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2008PlayStationXbox

You pilot planes and ships through waves of enemies in an alternate World War II timeline, in the spirit of Capcom's classic 194X vertical shooters. It pairs the familiar top-down shoot-'em-up action with a full 3D engine.

  • Historical setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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The closest matches for 1942: Joint Strike are Time Pilot, 1942 and Strikers 1945. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes 1942: Joint Strike special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Time Pilot

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1982PCXbox

Brings what grabs you about 1942: Joint Strike: a historical setting, good gunplay and action-packed real-time combat.

A Konami arcade classic where you fly freely in every direction across an endlessly scrolling sky, dogfighting through different eras, from biplanes to jets and futuristic craft.

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1942

Gameplay comes before story

A classic vertically scrolling Capcom arcade shooter where you fly a World War II fighter, blast waves of enemy planes, dodge bullets with loop-the-loops and grab power-ups. Short, reflex-driven, score-chasing runs with steep difficulty.

Strikers 1945

Linear, curated structure

You fly a plane through waves of enemies and bullets in an alternate postwar world full of mechs and rockets. It rewards quick reflexes, dodging and collecting power-ups.

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Historical setting

A linear WWII first-person shooter that sends you through iconic operations such as the Normandy landing as an OSS agent. It stands out for its cinematic presentation and stirring orchestral score.

Medal of Honor: Airborne

Historical setting

A WWII shooter where you play a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne, dropping into each mission from the air and choosing your own landing spot. From there you tackle objectives in any order across semi-open battlefields.

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Historical setting

A linear World War II first-person shooter following Marine Thomas Conlin from Tarawa through other Pacific battles. It stresses cinematic set pieces, squad support and a medic-based healing system over typical health pickups.

Medal of Honor: Vanguard

Historical setting

A linear World War II first-person shooter in which you play paratrooper Frank Keegan, fighting from Sicily into Germany. It focuses on intense, cinematic firefights across historical battlefields.

UberSoldier

Historical setting

You play as Karl Stolz, a Nazi soldier resurrected with supernatural powers who switches sides to fight for the German Resistance. It is a classic WWII first-person shooter with an unusual supernatural twist.

Call of Duty: Roads to Victory

Historical setting

A World War II shooter for the PSP with three interlinked campaigns where you fight as American, Canadian and British soldiers. It brings the Call of Duty feel to handheld play in compact missions.

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