lukenuetzmann plays P.O.W.: Prisoner of War (NES) - Part 1 of 5

Here's an interesting beat 'em up. You're escaping from a P.O.W. camp and destroying the enemy base from within. Be prepared to get hit and die a lot of really cheap deaths, though.

P.O.W. Camp

No sooner do you start the game that your main character breaks out of prison.

Be careful as you fight the soldiers, as they can tear through your life bar if you let them. Keep all of your enemies on one side as you fight them. When you send them flying a fairly long distance, they're dead.

You can jump kick by pressing both A and B simultaneously. If you press B and the direction opposite of what your character is currently facing, you'll do a back punch that hits whoever is behind you. 

You can get knives from enemies and throw them back for some instant long range fighting when you need it. You can get the machine guns from the soldiers that carry them, too. You can not only just shoot people, but also hit them with the butt of the gun. If you run out of ammo, though, you'll lose the gun instantly.

The guardhouses contain useful power-ups that you can obtain when you take out all the guards inside. The brass knuckles make your punches more powerful, the "A" icon is armor that cuts down the amount of damage you take, and the "L" icon refills your life.

You have three lives and no continues at the beginning, so you'd better be able to take as little damage as possible. This game will take quite a bit of practice to get through, but it is doable.

Grenade explosions are instant death, so you'd better stay away from them.

You'll lose your brass knuckles and armor if you die, so staying alive as long as possible is really essential to beating this game.

You'll soon climb up a ladder and walk on top of a building. This leads to a boss fight against a helicopter. Men with grenades will come out of this helicopter, and you'll have to beat them up before they can throw the grenade. When they drop the grenade after they die, grab it and throw it towards the helicopter. After enough grenades, the helicopter will go down.