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1941: Counter Attack

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First release
Feb 1990
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Warfare, Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Historical
Platforms
PC Engine SuperGrafx, Arcade

The year: 1941. The place: 20,000 feet in the air over the North Atlantic. Lightning flashes across the skies of war-torn Europe. Your mission: beat back the imperial forces before they can use their new weapon! In 1941: Counter Attack, the goal is to shoot down enemy airplanes and collect weapon power-ups. It is the prequel to 1942, and the third game in the 19XX series.

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Release dates
Arcade
Feb 1990
Arcade
May 1990
Arcade
1990
All 4 release dates
PC Engine SuperGrafx
Aug 23, 1991
Game modes
Co-operative, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
world war ii - ww2, shoot 'em up, bullet hell, high score, boss fight
… All 10, explosion, vertical scrolling, auto-scrolling levels, fascism, previously on - gametap
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Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • 日本語interface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 31 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 31 Oct 2026