1942: Joint Strike (PS3, 360)

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:46 am

According to IGN, a 1942 HD sequel is being developed by Backbone Entertainment, with online co-op, and a musical score by composer Norihiko Hibino. First screenshots and videos. Gameplay system includes co-op "Joint Strike attacks".

To be released this year as a $10 downloadable title for PS3 and X360

jpolz · Post by **jpolz** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:48 am

We can only hope it plays more like 19xx than 1944.

DefaultGen · Post by **DefaultGen** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:11 am

$10 for 1942?

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:48 am

Now if we can get Ketsui and DOJ BL ported over to PS3
I will finally be able to buy one this Xmas

Harlequin

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:15 am

mmm... brown...

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:24 am

I sorta like the general look of it, but what's with those burning planes?

The POW looks ridiculous too...

Post by **Dave_K.** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:46 am

16:9 Widescreen Yoko Vertical Shooter....Noooooooo!

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:23 am

Dave_K. wrote:16:9 Widescreen Yoko Vertical Shooter....Noooooooo!

Yeah, I don't get it. And won't get it. Though, I'm sure I've downloaded worse games.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:08 am

16:9 Widescreen Yoko Vertical Shooter....Noooooooo!

come on... it works and since it's a home game it makes since. I'll get it for 10.00 bucks. looks a hell of alot better than THE. good to see stuff popping up like this often now.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:41 am

Can we start bitching about the visuals already?

Seriously, those graphics are terrible. Everything looks like plastic, even the water. And what's with all that muddy brown?

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:46 am

guess you didn't like omega 5 either.... let the bitching begin over darth vaders feet reflections ect.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:30 am

Strider77 wrote:guess you didn't like omega 5 either....

I haven't played it, but the screenshots and videos of it look fine. It's apparent that there's at least some sort of art direction present and that the models and textures were made by people who actually know their stuff. Not trying to be "realistic" by drowning everything in muddy brown surely helps, too, though.

Totally unlike 1942 HD.

D · Post by D » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:49 am

Dave_K. wrote:16:9 Widescreen Yoko Vertical Shooter....Noooooooo!

+1
qft

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:04 am

Dave_K. wrote:16:9 Widescreen Yoko Vertical Shooter....Noooooooo!

It all depends on how the gameplay is implemented. If they just keep the regular mechanics of the series they will be in trouble. One solution could be to focus the action on the centre of the screen at all times, so that the very left and the very right become like in-game borders. Looking at the videos they seem to at least have the enemies that is coming from the sides move quickly towards the center.

Those big enemy planes look extremely flat and dull. Detailed textures please.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:09 am

Makes 1944 look like Strikers!

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:43 am

I really want to like this game but after wathcing those videos
I am not that excited.

Harlequin

D · Post by D » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:59 am

They should make it a splitscreen deal. you can both start 1p games on your own screen and you can fight for points, survival, etc.
I am indeed very curious what they will do with it? probably side bars with stats like how many lives you have and score, blech.
Has there ever been a 16:9 yoko vert before?
ME, I'm still waiting for the first 16:9 tate. That would be so awesome.
EDIT, it actually looks pretty cool.
same first vid as in IGN link, but normal youtube this time. http://youtube.com/watch?v=uyRCRy9hf58

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:05 am

Bloom/HDR in a shmup? That is going to seriously fuck with bullet visibility. Ugh.

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:22 am

I quite like the look of it, but with it being yoko, and looking totally different to the original 1942, isn't really just a new game in the series? Surely, based on those screens and vids anyway. I see lots of familiar stuff, but they aren't 1942's verys same enemy formations and bullet patterns are they?

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 am

D wrote:Has there ever been a 16:9 yoko vert before?

Not that I know of. The closest is probably the vertizontals for the CPS3, since they have a resolution of 384x224.

The Galaga clone I'm making have a resolution of 480x272 (it was supposed to be for the PSP), but of course with a Galaga clone it is easy to have the action centered on an area smaller than the actual screen.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:45 am

Space Invaders Extreme for the PSP is getting there.

Developing a vert shooter for a 16:9 screen seems to me an incredibly aspergic thing to do...and in any case it doesn't seem likely because how many non-dedicated arcade setups use 16:9 screens, anyway? Perhaps more than in the past, but it's still not all that many.

Necronom · Post by **Necronom** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:46 am

I quite like the art direction and the music on this one. Gameplay looks solid though I wish the bosses would be more...spectacular. Guess I'm spoiled by Under Defeat.
Imo bitching about the apect ratio (16:9 ws yoko) is pretty pointless since the game is made mainly with coop (joint strikes) in mind - the extra space on both sides is clearly part of the gameplay.
What I find interesting is that a new arcade title like this is sold for 10 bucks while 5pb is apparently going for a full priced disc release with a port of a 6 year old game that is still being played at jp arcades - makes total sense...not

D · Post by D » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:58 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:Space Invaders Extreme for the PSP is getting there.

Developing a vert shooter for a 16:9 screen seems to me an incredibly aspergic thing to do...and in any case it doesn't seem likely because how many non-dedicated arcade setups use 16:9 screens, anyway? Perhaps more than in the past, but it's still not all that many.

On that note, can the vewlix even tate? It does look like it.

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:06 pm

WHITE BULLETS

And do I see bullet-eating?

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:41 pm

D wrote:ME, I'm still waiting for the first 16:9 tate. That would be so awesome.

That award goes to Star Soldier PSP (unfortunately far from awesome though...)

D · Post by D » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:59 pm

Thunder Force wrote:
D wrote:ME, I'm still waiting for the first 16:9 tate. That would be so awesome.
That award goes to Star Soldier PSP (unfortunately far from awesome though...)

Oh yeah I forgot!
I could be played with component cables on a 16:9 tv and the signal would be 480p and I'd have to set my tv to wide to get the proper view. I do wonder how that looks and if it is really going to work like that!

pixelcorps · Post by **pixelcorps** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:55 pm

I think it looks fucking hideous, but the again I feel the same about all of capcom's DLC games.

DJ Incompetent · Post by **DJ Incompetent** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:55 pm

Dave_K. wrote:16:9 Widescreen Yoko Vertical Shooter....Noooooooo!

Has anybody even made one before?

I kinda wanna play one.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:20 pm

To better show what I have talked about earlier I have made a short demo of the game I'm making. It's basically the first level, without the boss and with lots of graphics that need to be cleaned up. Just four very short segments. This is one way of implementing a widescreen aspect.

A word of warning first. The demo seems to be crashing and even locking up some computers when you press 'Z'. I have no idea why and it seems totally random just which machine will be affected.

Press 'F' to remove the fake scanlines, 'Shift' to restart. Press '1', '2' and '3' to change resolution. '1' is the original one.

http://folk.uio.no/perel/Demo.zip

kemical · Post by **kemical** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:02 pm

hmm the music and sound in the videos make the game seem less exciting, none of it really matches any of the onscreen stuff or enhances it.