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Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2017

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Quick resume

FLYING TIGERS: SHADOWS OVER CHINA is an air-combat action game based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that defended China against Japan in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War 2.

Global score

71/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulator, Strategy, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Historical and unique wwii asian theater setting
    • Accessible arcade-style flight combat
    • Good graphics and sound design
    • Varied missions and aircraft
    • Controller and joystick support

    Cons

    • Short campaign length
    • Multiplayer mode often empty
    • Some control and damage model issues
    • Limited customization and cockpit views
    • Occasional bugs and crashes reported

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination
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      "Immersive WWII setting and intense battles provide a strong escape from real life stress and engagement."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment; no evidence of obligation or pressure to play."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Purely sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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      "Minimal social interaction beyond casual multiplayer; no evidence of close relationships formed through gameplay."

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    • Leadership

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      "Some leadership elements in gang control and mission coordination, but mostly cooperative roles."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay balances challenge and fun, providing satisfying flow though some modes can be intense and fast-paced."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable visuals, sound effects, and music contribute to sensory engagement and emotional fun."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Creativity, Exploration, Expression, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Violence, Story.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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