History VideoGame / BomberCrew

* JustPlaneWrong: Among other things, you can make emergency repairs on an engine by ''climbing out on the wing.''
** RealityIsUnrealistic: This was based on an incident where a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Cyril_Jackson flight engineer]] climbed out and repaired the wing that was shot by a fighter.

* RandomNumberGod: Your Electrical, Oxygen, and Hydraulic Systems can fail on takeoff and during flight which is ''really annoying and life-threatening'' but can provide free XP for your Engineer. This can be mitigated by upgrading them to [=Mk2=] standards and above.

** Turrets equipped with feed systems will fire non-stop without requiring you to manually reload them which can make a big difference when the fighter attacks get more frequent and intense.

* RealityEnsues: You can perform the Corkscrew Maneuver while a crew member is trying to repair a wing and they'll end up falling off the plane as a result of your stupidity.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: If you lose your aircraft and entire crew, you will have to buy completely new personal equipment for their replacements, but at least some of the upgrades you bought for your previous bomber will transfer over to the new craft.

* RandomNumberGod: Your Electrical, Oxygen, and Hydraulic Systems can fail on takeoff which is ''really annoying'' but can provide free XP for your Engineer. This can be mitigated by upgrading them to [=Mk2=] standards and above.

* RandomNumberGod: Your Electrical, Oxygen, and Hydraulic Systems can fail on takeoff which is ''really annoying'' but can provide free XP for your Engineer. This can be mitigated by upgrading them to Mk2 standards and above.

* BloodlessCarnage: If your crew is wounded they'll just lay down on the floor and require another crewman to attend to them with a medkiit.

* TheSquad: The crew of your bomber, which will hopefully survive long enough to become a BadassCrew.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: If you lose your aircraft and entire crew, you will have to buy completely new personal equipment for their replacements, but at least some of the equipment you bought for your first bomber will transfer over to the new craft.

* ShoutOut: If you defeat the German Ace menacing your aircraft, he'll call back "So, the hunter has become the hunted. [[Film/JurassicPark Clever girl.]]"

* EpicFail: You can perform the Corkscrew Maneuver while a crew member is trying to repair a wing and they'll end up falling off the plane as a result of your stupidity.

* AnyoneCanDie: Your bomber crews are vulnerable and will die if they got shot too many times or [[EveryoneDies or the plane explodes.]]

* BeenThereShapedHistory: There are several "Critical" missions which touch upon historical World War 2 events. For example, the earliest one has you providing air support for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieppe_Raid Operation Jubilee]], bombing submarines and enemy coastal emplacements that threaten the operation's landing craft. In the case of that one your success is measured by meeting your own mission objectives, since historically the raid on Dieppe was an abject failure.

* AnyoneCanDie: Your bomber crews are vulnerable and will die if they got shot too many times or [[EveryoneDies taken along with the crew if the plane exploded.]]

The game releases on {{UsefulNotes/Steam}} October 19th, 2017, and on consoles in 2018.

* BeenThereShapedHistory: There are several "Critical" missions which touch upon historical World War 2 events. For example, the earliest one has you providing air support for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieppe_Raid Operation Jubilee]], bombing submarines and enemy coastal emplacements that threaten the operation's landing craft. In the case of that one your success is measured by meeting your own mission objectives, since historically the raid on Dieppe itself was an abject failure.

''Bomber Crew'' is a RogueLike video game made by Creator/RunnerDuck in the vein of ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight''. In the game you'll manage the crew of a [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII World War 2]] bomber based off the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships British Lancaster]], flying missions against UsefulNotes/NaziGermany.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To the Creator/MicroProse game ''B-17 Flying Fortress'', which was the first bomber simulation to feature crew management. In comparison ''Bomber Crew'' is LighterAndSofter, not requiring the player to actually fly the plane or fire the guns, just direct the crew to do so.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To the Creator/MicroProse game ''B-17 Flying Fortress'', which was the first bomber simulation to feature crew management. In comparison ''Bomber Crew'' is LighterAndSofter, not requiring the player to actually fly the plane or fire the guns, just direct your crew to do so.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To the Creator/MicroProse game B-17 Flying Fortress, which was the first bomber simulation to feature crew management. In comparison ''Bomber Crew'' is LighterAndSofter, not requiring the player to actually fly the plane or fire the guns, just direct your crew to do so.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Your bomber and crew both look very cute and childish. Oh wait, did someone just burn to death from a fire in the tail section?