1944 The Loop master

Trevor spencer · Post by **Trevor spencer** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:01 am

what do you guys think of this game ? im undecided wether to put sometime into it , i mean i love the sound and graphics and style of the game and its also made by raizing but it just seems over the top hard from the offset ? maybe im playing it wrong

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:47 pm

Yea, its cool. I like it. It's pretty hard though, I've only made it to stage 5.
As with everything else, you must develop some serious strategies and patterns.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:12 pm

The game is good, I like it a lot. But the game is hard and it's very long.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:45 pm

I have no problem with the fact that your P-38 only has one weapon, but the fact that that weapon, however charged up, is totally inadequate to deal with larger enemies, including bosses, really makes me stay away from 1944.

Trevor spencer · Post by **Trevor spencer** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:57 pm

see i like the style of cave where its hard but if you keep with it you can get there and poss 1cc it , but this game just seems a bit unfair , also theres about 16 stages or something

maybe this is just good for a bit of 2 player gaming

does anyone know if theres a super replay of this ?

Darkcomet72 · Post by **Darkcomet72** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:02 pm

It's one of those games that require extreme dedication to get anywhere.

BIG · Post by **BIG** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:01 pm

I hated it.

It's the absolute worst in the 19-- series.

BIG-

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:02 pm

It's an "aight" game, but Raizing should have done it in Tate. You unfortunately get bupkis for planes to choose from - just a P38 (1P) or a Japanese Zero (2P) and you're stuck with the same weapon. Neither one of the two plays different.

I don't recall the planes having hitboxes in this one- I could swear that 19XX does have hitboxes though.

Giga Wing works in Yoko, but 1944 comes up a little short. Raizing's team should have been forced to play through 19XX a few times before going to work.

Trevor spencer · Post by **Trevor spencer** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:46 pm

gameoverDude wrote: Raizing's team should have been forced to play through 19XX a few times before going to work.

here here 19XX is class i love it

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:28 pm

I owned the PCB a few years ago, I liked it quite a bit but it's definitely not as good as XX. I think I'll buy it again next year. Shame it never got a DC port (and weird considering Capcom OWNS the 194X serie's name, even though Raizing devved it).

gunbird18 · Post by **gunbird18** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:57 pm

dave4shmups wrote:I have no problem with the fact that your P-38 only has one weapon, but the fact that that weapon, however charged up, is totally inadequate to deal with larger enemies, including bosses, really makes me stay away from 1944.

My thoughts exactly. Like the visuals, love the fact that it is long, but approaching each boss as they get tougher each level, with your little pea shooter....bleccchhh. Cmon Raizing!!! Even something close to Bakraid in yoko would be ten times better.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:09 am

I said that 19XX is the best 1940 shooter ever made by Capcom. It's so good, and the music rocks!

Frogacuda · Post by **Frogacuda** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:30 am

1944 is basically garbage. There's just nothing that stands out about that stands out in the slightest. 19XX is fantastic though.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:28 am

Looks like most people find it not very fun...

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:52 am

Trevor spencer wrote:
gameoverDude wrote: Raizing's team should have been forced to play through 19XX a few times before going to work.
here here 19XX is class i love it

Exactly. 19XX rocks, and I mean to say Raizing should've been given some lessons on how to make a proper game in the series. 19XX does it all correctly.

gs68 · Post by **gs68** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:00 am

1944 seems to be more of a throwback to the older 1940 games. Kinda fun if you ask me.

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:08 am

I'll toss in my two cents and say that I actually like 1944. It's not as good as 19XX, but it's still a fun game. High difficulty and long length make it a fun game to sit down with when you have a lot of patience and a high tolerance for punishment.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:03 pm

perhaps it's the ultimate version of Ghost Pilots? That's what I thought it kind of felt like (just played it a little). Like running through a forest realy fast and both dodging and hitting trees but you can't slow down.

Darkcomet72 · Post by **Darkcomet72** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:44 pm

This begs the question: What shmup IS better than 19XX?

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:47 pm

dpful wrote:perhaps it's the ultimate version of Ghost Pilots? That's what I thought it kind of felt like (just played it a little). Like running through a forest realy fast and both dodging and hitting trees but you can't slow down.

I forgot about Ghost Pilots. Man, what a boring tedious game. Pretty hard, and completely unrewarding in anyway.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:27 am

Cthulhu wrote:I'll toss in my two cents and say that I actually like 1944. It's not as good as 19XX, but it's still a fun game. High difficulty and long length make it a fun game to sit down with when you have a lot of patience and a high tolerance for punishment.

Yeah, whenever I buy the PCB again I'm going to make sure to figure out how to balance the charge function with bullet dodging. The game is basically Giga Wing meets 194X with no bullet clouds and old school fast moving single bullets that make a beeline for your plane. And yes the length was awesome, at least 15 stages IIRC. Man, now I miss the game.

MSZ · Post by **MSZ** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:27 am

Dylan1CC wrote:
Cthulhu wrote:I'll toss in my two cents and say that I actually like 1944. It's not as good as 19XX, but it's still a fun game. High difficulty and long length make it a fun game to sit down with when you have a lot of patience and a high tolerance for punishment.
Yeah, whenever I buy the PCB again I'm going to make sure to figure out how to balance the charge function with bullet dodging. The game is basically Giga Wing meets 194X with no bullet clouds and old school fast moving single bullets that make a beeline for your plane. And yes the length was awesome, at least 15 stages IIRC. Man, now I miss the game.

Yes it has 15 stages. And then the game goes to loop 2 which is highly unplayable...

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:41 am

Doesn't the music in 1944 remind anyone of ZZ Top? It does for me.....

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:47 am

FatCobra wrote:Doesn't the music in 1944 remind anyone of ZZ Top? It does for me.....

Haha. Sadly yes. The lady vocalist singing in the background going "Oh whoa ohh" makes it sound like cheap bar soundtrack in a movie.

EDIT: Thanks for the info on the 2nd loop, MSZ.