For many, a high-definition remake of a classic game from childhood is the perfect nostalgia trip. Developers can shore up the stuff less than classic, lost to memory that plague such revisits, keeping the pristine thoughts from back in the day intact. Sadly a revisit to the 1942 franchise hasn't been quite so fortunate.
Joint Strike is by no means a terrible game, or even mediocre, it's really just lacking something that could have made it a lot better. Quite honestly, elements that limit Joint Strike's potential remain elusive to me. So much so they haunt most of the experience. Luckily Capcom added a post-release demo for fans of the NES/arcade classic remake to check out. And with that 1942: Joint Strike is definitely worth a look, it's just too bad it remains a couple steps from being so much better.
