<s>
is	O
a	O
1987	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
earlier	O
1942	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
1942	B-Application
,	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
created	O
by	O
Japanese	O
developers	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
player-controlled	O
Americans	O
attacking	O
the	O
Japanese	O
air	O
fleet	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Capcom	O
games	O
designed	O
with	O
Western	O
markets	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Midway	O
,	O
which	O
occurred	O
in	O
June	O
1942	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
U.S.	O
Air	O
Force	O
ace	O
pilot	O
seeking	O
revenge	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Japanese	O
air	O
forces	O
that	O
attacked	B-Application
the	O
American	O
aircraft	O
carrier	O
,	O
destroy	O
all	O
Japanese	O
air	O
and	O
sea	O
forces	O
,	O
fly	O
through	O
the	O
16	O
stages	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
destroy	O
the	O
battleship	O
Yamato	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
1942	B-Application
,	O
players	O
pilot	O
a	O
P-38	O
Lightning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controls	O
are	O
also	O
similar	O
:	O
button	O
1	O
fires	O
main	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
button	O
2	O
performs	O
two	O
special	O
actions	O
:	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
special	O
lightning	O
attacks	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
fuel	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
loop	O
maneuver	O
like	O
in	O
1942	B-Application
if	O
buttons	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
are	O
pressed	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
Mobi-Chan	O
from	O
Hyper	B-Application
Dyne	I-Application
Side	I-Application
Arms	I-Application
may	O
escape	O
when	O
the	O
bridge	O
explodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
released	O
their	O
own	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
it	O
was	O
rereleased	O
as	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
1	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	B-Application
it	O
was	O
re	O
–	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
the	O
initial	O
game	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Cabinet	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
sold	O
individually	O
or	O
in	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
exactly	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
1943	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
plane	O
by	O
permanently	O
upgrading	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
and	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
version	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
alternate	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
1943	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
as	O
simply	O
1943	B-Application
Kai	O
,	O
again	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
contains	O
many	O
additional	O
levels	O
and	O
original	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
itself	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1998	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
in	O
the	O
2005	B-Application
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
1943	B-Application
:	O
Midway	O
Kaisen	O
in	O
their	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
,	O
and	O
tenth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
conversion	B-Application
kit	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
also	O
listed	O
1943	B-Application
Kai	O
:	O
Midway	O
Kaisen	O
in	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1988	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
