Flying Heroes (2000) - DEViANCE

The land of Hesperia was a blood soaked land plagued by violence and darkness. As the brutally destructive civil war raged on, the land was spiraling towards a total collapse a collapse of mankind with diminished hopes of peace. After generations of war, one man stood up and assumed leadership duties as the first emperor of Hesperia. His name was Atlanton II.
Atlanton II initiated an annual Air Battle Tournament to prevent further war and bloodshed. Held in the infamous Arena of the Giants, located in Southern Chalibar, the gladiatorial air tournament was fierce; prisoners of war had nothing left to fight for and took it out on their opponents. Because clans and tribes would still bicker, a league was set up in which the strongest member from each region would fight.

Now that the emperor has single handedly brought peace to the land of Hesperia, its your turn to take to the skies and fight for your brothers! Flying Heroes is a first person air combat simulation filled with dogfights, multiple tournament arenas, devastating magical spells and over 20 large airships divided amongst tribes and clans. Among the various clans are the Lizard Riders, the arcane Magion, the secretive Hammercraft and the bird like Sky Knights. Each clan has an array of airships, weaponry and combination attacks as well as clan specific capabilities. As examples, the Magion utilize carpets and fierce spells such as Disintegrate and Acid Rain while the Hammercraft maneuver monstrous blimp like ships along with machine guns and rockets.

Featuring:
10 spacious arenas for mid air duels (Arena, Volcano, Sky Islands...)
4 participating sides ? each completely different as far as tactics and characteristics of their ships (Sky Knights,
Lizard Raiders, Hammercraft, Magion) are concerned
Weapons include: the crossbow, dart machine, axe thrower, hive and loads of others
Action flying and air duels in fantasy flying ships
Dynamic lighting and shadows
Particle graphic effects (explosions, fires, smoke, magic, fog, rivers, ?)
3D sound and inter active music
FORCE FEEDBACK backing
Career mode including the story line and League economic management
It is possible to set up all parameters of the match within the mode of a single match
Game mode for 1 6 human players (local network, modem, serial)
24 (4x6) flying craft , with each possessing 4 chances for upgrading (functional and visual differences)
24 (4x6) weapons, each with 9 chances for upgrading their firing characteristics
Combo movements and manoeuvres of all ships for more experienced players
Each side can utilise various types of magic energy ? manoeuvres,devastating shooting, fiery breath, repairs, performing magic
Acquired tricks of magic and one off magic scrolls
Objects ? opportunity to buy, collect, store and use them
Special quests and voluntary tasks in the mode of Career
Development of features of players own character ? experience,level, characteristics
Few dozens of NPC pilots with specific characteristics and flight tactics
Hiring NPC pilots and managing them

System requirements:
Minimum
Pentium 166 MMX
64MB RAM
Direct3D Graphic Card with 4MB Ram
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
3MB Hard Hisk Space
Recommended
Pentium II 400
128MB RAM
3D Graphic Card with 36MB RAM
500MB Hard Disk Space