Carrier Air Wing (Arcade) - 1 Credit Challenge
2In this video, I'm doing a 1 Credit Challenge of a game that I never played before, but it looks interesting to try out. That game is: Carrier Air Wing for the Arcade. This game was developed and published by Capcom, it was only released for the arcade in 1990. Carrier Air Wing is also known as: U.S. Navy in Japan and it's a side scrolling shooter game. It is the spiritual successor to U.N. Squadron, which was released in the previous year. As with the original, players chose any one of three different jet fighters and battle their way through ten enemy-packed stages. Other ideas carried over from U.N. Squadron include the shop, which allows players to buy weapon and shield upgrades for their jet fighter between stages, and the energy bar, which is replaced by a "fuel bar" which starts full at the start of each stage and decreases as time passes with some fuel lost each time the plane is damaged. The plot goes like this: During the decade of the nineties, many things in the world have changed. Growing cooperation between old rivals and friendships between the superpowers of the globe were examples of such occurring changes in political and economical scenarios of the world, but this fragile peace was not to last for long. In the year 1997, the fictional Middle Eastern country of Rabu has built several weapons of mass destruction, such as ICBMs, tactical nuclear bombs, and even a satellite-based tactical laser weapon, able to strike anywhere in the world. With such weaponry in hand and benefiting from several terrorists over the world, Rabu was ready to declare war on mankind and aspire to their dream of global conquest. An emergency call arrives to the U.S. government when in 1999, Rabu strikes Tokyo, Japan with its extensive weaponry. The Americans decide to fight back against Rabu, and the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) slips out to sea carrying three of the finest Navy fighter pilots in the world: Rick Ford, Mark Olson, and James Roy, launching them on a campaign to remove the threat of Rabu and bring peace and freedom back to the world. The greatest air war in human history is about to begin... The three flyable aircrafts that you can choose from are: F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet and A-6E Intruder. For this run, I'm going to use the F/A-18 Hornet to see how far I can get with only 1 credit. About my run: The game is difficult, because in my practice runs I keep dying against the second boss in stage 2. This run that I recorded today. I almost got defeated by the second boss, but luckily I survived that boss with a little fuel left and I got to stage 3. Unfortunately I almost got to the third boss and died there. I'm very happy with the end score I got. Overall, Carrier Air Wing for the arcade is a tough, but fun scrolling shooter from Capcom. I recommend to give this game a try. I hope you enjoy this 1 Credit Challenge video of Carrier Air Wing for the Arcade and thanks for watching!
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