1943: The Battle of Midway

"The best shooter game for NES"

This is one of the most fun games that I have ever played in my life. Everything is just like it is in the arcade version, which is very addicting. My review will explain to you why I think that this is the best shooter game for the NES.

Graphics/ 10/10
The NES isn't known for having the greatest graphics, being that it is over 15 years old, but I thought that this games graphics were very good for an 8 bit system. The explosions are very well detailed and I couldn't find any flaws in the graphics. That is why I gave the graphics a 10 out of 10

Sound/ 10/10
The sounds on the game are amazing for the time period that it was in. Most of the games I have for NES have the worst music possible for the situation or just plain old bad music, but not 1943. The music fits the situation perfectly, although most of the situations are exactly the same, the sound was a very big thing to me on this game. That is why I gave the sound a 10/10

Game Play/ 10/10
The game play in this game is extremely good, this is the reason why I think that it is such a good game. In this game you are basically going to every level and trying to kill as many guys as possible before they hit you or they go off of the screen. Another thing that I liked a lot abut this game, is that you can get your stats higher if you find a secret spot in the level and shoot it to get a little stat points, you start the game out with 3 stat points and they allow you to put them any where that you want, you can put them under offense, defense, energy level, and spec. weapons. The game play in this game is so good for an 8 bit system. That is why I gave the game play a 10/10

Replay value/ 10/10
I can not find a reason why you wouldn't want to play this game over and over again. It was just so fun going through levels and blowing everything up and then facing the boss at the end of each level. After you beat each level, they give you a code for that level so you don't have to do everything over again. That is why I gave the replay value a 10/10

Overall this is one of the most fun games I have ever played in my life. If you own an NES then you should definitely have this game in your collection. If you don't have this game yet, you should get it as soon as possible, you will not be disappointed.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 02/24/03, Updated 02/24/03