Check Your 6!
- March 15, 2018
- The Lordz Games Studio
"Check Your 6!" is a turn-based game that simulates World War II air battles between the Axis and Allies. Choose to play as the British or Germans in 18 different missions, with 14 aircraft and various weapons available. The AI provides challenging opponents, making for intense battles of wits.
Reviews
- The flight modeling is well-executed, allowing players to see how their interactions with the controls affect speed and altitude.
- The game offers a fun and challenging experience for fans of turn-based WW2 air combat, especially when purchased at a discounted price.
- The scenarios are engaging and require players to consider altitude and speed, adding depth to the tactical gameplay.
- The campaign consists of disconnected missions with no overarching narrative or progression, leading to a lack of investment in the game.
- There are significant issues with controls, including losing mouse control and poor documentation, which detract from the overall experience.
- The game lacks essential features such as a skirmish mode, dynamic campaigns, and sufficient content for the price, making it feel underdeveloped.
- story28 mentions
- 11 % positive mentions
- 79 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The game's campaign is criticized for being a disjointed collection of missions rather than a cohesive narrative, with only 14 missions available (7 for each side) that lack meaningful connections. Players find the setup complicated and express disappointment over the absence of a mission editor and skirmish mode, leading to a feeling of limited replayability. Overall, the campaign feels more like a series of scenarios than a true pilot career experience.
“Nice to be able to see where your plot is going to take you.”
“Headquarters hands out the missions and you pick which pilots go on missions.”
“Perhaps the modeling of planes needs a polish; the campaign is more of a series of scenarios rather than a pilot career and not linked.”
“The campaign is more of a series of scenarios rather than a pilot career and not linked; once you achieve the mission aim, the game stops and you can't play on; you also don't seem to be able to create, edit, or set up your own games yet.”
“It is a collection of missions that can be run as a linear campaign but without really any ties from one to the other.”
“And not enough missions and no skirmish... how can that be at 30 €? Unbelievable.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is accessible for newcomers while offering a rich depth of mechanics that appeals to fans of tabletop games. Incorporating real historical elements into the bases, squadrons, and pilots is expected to enhance the overall experience significantly.
“Easy to get into but also delivers a depth of mechanics, as expected.”
“Adding as much real history as possible to the bases, squadrons, and pilots will add a whole new level of gameplay.”
“The mechanics are actually fun if you're into tabletop games of this type.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game, despite having a solid concept as a tabletop port, suffers from poor design implementation, leading to a lack of replayability.
“While conceptually solid - it is a tabletop game port, after all - the design implementation is poor and it lacks replayability.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received negative feedback, with users finding it annoying and noting a lack of ambient sound beyond the noise of planes firing or moving.
“The music is annoying to me and the only ambient sound comes when planes fire or move.”