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Blow away all my expectations!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game blew me away. I bought it just cause I needed a new game to play. I am so glad I bought this one. It is one of the better games I have played in a long time. The only flaw with this game is, it is far to short. I blew through this game in about 5 days. However, it was the best 5 days of my life. There are a few tricky parts, but a bulk of the game is pretty easy. Yet, it still remains fun the whole way through. Not to much replay value though. There are a few levels of difficulty, but the game still remains the same. There is Xbox Live play, which will keep the game going for a while. This would have to be in my top 5 greatest Xbox games. (as of right now)

Swashbuckling in a plane

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Now dirt cheap, this early Xbox game is a real gem. It is a fast-paced, fun and exciting airplane shooter with a a dash of RPG (upgradeable planes and non-linear missions) and an entertaining old school sci-fi swashbuckler feel. Graphics hold up for current gen and gameplay is easy to pick up and solid. Although dogfighting can get repedative, there is alot of variation in enemies and locales as well as stationary cannon shooting to add some flare.

Looking for a great cheap Xbox game? Crimson Skies is it.

Crimson Skies review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the few flying games with great controls. This game is really one of a kind, as there are hardly any games on the market similar to this one. Both the multiplayer and singleplayer are fun. There is a nice selection of planes, each with different special attacks. The controls are fluent and easy to use.

Fun Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

OK, this isn't no Halo but I enjoyed it very much. I am a progessional pilot and I generally avoid game console flight games due to lack of realism. I was pleasantly surprised by how fun this game was. Kind of a FPS of the sky. Good plot and story line.

Only real con I have is it is a farily short game as XBOX games go. Probably 10-15 hours playtime. For the money, I highly recommend it.

one of the best Xbox Live games to date

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Crimson Skies has turned out to be much more entertaining than I'd expected, both online and single player. It's alot of fun engaing in online dogfights, with players from Europe, Canada, the US...and the planes. Oh boy! It will take you a few minutes to get used to the controls, but you'll get used to it with no majot problems. I like beng able to do an Inngerman (sp?) to turn around and surprise ppeople who are firing away from me form my six. Th barrel rools and power climb is reat too.

The single player was worked over, which case the game's delay. I think this was an excellent idea--you'll learn how to fly multiple planes and even a gyro copter. Did I tell you about the antiaircraft guns! Some are the basic flak guns, others have machine huns, and two have missiles, one guided, one not. The story and presentation is top rate. So microsoft has another winner for the Xbox. Even when you're done with the single player game, I don't think you can beta the Live experience..until PGR2 and Rainbox 6 3 are out...oops, R63 IS out!

Best. Xbox Live title. Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The title says it all - this is THE game for Xbox Live - the single player campaign is excellent, too. Can't recommend this game highly enough! See you in the skies!

Great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My friend recommmended getting it after he had bought it. So I rented this game to give it a try before buying it. I was very pleased. The game is extremely fun to play. If you are looking for a flight sim, look elsewhere. This is a more arcade style game. Basically you fly missions and help people out, that will in turn, help you out in your missions. As you go, you earn money for accomplishments. You can then apply the money for upgrades to planes as you acquire them. The graphics are great, the gameplay is sometimes frantic but always fun. The controls are easy to learn and well thought out. I can't wait to buy it! Definitely recommended.

Just Plane Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Crimson Skies is lots of fun. Especially if you like having multiplayer deathmatches with three of your friends, and when they aren't around to shoot down, you can always switch over to xbox live or single-player campaign mode. The levels all give you plenty of nooks and crannies to explore, discover hidden treasures, and play challenging mini-games with varying degrees of difficulty. The story line isn't important, so you'll forgive its occasional shortcomings (the end was too abrupt). There are downloadable maps and airplanes, but for some reason, the game doesn't let you fly the downloaded planes in split-screen off-line multiplayer, nor in campaign mode. Also, online multiplayer allows no more than two players on the same xbox, which is kind of a drag. But despite these little problems, the game is one of the best multiplayer xbox games in stores, and it never hurts your gamer prowess to have some virtual aerial combat experience. For that, Crimson Skies is quite choice.

How long will it take you to break your controller?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It's a fun game. Wee, woohoo, yippee! You learn to fly the planes with the greatest of ease, and zip through the storyline. The graphics are great! Sometimes you have to replay a part 2 or 3 times to get past it. It's challenging! But then, you get to a part in the story called Soloho's Challenges (go on, google it). That is where the game ends for most people. Because suddenly, your are required to have a skill level that is totally out of line with the rest of the game - sorta like "catch this peanut, catch this peanut, STOP THESE BULLETS WITH YOUR TEETH!". After 40, 50, 60 tries, you take the disk out of the xbox, and throw it away. It'll make you angry. You will never finish it. Or if you do finish it, you'll never get that 40 hours of your life back... It's explain why such a highly rated game ended up in the $5 and under bin.

I loved it right up to the moment I hated it. And then I hated it enough to pitch out. I'm not sadistic enough to trade this piece of junk in... If you must play it, try to borrow it. Most people who own it will say "keep it".

Gorgeous, beautiful to look at. Fun to play.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: January 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

So much fun on this one. I love how the xbox controller shakes in your hand with each different type of weapon you fire, especially the large, double-barreled machine gun. The graphics are amazing as you can see your ammo trail off into the distance. There's a "Sky Captain" quality to the Chicago landscapes. I wish the people who bail out of their planes could be blasted into hamburger with the machine guns, but it's all for naught - they're impervious. Same goes for the island setting. When you fly over the surrounding water you can see whales. It would have been awesome to see their red blood mixed with the gorgeous sea after shooting at them. I agree with some who have written complaining about how easy it is to sustain damage when your aircraft is flying inside. I eventually got tired of it and entered cheat codes to make it easier. Beautiful desert scenery - many of the Southwestern vistas and canyons are amazingly reproduced.

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