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 two super ace pilots: P-38 Lightning and Mitsubishi A6M Zero are attempts to defeat an entire army.It is sequel to 19XX: The War Against Destiny.Also, it is used the arcade cabinet called: CP System II. However, de Havilland Mosquito and... Kyushu J7W are not used in this game, being take-over from the other planes. 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.
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