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The horizontal version of the STG game "Madden 51 Flying Team" jointly developed by Brazilian film company Fehorama Filmes and independent gamer Loomiarts. This game was announced as early as 2020 by Weiyu Games, but it was not until two years later that it officially met the players. The game takes the cutscene form of black and white movies as its main selling point, showing the old-fashioned science fiction shooting techniques of the mid-19th century.
interpretation technique
The plot cutscene of this work is presented by a live-action film throughout. The black and white pictures and simple sets remind people of the B-level science fiction films of the last century, and the rendering of the retro atmosphere is very successful. The theme of the game's script is also very familiar. It tells the story of the fact that after humans reached a cooperation with aliens, resources on Earth were gradually controlled by aliens. At the same time, humans also realized the alien's conspiracy to enslave humans. Then the Resistance Army's 51 Flying Team was established and the confrontation with aliens began. The enemies in the game are all UFOs, which are not only full of three-dimensional shapes, but also the combat sound effects in old movies and the explosion effects under the black and white filters make this game full of the performance effects of low-cost special films in ancient times.
main mechanism
In most levels, players have to play Captain Kaya, carrying a machine gun with linear ballistics and two sub-weapons. A few levels can use other people's planes, but the difference is not big, except that the machine gun's trajectory is wider. The only cultivation element in the game is the enhancement components before the level starts, which will be automatically unlocked as the game plays. The enhancement components are very functional, including the body's anti-strike ability, scoring ability, main and secondary weapons, etc. The combat mode is a very traditional Qing version of shooting. There are no other fancy enhancement props in the version, only parachutes similar to 1UP rewards, which is also the only collection item in the level.
game experience
In addition to good picture rendering and imaginative mechanical shapes, the cutscene will also be interspersed with newspaper interpretations from various alien perspectives, allowing players to better immerse themselves in the plot. Although this game only has 11 levels and the mechanism is not complicated, it has a capacity of up to 12G, which shows that it occupies a considerable amount of mass in performance effects. The overall difficulty of the game is not high, and it can even be said to be quite friendly. Not only does it have multiple save points, but it also comes with two auxiliary functions.
In the settings, players can choose infinite life. Players who want to experience the plot can save time of repeated challenges. If they do not want to destroy the game experience, they can use another automatic fire function, so that players can focus more on putting out sub-weapons. However, even so, the settlement score of this game is quite strict. In addition to having requirements for scores and kills, the number of parachutes collected will also have an impact on the results.
Conclusion
As a Qing version of the shooting game, "Madden 51 Flying Team" has a very unique art style and is very attractive in performance effects. The game's operation feels very smooth, and supports arcade mode and two-player same-screen gameplay, making the level more challenging under dynamic difficulty. However, the overall gameplay is relatively basic, and the experience is a bit too traditional. The lack of random elements greatly reduces the value of replay in this game.
