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P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
Learn P.O.W. NES punches, kicks, jump-kicks, back attacks, guns, knives, grenades and hut upgrades.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
Quick start
Use A for kicks and B for punches; press A+B for a jump-kick. With a gun, A fires and B swings the gun butt; knives and grenades use B. Enter huts prepared to defeat everyone inside.
Controls
D-pad: move. A: kick/fire gun. B: punch/gun butt/throw knife or grenade. A+B: jump-kick. Opposite direction+B: back-punch. SELECT: start/continue. START: start/pause.
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War — About this game
North American cartridge. P.O.W.: Prisoners of War is a single-player NES beat ’em up in which captive soldier Bart escapes and attacks GOON’s base. Huts and vehicles contain brass knuckles, armor, health, and weapons. Combat combines kicks, punches, back attacks, and a simultaneous-button jump-kick, while guns, knives, and grenades change the attack buttons.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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