1944: The Loop Master
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| 1944: The Loop Master | |
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 1944: The Loop Master Title Screen |
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| Developer(s) | 8ing/Raizing |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Release date(s) | June 20, 2000 |
| Genre(s) | Vertical scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, 2 player Co-op |
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| Input | 8-way Joystick, 2 Buttons |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system(s) | Capcom Play System 2 |
| Arcade display | Raster, 384 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 4096 colors |
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 and last 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.
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[edit] Basics
The arcade operates and plays like most standard shooters. The objective of every level is shoot enemy planes, tanks, trains, turrets, battleships, and defeat the end of level boss, all the while dodging enemy bullets and collecting power ups and golds. Unlike its predessecor, 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 when pressed 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 have one life, and the game sparingly gives health boosts.
The option of wingmen is much more present in this game than others in the series. A small golden plane icon flies down the screen at certain times which releases a wingmen icon. Wingmen add some extra firepower, but are killable by enemy fire.
The goal is to reach a mysterious target known as Appare Toride and destroy it.
[edit] End of Level Bonuses
At the end of every level, you will receive additional points for the number of bombs you have in stock, a bonus for the percentage of enemies destroyed, and a bonus for every gold. After beating the last level, you also get a large bonus for the number of lives and wingmen you have remaining.
[edit] Bosses
The game features inventive war machines as game bosses, each with typical Japanese shoot-em up titles.
- High Speed Destroyer "Nagi"
- New Type Heavy Tank "Chouto"
- Prototype Attacker "Akane"
- Cruising Tank "Noroshi"
- Intercontinental Bomber "Kyuoh"
- Special Attacker "Haruka"
- Anti-Submarine Battle Cruiser "Kai"
- Multi-Cannon Tank "Ishizue"
- Middle-Class Bomber "Akatsuki"
- Super Gigantic Battleship "Kaijin"
- Anti-Aircraft Battleship "Yu"
- Twin-Bodied Transporter "Take"
- Gigantic Fighter "Arashi"
- Railed Tank "Goku"
- Moving Fortress "Apparetoride"
[edit] Screenshot gallery
 The Arcade often uses high tech bosses with unrealistic weapons for the time - such as the Level 2 boss New Type Heavy Tank "Chouto" shown here. |
 One of the more massive bosses in the game, with a large laser arsenal! |
[edit] Known revisions
1944: The Loop Master (USA 000620)
1944: The Loop Master (JAPAN 000620)
