Flying Tigers 2

Flying Tigers 2 (1994, DOS) doubles down on the formula of its predecessor and adds a bit more bite to the bark. The action is still brisk, but the skies feel busier, the stakes slightly higher, and the enemies marginally less polite about flying into your crosshairs. There’s a scrappy charm to the whole production, like a sequel made by people who genuinely enjoyed the first round and wanted to turn every dial a notch to the right. Dogfights become swirling knots of contrails and panic, and you’ll find yourself muttering tactical advice to your screen as if the pilots can hear you. It’s not reinventing aerial combat, but it doesn’t need to; it’s here to deliver fast, uncomplicated thrills with a confident wink.