P.O.W.: Prisoners of War

Details

Playtime 22s
Last Activity 21/12/2024 9:40:13
Added 05/11/2024 21:48:38
Modified 15/06/2025 14:29:26
Completion Status Played
Library Playnite
Source
Platform Arcade
Release Date 15/08/1988
Community Score 70
Critic Score
User Score
Genre Beat 'em Up
Developer SNK
Publisher SNK
Feature
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Tag [EMT] Video Micro missing
[Ludusavi] Unknown save data

Description

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War, released in Japan as Datsugoku -Prisoners of War, is a side-scrolling beat 'em up produced by SNK originally released as an arcade game in 1988.

A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System on June 30, 1989 in Japan and on September 1989 in North America. The player controls a military prisoner who breaks free from his cell and must fight his way into the enemy's main base in order to eliminate their leader and escape.