Flying Heroes
Developer(s): Take 2 Interactive, Illusion Softworks, Pterodon
Gameplay
Flying Heroes is an arena based shooter game that takes place on various flying creatures. There are four clans to choose from, with varying creatures or machines for players. The four clans are: Sky Knights, Lizard Riders, Hammercraft, and Magion. There is also a multiplayer mode. In the beginning, or in the demo, only Lizard Riders and Magion are available choices. Sky Knights and Hammercraft become available when the career mode is beaten.
Career Mode
In career mode the player battles in three different leagues in a variety of arenas. Beginning with the Iron league, followed by the Silver league and culminating in the Golden league. In order to proceed onto the next league the player must be the highest ranked pilot in the league the end of each season. Each league dictates the flying machines/creatures available for purchase, from the weakest in the Iron league to the behemoths of the Golden league. The length of each match, matches per season, currency reward per frag, the prowess and quantity of enemies also increases in line with each league.
After completing the Golden league a cut-scene will show aliens coming down demanding some kind of payment before the final boss battle starts.
League Matches
A league match is always a death-match, with the objective being to shoot down as many opponents as possible while trying not to get shot down yourself. The reward for shooting down an opponent is one frag, with two awarded for eliminating the current leading pilot. When the player is shot down by one of their own projectiles or spells/abilities, one frag is lost from their score. If the player shoots down a teammate (Golden League players get an NPC wingman), two frags are deducted from their score. At the end of the match the pilot with the most frags wins and frags are converted into a currency reward for all pilots:
The second kind of league match is called a 'Frag Limit', in game they are classed as training matches. This is because they take place in the same arena as the main league match, but results obtained are not counted in the league rankings. The rules are similar to a standard league match, except that the winner is the pilot who reaches a pre-determined number of frags first. All other rules are the same, including currency reward values. These matches are always done as an alternative to a special match or quest, described below.
Special Matches and Quests
During the career there are various side missions that serve to complete an objective: such as locating three statuettes. The player can choose to participate in a side quest if they wish or do a training (frag limit) match. The player can even elect to skip straight to the next main league match, however the chance to earn any revenue is instantly forfeited. There is no prejudice on the player on choosing any of these options, as the game does not employ a renown based system. The different types of secondary match are described below.
Tag
The object in this match is not to get touched or 'tagged' by the pilot who current