About
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War is a military-themed brawler from SNK. Its gameplay is very similar to Double Dragon except for its inclusion of usable ammo-based guns.
Marquee
Story
Trivia
Prisoners of War is the first brawler to feature usable guns.
P.O.W. was ported to NES. It lacks two-player support but adds optional item rooms and a few new bosses.
Release Info
Developer
SNK
Publisher
SNK
Released
Aug '88Also on
Series
$series
Game
Players
2
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Hardcore
Gang size
Large (6)
Variety
None
Playtime
0:30
Combat
Buttons
Punch, Kick, Jump
Combos
Linear
Grabs
No
Dashing
No
Enemy H. Bars
No
Item Pickup
Button
Item Stay
Stay
Weapons
Ammo, Hold
Death-blow
No
Friendly Fire
Yes
Char Switch
No
Ground Hit
No
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Semi-realistic
Sprites
Small
Setting
Military
Focus
Hand-to-hand
Music
Rock
Tone
Serious
Numbers
Fighters
2
Stages
5
Enemies
?
Bosses
?
Weapons
?
Lives
2
Continues
1
Extend
?
Arcade
Monitors
1 Raster CRT
Class
JAMMA
Sound
Amplified Mono
Resolution
256 x 224
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava
P.O.W. isn't great. Its core combat is extremely simple (use the kick until you get the brass knuckles then punch) which can work, except the enemy variety is poor so the game is fairly boring overall. Using the gun is a change of pace but other than that the gameplay never really goes anywhere. The graphics and sound aren't the best either.
