1942: Joint Strike

PS3, X360 / Action / Release: Jul 24, 2008 / ESRB: U

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Capcom Digital Collection coming March 27

Capcom Digital Collection coming March 27

The Capcom Digital Collection, a disc compilation of eight Capcom Xbox Live Arcade titles, is coming on March 27. The release is an Xbox 360 exclusive, and will cost $39.99.

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Capcom Digital Collection coming to Xbox 360, includes eight games

Capcom Digital Collection coming to Xbox 360, includes eight games

Confused by Microsoft Points? Don't have space on your Xbox 360 hard drive? Love Capcom games? Capcom is releasing a compilation of eight of its XBLA games this holiday season. The Capcom Digital Collection will be available at retail stores and on disc for $39.99.

All games will preserve "all the features, online functionality and Achievements" as their download counterparts.

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PlayStation Store Update: 1942, Siren: Blood Curse, Rock Band and Guitar Hero III DLC, More

This week's update to the PlayStation Store brings a weighty haul to the PlayStation 3's digital storefront, offering two new downloadable games, a new demo, and a load of new tracks for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Rock Band.

Backbone Entertainment's 1942: Joint Strike makes its PlayStation 3 debut today, following its Xbox 360 release earlier this week. Priced at $9.99, the top-down shooter revival offers updated 3D HD graphics, new weapons and online cooperative play. Read more »

"Has anyone checked out 1942? Any good? I really wanna get it...but there's no demo...and no real ..."
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1942: Joint Strike, Go! Go! Hit XBLA Wednesday; Double D Dodgeball Now Available

Microsoft has announced that Backbone Entertainment's 1942: Joint Strike (PS3, 360) and Little Boy Games' Go! Go! Break Steady (360) comprise this week's Xbox Live Arcade offerings and will be downloadable on Xbox 360 this Wednesday.

A revival of the classic top-down shooter franchise, 1942: Joint Strike is said to borrow various elements of its predecessors while bringing updated 3D HD graphics, new weapons and online cooperative play to the series. Read more »

"I love the old version of those games. 1942 was awesome. I'm looking forward to trying this."
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New 1942 Hits Xbox 360, PS3 in Two Weeks

Capcom has announced that Backbone's downloadable revival of the classic top-down shooting series 194X will hit Xbox 360 on Wednesday, July 23, followed by a PlayStation 3 release on Thursday.

Said to take cues from the original 194X games but "stand out as its own unique entry," 1942: Joint Strike is priced at $9.99, or 800 Microsoft Points, and will be downloadable through the Xbox 360's online Xbox Live Marketplace and the PS3's PlayStation Store.

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New 1942 Game Graces XBLA, PSN This Summer

As part of Capcom's deluge of media and announcements today, the company announced 1942: Joint Strike (PS3, X360), a reimagining of the 194X series of vertical arcade shooters of the 80's.

Taking place within an alternate world war scenario, 1942: Joint Strike will feature classic 2D gameplay within fully 3D graphics updated by developer Backbone Entertainment. The title also boasts new attacks, weapons, and power-ups, in addition to 2-player play locally or online. Read more »

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