1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen

This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( October 2025 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The game is set in the Pacific theater of World War II , off the coast of the Midway Atoll with the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces as the main group of antagonists .

S. Navy ace pilot seeking revenge to defeat the Japanese naval aerial forces that attacked the American aircraft carrier , destroy all Japanese air and sea forces , fly through the 16 stages of play, and ultimately destroy the battleship Yamato , the game's final boss . 11 of these stages consist of an air-to-sea battle with a battleship or an aircraft carrier as the stage boss, while 5 stages consist of an all-aerial battle, either against a squadron of multiple strategic bombers or a single heavy bomber , the latter requires the player to shoot its engines to destroy it. As in 1942 , players pilot a P-38 Lightning .

Controls are also similar: button 1 fires main weapons, and button 2 performs two special actions: one of three special lightning attacks in exchange for some of the player's fuel, or a loop maneuver like in 1942 if buttons 1 and 2 are pressed simultaneously. Players now have only one life, in the form of a large "fuel" meter, constantly depleting, but refillable by collecting various powerups. In 2-player mode, when both players overlap their planes on screen, the energy bar can be transferred from the player with more fuel to the player with less. Destroying a complete formation of red enemy planes will result in a power-up , such as a health boost or a new main weapon.

There are cheat codes, different for every stage, ranging from holding down a fire button or pointing the joystick in a certain direction; player(s) are rewarded with fully upgraded weapons. Attacks and Items There are a number of different weapons, attacks, and items the player can use in total. Weapons There are 6 different weapons in the game. The player comes equipped with a standard weapon at all times unless a power up is obtained by destroying a group of red planes, in which case the player will have a chance to receive a special weapon.

The power up can also be cycled to various weapons by shooting it. Weapons include: Standard Machine Gun: The player comes first equipped with this. Two shots are fired simultaneously when the fire button is pressed. Shotgun: Shoots a wide, short-ranged, shot of bullets.

These bullets can also destroy enemy fire. If a second shotgun power-up is obtained it will increase its power Three-way MG: Like the standard MG but will also shoot bullets diagonally allowing for wider spread. Auto: Will shoot a short burst of eight bullets with every press of the fire button. Shell: The shell, sometimes referred to as the Super Shell, will shoot a single line of shells with no spread.

A wider spread can be obtained through the side fighter item. The shell is powerful and requires good accuracy and is the only weapon that can be continuously shot with the fire button being pressed down. Laser: A rare item that shoots a powerful piercing laser. This item can be obtained by collecting the maneki-neko (beckoning cat) that will flash around the screen.

Special Attacks There are three separate special attacks that the player can use by pressing the B button. Each attack uses a chunk of energy from the player. Using the attack cannot kill the player but instead the player will be unable to use the attack when low on energy. Lighting Attack: Only usable during the air section of the game.

This attack instantly destroys any small air targets. Tsunami Attack: Only usable during the surface attacks, it destroys all small air targets, damages ships, and stops the screen from scrolling for a few seconds. Cyclone: Destroys all enemy fire. Items There are five separate items that can be obtained through playing: POW: POWs can be obtained by destroying a group of red planes.

A POW will restore 8 of the players energy. Energy tank: An energy tank can be obtained by shooting a POW or weapon enough to cycle it to the energy tank. The energy tank will restore 24 of the player's energy. Yashichi: Can be obtained by shooting special locations or obtained rarely by shooting a fighter under certain circumstances.

This will completely refill the player's energy bar. Star: A rare item to appear, more rare than the Yashichi. It will reset the special weapon timer to max and give the player 5,000 points. Side fighters: Adds two fighters to the side of the player that add to the projectile amount with certain weapon upgrades.

The side fighters are weak and can be destroyed in a few hits. Bonus Items There are six bonus items the player can get which will give them differing numbers of points: Bamboo Shoots: In order to make them appear the players must fly over the clouds in a certain way. 500 points are awarded for making them appear and 2,200 for collecting them. Strawberry: To make appear the player typically has to shoot the higher and smallest battleship just before dropping down.

Collecting them will give 10,000 points. Barrels: Barrels can be found by shooting hidden locations when closer to the water. Barrels are worth 10,000 points. Dragonfly: The hardest item to get.

It is said to appear when a battleship becomes visible from aerial battle or when the credit notation is at 9. It is worth 10,000 points if collected. Cow: Can be revealed by shooting secret locations and is worth 20,000 points when collected. Mobi-chan: When a battleship receives 100% destruction four pieces will come from the bridge and fly towards the player.

Each piece will deal massive damage to the player if they hit them but if shot down before hitting the player gets 10,000 points for each one. In addition Mobi-Chan from Hyper Dyne Side Arms may escape when the bridge explodes.