Down In Flames: Locked-on

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.8

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high frequency of interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Down in Flames: Locked-On has a high replayability score due to its high variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The game offers different experiences each time it is played and allows players to improve their strategies over time. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. However, the game may take some time to learn, which slightly affects the overall replayability score.

Luck profile

Down in Flames: Locked-On has a moderate level of randomness impact, where random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate this randomness through strategic decisions and planning, resulting in a game that is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Down in Flames: Jets brings the Down In Flames system to the jet age, by adding missile combat and range. The "one hit one kill" sudden death nature of modern combat, makes this game very different than earlier versions of Down In Flames! Multiple campaigns from the 1970s through modern day give players a variety of scenarios. During these campaigns, players will perform air combat missions to escort their strike aircraft to the target. Down in Flames: Jets provides the fast-paced feel of air combat developed during the other games in the series, with streamlined rules and an intuitive, fast-playing game system. Aircraft included in the game: BAe Harrier, F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-18 Hornet, F-22 Raptor, MiG-21 Fishbed, MiG-23 Flogger, MiG-29 Fulcrum, Su-27 Flanker, A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, Mirage 2000, and many more.

Mechanism

2

Hand Management Solo / Solitaire Game

Family

2

Digital Implementations: TableTop Simulator Modâ?¦ Series: Down in Flames (Dan Verssen)

Type

1

Wargames

Media