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• Games: Video Games: Roleplaying: C: Crimson Skies Series: Reviews and Previews  (0)

Current Film - - Review, by staff [9.5/10]: "This is an extraordinarily fun airborne combat game that combines an extremely well-told story with an inspired new take on the genre and simply stunning graphics and audio..

Gaming Illustrated - - Reviewed by Sean Gibson [90%]. "The fun factor is quite high and the staff that tested out the game all came away with a pretty fun experience..

Boomtown - - Reviewed by Jonathan Lane [8/10]. "Crimson Skies is a quality title and should sit proudly alongside the other great Xbox titles." Includes screen shots. (January 10, 2004)

NetJak - - Reviewed by Clayton Chan [8.6/10]. "Crimson Skies is a great game, albeit very, very short, and a stripped down version of its predecessor." (December 24, 2003)

Snackbar Games - - Review, by RedShifter: "CS equally appeals to players who just want to jump in and shoot at planes as well as those who like to strategically fly their planes accomplishing kills with deadly precision and strategy." (December 3, 2003)

Armchair Empire - - Review, by Lee Cieniawa: "The long wait for the game's conversion from PC title to Xbox title was definitely worth it." [Score: 9.2 out of 10] (November 25, 2003)

GamerDad - - Reviewed by Colleen Hannon [5/5]. "I think all the grownups should get their hands on this one, pronto." (November 16, 2003)

GameRaiders - - Review [94/100]. "This is a terrific combat sim..." Includes screen shots. (November 3, 2003)

Gaming Nexus - - Reviewed by Charles Husemann [9.1/10]. "It's a lot of fun to play now and with future downloads the game can only get better." Includes screen shots. (November 3, 2003)

Xbox Solution - - Review [9.5/10]. Includes screen shots. (November 3, 2003)

Firing Squad - - Reviewed by Marcus Yam [90%]. "...[S]ucceeds in providing an extremely well executed and polished dogfighting experience both off and online." Includes screen shots. (October 27, 2003)

Frictionless Insight - - Reviewed by Rob de los Reyes [4/5]. "Where Crimson Skies earns a purchase is in the multiplayer component. In particular, Crimson Skies is a first-rate Xbox Live game." Includes screen shots. (October 27, 2003)

Worthplaying - - Review [9.4/10]. "Crimson Skies is the complete package, from a deep single player mode to one of the best online components out there." Includes screen shots. (October 25, 2003)

GameSpy.com - - Reviewed by Christian Nutt [4/5]. "This game exemplifies the sleeper hit; its unique feel, solid gameplay, and great aesthetics offer up something a little left of center, but it's something that anyone who's remotely interested in the genre should be checking out." Includes screen shots. (October 20, 2003)

WorthPlaying - - Preview, with screen shots. "They took an average title, and turned it into one of the best Xbox games this year." (September 29, 2003)

GameSpy.com - - Previewed by Russ Fischer. "Crimson Skies seems like it can't lose." Includes screen shots. (August 19, 2003)