P.O.W.: Prisoners of War, released in Japan as Datsugoku -Prisoners of War- (脱獄 -Prisoners of War-, Prison Break: Prisoners of War), is a side-scrolling beat 'em up produced by SNK originally released as an arcade game in 1988.
A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System on June 30, 1989 in Japan and on September 1989 in North America. The player controls a military prisoner who breaks free from his cell and must fight his way into the enemy's main base in order to eliminate their leader and escape.
