1943: The Battle of Midway

1943: The Battle of Midway
Capcom


I should preface this by saying I was never a Nintendo kid. Sorry, I wasn't. My parents let us make our decision as to what we wanted that fateful year in 1987 when the gaming biz was exploding in our little minds. We decided then and there to make a decision between Final Fantasy and Phantasy Star, between After Burner and 1943. Ultimately we went with the Sega Master System, come review time for those I will let you know the outpouring of nostalgia I have for those soundtracks. Those who choose the Plumber over the Hedgehog will also agree, perhaps 1943 is one of those game soundtracks that is better listened to under nostalgic trance then for enjoyment. On the surface the music is basic 8-bit shooter fun with bleeps and bloops tum-tumming away. The music is simple, yet effective if you've ever played the game. With Japanese planes flying by and missiles going all over the place with the occasional barrel roll it fits. Listening on your stereo not so great. Its generic Nintendo stereo. Nothing great or grand, nothing truly memorable or repeatable.


One more thing before I rate this sucka. The game is developed by Capcom, a Japanese Video Game company. The premise of the game is essential an American Fighter Pilot taking revenge during the Pacific Theater of WW2 against... the Japanese. This game was released in 1988, it was only 43 years ago that we left the war with the dropping of Atomic Bombs. If a soldier who loved electronics decided with recent technology to create a company that may or may not have become Capcom in recent years that means he could be only 64 years old when 1943: Battle of Midway came out under his regime. Wouldn't you want to maybe either make the game about the Japanese attacking Americans? I mean I'm not trying to be vulgar or something but everyone's got an opinion.


My opinion... For nostalgia I would give this game a 3 out of 5, but for pure enjoyment and as a Nintendo Outsider, I give it an 1 and a half Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Fighter Planes out of 4. Only 4 this time... those planes are freakin' huge.