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Buy something else....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Nice try, but this game is just plain annoying, punctuated with frequent boredom. The AI is stupid, and keeps repeating irrelevant commands. Like another reviewer said, it's simple one minute, and difficult the next, for no logical reason, leaving me to believe that more effort was put into marketing than into creating a decent game. If you still want to try it, I recommend renting it first (Family Video had it for a mere $2.50 for 7 days -- now I know why!)

problee the 5th to last game I would every get!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: September 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

if you don't want to get past the 3ed level buy fire blade it's to hard.

Fireblade

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

... I usually dont get [mad] off at games, but i almost threw it out the window. There was no logic to the game. If you like flying around with minimal arms and getting shot at from all directions by tanks that take all your firepower to kill, buy this game. anyone remember games like "nuclear strike". That was the last good choper game.

Oh man is this boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was so stoked to get a PS2 helicopter and the review on another website was quite good. Unfortunately, reality set in when I started playing and I realized just how poor this game is. The graphics are lame. The flight simulation is even lamer....I mean the helicopter physics in GTAVC are even better. Spend your money on a solid game.

This game is garbage

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: August 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a sucker for flashy boxes and screen shots. I bought this game last week and was pumped to spend a number of mindless hours blasting things away. I spent about 20 minutes on it and got so upset, it triggered a seizure. So not only did I not like the game, but I spent 20 more minutes flopping around on the floor and making a drool puddle on the carpet. Do not buy this game as it is terrible. SNooks to the makers!

Boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I found this game to be incredibly boring. I did not like it. It gets 2 stars for effort, but that's it.

To Difficult

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Graphics are good, controls are good except the sniper needs to be redesinged.I too had the game freeze up on me after completing a difficult mission and had to rerun it.Swarmer missiles, great if you ever got to use 'em. This is a definate rental.Like 90% of games today they look good but the gameplay lacks heavily.This game is no different.

More Negative than Positive.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My only reference point for chopper combat games is Thunder Strike: Operation Phoenix which I think is a killer game but I'll try to evaluate FB as a stand alone experience. FB, although high on the entertainment factor, has several ridiculously difficult missions. I'm on the very last mission and, after several days, still don't see how to complete its primary and secondary objectives in the allotted time. Still haven't even figured out how to complete the primary? The game controls are cumbersome and really can't be changed to the player's liking. Graphics and sound are acceptable. Weapons are okay but another gripe I have is that the most effective weapon, the swarmer missiles, is only used on two missions and you don't even have a chance to use them on one of those two. I've also had the game "lock-up" several time and noticed several conflicting or inaccurate comments/orders during game play. I honestly can't recommend buy this game until the price comes down or the used market comes to life. I hate putting such a negative spin on FB but I gotta call 'em like I see 'em. Those of you who enjoy really, really challenging air combat, go for it. Just drop me a line and let me know how to get through the game's last mission before I go insane.

Will Fireblade Burn Out Its Competition or Will It Fizz Out?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 21
Date: June 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The box of fireblade seems very catchy to the eye but we all know it's what's on the inside that counts. This is a Midway game and Midway has had it's ups and downs like for example Mortal Combat was a kick [butt] game but then again Kurt Warner left people with a pure bad taste in their gaming desires so only a good play of this game will tell if it is worth the wait or should we just save our money for the coming of stuntman in 8 days after so hopefully Midway will have finally found another up in their gaming production. Good Luck!

Fireblade Rocks!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was a bit sceptical having played Thunderstrike and been disappointed. But this is certainly the best chopper game on PS2. It has a feel of the Strike series by EA, but of course updated to full 3d. Where EA have failed to update the series, Midway have stepped in and done a good job; or rather the developer Kuju have. It's quite a challenging game, with lots going on around you but this produces a white knuckle experience with that "just one more try" mentality to missions you can't quite do. A small number of the missions are stealth which involve using a cloaking device and sneaking up close to the enemy and supporting troops on the ground. It's enhanced by the use of a 1st person shooter style sniper mode, which allows you to xoom in and blow individual limbs off the soldiers. Even when they are dead you can still hack them up! Nasty but nice! It's not perfect, graphically it's not all there, and some missions are bloody hard, but in terms of delivering a fun experience it's well up there with the best. Hopefully this will be the start of a series, as I much prefer the arcade nature of this to the bland siminess of Thunderstrike.

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