NES
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War
DEV
SNK
REL
Sep '89
Jun '89
ALSO
About

P.O.W. - Prisoners of War is a single-player port of the arcade military-themed brawler from SNK. It's notable for its optional areas that allow you to collect items and weapons, including guns with limited ammo. It's also very difficult for an NES beat 'em up.

Marquee
Story

This is the enemy headquarters. Your orders are to invade the enemy's camp as a prisoner and destroy their leaders.

Trivia

This version adds bosses that aren't present in the arcade version.

Despite the title, in this version there is only one Prisoner of War.

Release Info
Developer
SNK
Publisher
SNK
Released
Sep '89
Jun '89
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Series
$series
Game
Players
1
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Hardcore
Gang size
Trio (3)
Variety
Bonus stages
Playtime
0:45
Combat
Buttons
Punch, Kick
Combos
No
Grabs
No
Dashing
No
Enemy H. Bars
No
Item Pickup
Contact
Item Stay
Stay
Weapons
Ammo/Hold
Death-blow
No
Friendly Fire
N/A
Char Switch
N/A
Ground Hit
No
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Realistic
Sprites
Medium
Setting
Jungle
Focus
Hand-to-hand
Music
Rock
Tone
Serious
Numbers
Fighters
1
Stages
?
Enemies
?
Bosses
?
Weapons
?
Lives
3
Continues
0
Extend
?
Slamson Sez
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava

P.O.W. is kinda lame. Its combat is fairly brain-dead, although it does have a cool gun you can use sometimes. The enemy variety is piss-poor, and the bosses aren't great either. The music and graphics are average, and the gameplay gets old well before the end. It's a competent game but nothing special. It is super hard at least.

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