Descpription:
P.O.W. is a side-scrolling, beat 'em up game, which
were typical during the time that it was created. The game play is simple.
The usefulness of the punch in the arcade version has been called into question,
since it drives the enemy soldier backward, possibly giving him a chance to get
away and then return to the fight. In the attract mode in the arcade version,
a machine gun becomes available to Snake much earlier than in actual
gameplay, a fact that some might say smacks of false advertising.
There are four levels of gameplay:
First Level: Escape from Prison Camp
Second Level: Attacking the Industrial Area
Third Level: Guerilla Attack in the Jungle
Fourth Level: Destruction of Communications Headquarters
The arcade version has an unfortunate glitch in the fourth level (at
the point at which the player is facing the boss of that level) in
which an enemy soldier will roll indefinitely and cannot be killed,
thus making it impossible to progress further. This only happens sometimes.
