<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Too Much Free Time]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://tmft.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Tracy Poff]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://tmft.wordpress.com/author/tracypoff/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[First Impressions: 1944]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a pirate version of <a href="https://tmft.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/first-impressions-1943-the-battle-of-midway/">1943</a>:</p>
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<p>The only change that I noted between this and 1943 is that holding down the fire button, rather than charging the weapon, yields a very fast auto-fire. Otherwise, identical:</p>
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<p>Verdict: Play 1943 instead.</p>
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