NES/Famicom

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War

The enemy is unstoppable. They maintain vigilant guard over their front lines! The only way to defeat them is to get behind their lines. But how? By allowing a soldier to get captured, perhaps he could escape and single-handedly defeat the enemy forces in his way. In P.O.W., the player is a soldier who has been imprisoned in a Prisoner of War camp and must escape. In order to accomplish this, he must defeat a variety of enemies. The foes will attack you hand-to-hand, with knives, guns, and from helicopters. Boss enemies will guard the end of each level. To fight back, you can use hand-to-hand, and pick up weapon power-ups, found on the ground, in rooms, or dropped by enemies. These weapons i...

Genre: Beat-'Em-Up
Year: 1989
Developer: SNK Corporation
Publisher: SNK Corporation of America
Players: 1

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Achievements

25 achievements · 352 total points

Deadshot Defeat 10 enemies with one machine gun magazine without dropping the gun
5 pts
Practice Mode Enter the cheat code and get 21 lives. Press A, B, B, Up, Up, Down, Left, Start at Title Screen.
5 pts
Killing Spree Defeat 100 enemies (no cheat)
25 pts
A Story for the Grandkids Take down 15 guards in a row with your bare hands and half health or less
10 pts
YOU over HI Beat the default high score. (No cheat code)
3 pts
Lucky 7 Get 7 happy faces (No cheat codes.)
10 pts
Confidence Build-Up Beat the game using SNK cheat code.
10 pts
No More Prison Food Beat first mission with full Health (Health refill allowed) and without death. (No cheat code)
10 pts
Hunger Strike Beat "mid-boss" the mission boss in full health (Health refill allowed) without death. (Disgaea reference.)
25 pts
I'm Tired of Eating River Rats! Beat the wrestler in mission 3 in full health (Health refill allowed) without death.
25 pts
Adrenaline Rush Beat mission 4 in full health (Health refill allowed) without death.
25 pts
Nirvana Beat the tank in full health without death. No Continue allowed.
25 pts
Jacob's Ladder Beat the final boss without death. (Health decrease allowed)
50 pts
"Braddock! Braddock!" Finish all the missions like Chuck Norris (MIA film reference). (No death nor cheat code.)
50 pts
Brass Knuckle Get Brass Knuckle before 1000pts (No cheat code)
1 pts
Get Armor Today's episode of P.O.W. has been brought to you by the letter A. (No cheat code)
1 pts
Grab a Semi-Auto Machine Gun Today's episode of P.O.W. has been brought to you by the letter G. Get this before 1000pts. (No cheat code)
1 pts
Rambo Knife Get a knife before 300pts. (No cheat code)
1 pts
Grab a Grenade Get a grenade (No cheat code)
1 pts
Get a Life Refill Today's episode of P.O.W. has been brought to you by the letter L. (No cheat code)
1 pts
BRAGging Rights Possess BR-ass, A-rmor, and G-un
3 pts
Still Useful without Ammo Don't drop the gun for the duration of 1st stage. (No cheat code)
5 pts
Tae Kwan Do Expert Reach 1st stage boss with jump kicks only deathless. (No use of weapons, punches nor normal kicks but you can pick up items.)
10 pts
Blood-stained Knuckles Beat stage 2 including boss with fists or elbows only and deathless. (No kicks or weapons use, item pickups ok)
25 pts
Escape with Loots Get a hi score of 100,000 pts and beat the game. (No cheat code)
25 pts

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P.O.W.: Prisoners of War frequently asked questions

How do I play P.O.W.: Prisoners of War online with a friend?

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play P.O.W.: Prisoners of War on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find P.O.W.: Prisoners of War in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does P.O.W.: Prisoners of War netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does P.O.W.: Prisoners of War have achievements?

Yes, P.O.W.: Prisoners of War has 25 achievements worth 352 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play P.O.W.: Prisoners of War for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play P.O.W.: Prisoners of War on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.