1944: The Loop Master
1944: The Loop Master is a vertical scrolling
shooter arcade game made by Capcom in 2000. Unlike previous
games, the programming for this arcade was done by a separate company
called 8ing/Raizing. The game is the 5th of
a series of World War 2 vertical shooters made by Capcom. The game
takes place in the heated battles of 1944 during the Second World War
as a super ace pilot attempts to defeat an entire army.
The arcade operates and plays like most standard shooters. The objective of every level is to shoot enemy planes, tanks, trains, turrets, battleships, and defeat the boss after each level. Unlike its predecessor, 19XX: The War Against Destiny, the game plays more like the early games in the series. Despite the opening description of the plane stats, both planes operate equally, and are only available to the first or second player respectively. The games does borrow from 19XX in that it has a form of charge up system. By holding the fire button down, the charge bar will fill, and when full, the plane will fly up and become temporarily invincible. The game also has the standard bomb button, which causes kamikaze planes to fly up the screen doing major damage to any enemies they hit.
The health system in the game also works unlike the previous games in the series. The plane has a health bar which decreases after every hit. However, players start with only one life, and the game sparingly gives health boosts. (Wikipedia)
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