glad the content is there. We are getting a lot of sweet games, and I don't mind the occasional oldie to be brought back!